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A few weeks ago, Alogent joined the ranks of some of the most influential in digital banking at American Banker’s Digital Banking conference in Austin, TX. The annual event grows…

Happy Friday, compliance friends! As we are all painfully aware, there are many regulations that mandate specific disclosure requirements(disclosures are our favorite, right?). Among these regulations are NCUA’s advertising rule,…

Voice devices have become a mainstream utility in most homes, with voice-first engagement becoming more commonplace across technologies. According to the Smart Audio Report from NPR and Edison Research, 21%…

CUNA supported two bills marked up Thursday by the House Financial Services Committee, the Homebuyer Assistance Act of 2019 (H.R. 2852) and the Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019 (H.R.…

A new version of NAFCU's marijuana banking issue brief is now available online, providing credit unions with comprehensive updates on federal legislative efforts and state-level marijuana laws. The brief provides…

Some credit unions likely breathed a sigh of relief when the upward climb of market rates stalled. Deposit pressures were building, and the cost of funds seemed positioned for a…

In 2004, leaders of New Light Christian Church in Houston asked Harlene Johnson, a former banker who'd recently moved to the city from Louisiana, to lead the formation of a…

Alan Kaufman, former CEO of the troubled Melrose Credit Union, was indicted by a federal grand jury in New York City, on charges of accepting bribes from a taxi medallion…

Consumers rely more and more on devices to make purchases as commerce is increasingly shifting online. The need to offer an easy and safer online way to pay is more…

As you may have seen, last month was the beginning of hurricane season and with that, the Foundation focused on memorable moments in CUAid history. What is CUAid? CUAid is…

Millennials get a bad rep just about everywhere. If you’re a Millennial on your credit union or bank’s leadership team, then you’re well aware of the uphill battle you fought…

For the past several years, Corning Credit Union($1.5B, Corning, NY) has been thinking about its future. In particular, the credit union has been working on a digital strategic plan to…

While the business lending market is steadily growing, so is the competition for market share. With little room to differentiate products based on interest rates, according to this article, an…

CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle and Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan joined World Council of Credit Unions President/CEO Brian Branch and Vice President of Advocacy Andrew Price, as well as and…

NAFCU is now accepting member credit union applications for the association's 2019Paul Revere Award, which recognizes a credit union champion who goes to great lengths in his or her grassroots…

Every summer as a teenager, I worked for a family business in my small hometown in upstate New York. I would work the morning shift at the ice cream stand…

Employers operating in states that have legalized marijuana use may be having a tough time figuring out how to handle a worker who smoked pot the night before. The employee…

The list of this century’s biggest data breaches, which have exposed more than 4.99 billion records, reads like a corporate who’s who: Yahoo, eBay, Equifax, Heartland Payment Systems, Target, TJX…

There are countless threats facing credit unions every day. It’s your duty to plan for as many of them as possible. But you can’t realistically plan for them all. So,…

In life, our paths sometimes cross for the briefest flicker of time with another and we are forever changed. I feel that way about Mr. Clarence Hall. Mr. Hall received…

Many credit union staff are former bank employees. We forgive them for this because we’ve all made mistakes in our past. The vast majority of substantive banking experience can be…

For early morning surfers at Sydney’s Bondi Beach who get a little hungry, there’s no need to dig through their duds looking for a wallet or a phone. If they’re…

The structure of the Open Your Eyes to a Credit Union® campaign enables it to cut through the noise, even as advertising ramps up for the 2020 presidential election, said…

When hundreds of credit union representatives gather in Washington Sept. 8-11 for NAFCU's Congressional Caucus, they'll have the opportunity to hear from top administration officials who are shaping policies that…