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If you’re worried about becoming a victim of identity theft, you canplace a free fraud alerton your credit report. TransUnion offers three types of fraud alerts, and you can choose…

What is the first thing you think of when you hear the word “green”? A forest? A frog puppet? A dollar? A recycling box? How about the economy? According to…

Most Americans do not have $400 in a savings account for a rainy-day emergency. How can a credit union help? This is the topic on today’s episode when Jami Jennings,…

Free gifts with a new bank account — such as the oft-cited toaster — may seem like part of a bygone era in banking. But banks and credit unions still…

About a month ago, you filed a suspicious activity report on a member you suspect is funneling drug money through your credit union. This guy gives you the creeps and…

Award winners were honored for their achievements in marketing and business development during theCUNA Marketing & Business Development Council Conference, March 26-29. The winners and their accomplishments will be featured…

House Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams, R-Texas, along with Reps. Andy Barr, R-Ky., and Andy Ogles, R-Tenn.,introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutionin opposition to the CFPB’srecently finalized section…

Financial inclusion is essential when promoting access to financial services to underbanked and unbanked populations. According to the latestLexisNexis Risk Solutions Financial Transparency and Inclusion Report, two-thirds of the world’s…

Who wonCUNA's Mascot Madnesstournament? How are credit unions celebratingNational Credit Union Youth Month? Learn those answers and more by watching the latest Weekly Wrap-up, which introduces viewers to all the…

As we strive to embody our values, it's essential to evaluate ourselves periodically. Joe Winn, also known as the "CU Geek" and a Data/Marketing Jedi, has demonstrated as President of…

In 2022, only 22.2% of high school students were required to take a personal finance course. Three states have a 100% course requirement. These are Mississippi, Missouri, and Virginia. Florida…

Two lasting legacies of the bank-run crisis will be: Depositor inertia can no longer be taken for granted. The stability of a deposit portfolio will take precedence over the longtime…

In the financial services industry, we advocate for a “level playing field” to ensure all entities have the same opportunities to compete. While creating that environment gives an organization a…

Emerging credit union leaders under the age of 40 and women of any age are invited to apply for a new fellowship program that will designate one person from each…

In response to another baseless attack from a group of community bank associations, NAFCU Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Greg Mesack highlighted the hypocrisy of their argumentsin a letterto…

Cyber incidents are in the news and on the rise. Now, there is acyber incident mandatory reporting ruleunanimously adopted by the National Credit Union Administration board members scheduled to take…

Although few would argue that credit unions represent a trusted brand, trust itself is on shaky ground. Nerve-wracking bank collapses aside, financial institutions have been struggling for years to pin…

Have you noticed how ticked off people are lately? You see it everywhere. In restaurants. In stores. In traffic. People are just more and more grumpy. The reality is the…

When building their customer experience, banks have traditionally started with brick and mortar before expanding digitally. What if banks approached the digital experience first? Jenna Stricker, Director of Digital Lending…

After helping hundreds of credit unions get unstuck over the last 15 years, I’ve started to notice and document trends. How did this credit union get stuck? What was the…

It is considered a rite of passage into adulthood for young Americans when they graduate high school. Leaving that nest of protection and going out in the world to create…

CUNA and the Alaska Credit Union League filed anamicus briefwith the Alaska Supreme Court in support of Alaska USA Federal Credit Union’s claim to surplus funds from a nonjudicial foreclosure…

Total vehicle sales declined in March, falling from 15 million annualized units in February to 14.8 million units, with monthly sales levels rising 9.2 percent year-over-year. NAFCU Economist Noah Yosif…

The U.S. is facing a financial health crisis. For the first time since 2018, the percentage of people in the U.S. considered financially healthy decreased from 34% in 2021 to…