Administration and Congressional leaders agreed to suspend mandatory discretionary budget cuts included in the Budget Control Act of 2011, cuts that would have gone into effect starting Sept. 30. Negotiators…
NAFCU's Carrie Hunt urged the NCUA to consider "the totality of new regulation imposed since the financial crisis, much of which has sought to improve the safety and soundness of…
Either by design or default, all financial services companies have a strategy. Some organizations spend considerable time, money and resources analyzing opportunities, assessing competitive position and developing comprehensive strategic plans.…
Fee transparency, inertia, and friends and family are three of the biggest determinants in whether a member joins a new credit union or engages with another financial institution, according to…
As the cannabis industry keeps growing, it’s on track to set a fresh record in its spending on lobbying Washington. After shelling out $2.7 million to influence lawmakers and regulators…
You may remember the Equifax security breach in 2017. If you don’t, here’s a refresher: In late 2017, Equifax announces a cybersecurity breach that jeopardized the personally identifiable information of…
Even a routine purchase like putting gas in the car requires consumers to think through how they will make the payment. Will they use a credit card, debit card, cash,…
Each of us has a unique set of personality traits. These traits influence – for better or worse – how you respond to certain situations. Understanding yours, as well as…
CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council is now accepting submissions for the 2020 Diamond Awards, which recognize credit union marketing and business development professionals for their original marketing campaigns that…
As the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing yesterday to examine a proposed merger between SunTrust and BB&T, NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger – in an op-ed for…
As data breaches increase in frequency, the much-publicized warning from data-privacy experts worldwide is becoming more true every day: It’s not a matter of if your data will be breached…
Last year, the Illinois Credit Union System (ICUS) set out to determine where its 120 employees experience the most financial anxiety in an attempt to alleviate their stress levels and…
The proposed merger of BB&T and SunTrust may create a megabank that is too large to manage and could pose a risk to the nation’s financial system, House Financial Services…
Online banking is a wonderful time-saver, but even logging into your banking app on your phone over and over again can feel like a hassle. For the real hands-free banking…
At one point in time, the smallest town in the U.S. was Buford, Wyoming. Population: 1. The only resident also ran the only gas station and post office in the…
We live in a day and age where consumers are all too happy to verbalize their complaints. Whether via Amazon reviews, Yelp, or social media posts, consumers have the ability…
In 2004, a sleepy little credit union on the white, sandy shores of the Gulf of Mexico woke up. The two preceding years were hard for the then $80 million…
Typically when bank and credit union executives hear “video banking” they think of ITMs — interactive teller machines — units used for drive-up banking and in-branch kiosks. They’ve been around…
Maps Credit Union Chief Risk Officer Rachel Pross penned an op-ed for The Hill Wednesday on the challenges credit unions face around cannabis banking. Pross' op-ed closely followed her testimony…
Congress and the White House this week reached a two-year, $1.37 trillion budget deal that would suspend the debt ceiling to July 2021 and increase various funding levels. Both chambers…
From AI-based chatbots to the virtual assistants on our smartphones, artificial intelligence is prevalent in our daily lives. Our professional lives aren’t untouched by the presence of AI either. The…
Last week, CUNA Management School second-year students raised more than $6,000 for a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital through a giveback event that has become an annual tradition at the school.…
A credit union that has meticulously reviewed all member touch-points around its cards is now bringing its cards in-house, saying the “card experience” is going to be more critical to…
You’re at your desk. You’re opening and responding to emails on a busy day. You have just a few minutes before heading into a meeting. Then you see it: an…