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Why aren’t your employees as productive as you want them to be? It’s an age-old question…and one usually answered the wrong way. Some leaders tend to think it’s a matter…

When CUES memberShannon Huot, CCM, applied for the 2021 cohort ofCUES Emerge, she never imagined all she would gain. Huot is the chief experience officer at $3.1 billionEducators Credit Union,…

Credit union loans outstanding increased 0.5% in February, compared to a 0.6% increase in January 2022, and a 1.0% increase in February 2022, according to CUNA's latestMonthly Credit Union Estimates.…

NAFCU's widely readNAFCU Todayis credit union leaders' go-to source for the latest on issues impacting the credit union industry. For those short on time, here's a roundup of this week's…

On the surface, meritocracies seem beneficial to organizations. After all, they advance the people with the best performance, right? In reality, meritocracies hurt your most vulnerable employees. Everyone has merit;…

The latest Weekly Wrap-up introduces viewers to everything happening atCUNA News. There was a lot going on in the first week of May. Watch the full video to learn how…

This week we filed comments with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on its proposed rule that would cap credit card late fees. We believe this proposal is a serious…

RSA Conference 2023 returned to its pre-pandemic pandemonium. Attendance seemed to have returned to around 50-60,000 attendees, streets were packed, and restaurants were all but sold out or booked for…

With issues such as climate change and social inequality at the forefront of public discourse, consumers are looking to do business with companies that align with their values and are…

I wrote last week abouthow to best manage your time. We’re all busy – with emails, meetings, and regular tasks taking up our work hours, plus trying to balance the…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) credit card late fee proposed rule is a “gross deviation from the Bureau’s standards for issuing policies grounded in sound and relevant data,”CUNA wroteWednesday.…

NAFCU Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Ann Petroscalled on the CFPB to rescindits proposed rule to reduce the credit card late fees safe harbor, outlining more than 20 pages of…

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s been observed in the U.S. since 1949 and was started by theMental Health Americaorganization. I recommend visiting the group’s website. It’s full of…

The auto industry is racing into the future — whether it’s the surge of electric vehicles in the current market or the promise of self-driving cars one day taking it…

If you feel like debt is weighing you down, but you want to build up some savings, too, you’re not alone. Ourquarterly Consumer Pulseshows that, despite challenges to household budgets,…

When you promised to love your spouse “until death do us part,” you didn’t expect that day to arrive when it did. You’re not alone. During a recent 12-month period,…

Core conversions are what you might call a necessary evil. Without them, your credit union or community bank stays stuck in the past…something you can’t afford to do. But implementing…

Proper forms maintenance is a critical aspect of credit union operations, yet it is often overlooked. In this blog post, we’ll explain why maintaining up-to-date forms is essential for credit…

The National Credit Union Foundation (the Foundation) has opened nominations for the 2024 Herb Wegner Memorial Awards. The awards are the credit union movement’s highest national honors and recognize outstanding…

NAFCU Regulatory Affairs Counsel Dale Bakersent a letter to the CFPBoutlining concerns about recent notices from the bureau to credit unions that some data in Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)…

Though the financial sector will see many trends come and go, people and businesses of all sizes will always have to pay their bills. And though that will never change,…

For the first time in years, the economic environment is forcing credit unions to aggressively compete to attract deposits. Add to this economic backdrop the recent bank failures triggering a…

If you discovered your credit union members had borrowed $6 million in payday loans—in just six months—accruing $900,000 in fees in the process, what would you do? This was precisely…

In a recent webinar, we invited financial institutions to take a survey to reveal their concerns about fraud and real-time payments. Here are the results: