BURBANK, Calif.– The Cornerstone League and GoWest Credit Union Association have become the first credit union leagues to adopt LuLu, a GenAI-powered Lending Intelligence solution from Zest AI that provides financial institutions instant analytics, reporting, and insights.
“Credit unions need clarity, speed, and precision in a landscape that’s changing by the day,” Caroline Willard, president and CEO at Cornerstone League, said in a statement. “Being one of the first Leagues to adopt LuLu means we can deliver deeper insights and stronger advocacy on behalf of the institutions we serve. For us, and for the 600+ credit unions across our league, this is transformative. We’re giving our members access to intelligence they could not have produced on their own.”
Analysis in Real Time
Added Sharee Adkins, EVP and chief impact officer with the GoWest Credit Union Association, in a statement, “LuLu gives us the ability to analyze lending and economic trends that are impacting credit unions and consumers in real time, strengthening our policy work and helping us better represent the needs of credit unions and the communities they serve.”
‘Supercharge’ the Research
According to ZestAI, LuLu allows advocacy groups like Cornerstone and GoWest to super-charge their research, policy work, and member education, strengthening their influence at both the state and federal levels, and ultimately helping to shape policies that create a better financial ecosystem for everyone.
Zest AI said that with Lending Intelligence, Cornerstone and GoWest can now:
- Analyze geographically disaggregated lending patterns, delinquency trends, and portfolio shifts
- Track industry trends and macroeconomic indicators impacting credit unions and the communities they serve
- Benchmark league membership performance against the broader industry and the bank industry
‘Intelligent Automation’
“The industry is moving quickly toward more intelligent automation, and both Cornerstone and GoWest are ahead of that curve,” Esther Kahng, head of government impact at Zest AI, said in a statement. “Zest AI’s Lending Intelligence Platform LuLu enhances advocacy by giving these leagues a powerful, real-time lens on what’s happening across the industry. With this integration, the leagues are giving nearly 1,000 credit unions access to insights that will help them adapt faster, advocate more effectively, and serve their communities with greater confidence.”
