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GoWest Credit Union Association is a nonprofit trade association that champions credit unions across a six-state region—Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. It provides advocacy, compliance support, training, and events for more than 300 credit unions and their 19.2 million consumer members. The organization is headquartered in SeaTac, Washington, and was formed in 2022.

IgniteFI is a strategic growth partner that helps fintechs gain traction in the credit union ecosystem and helps credit unions adopt innovation with clarity and confidence. Through advisory programs, market readiness frameworks, curated introductions, and showcase events, IgniteFI reduces friction on both sides of the fintech–credit union relationship. IgniteFI’s structured programs — Firestarter, SPARK, Burn Brighter, and the Firecracker Showcase — help fintechs validate their market fit, refine their sales strategy, and accelerate adoption. For credit unions, IgniteFI provides innovation enablement, strategic intelligence, and curated solution discovery. IgniteFI stands out for its dual-ecosystem fluency, proven readiness frameworks, and ability to shorten sales cycles through targeted exposure and executive-level engagement.

Lenders Cooperative is a fintech company that provides comprehensive lending solutions tailored for community banks, credit unions, and other financial institutions. Their offerings encompass a cloud-based loan origination system (LOS), SBA lending support, and various back-office services designed to streamline and enhance the lending process. SBA LSP Services: End-to-end support for SBA lending, including origination, processing, and servicing. Credit Underwriting: Professional underwriting services for commercial loans, helping institutions manage risk and workload. Bank Operations: Consulting and outsourcing solutions to optimize banking operations and improve efficiency. Call Center Operations: White-label call center support to enhance customer service capabilities.<div style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/1113592326?h=bc83846a41&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" title="Firecracker Showcase Lenders Cooperative - June 25, 2025"></iframe></div><script src="https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js"></script>