In the event that an event befalls your credit union, you’ll need to take steps to ensure that you can continue to function and serve your members. These steps will…
Hannah Pickle is a thriving professional in the high-powered marketing office of a 12-story Dallas luxury senior living community. She’s always on the go, balancing family, volunteer and night school…
A 49-page report released by the Filene Research Institute predicts what credit unions will look like in 2025: “In the year 2025 credit unions will operate on a financial landscape…
LeBron James, Serena Williams, Steve Jobs and Oprah Winfrey: These are individuals that many would consider to be extremely successful. What’s their common denominator? They had – and continue to…
A raise in the minimum wage at American 1 Credit Union($340.8M, Jackson, MI) is the result of a “trickle-up” strategy at the Michigan cooperative, one of many across the country…
CUNA joined other trade organizations this week to call on Senate leadership to ensure regulatory relief language remains in the conference committee version of the 2019 financial services and general…
NAFCU regulatory affairs staff today will monitor the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (FASB) open meeting for an update on its current expected credit losses (CECL) standard. Credit unions are still…
As credit unions implement digital platforms, the amount of organizational and member data collected inevitably grows. But sometimes it takes the discovery of a new tool to ignite analysis and…
A former Rhode Island state senator and business owner will be arraigned in U.S. District Court in Providence next week on 31 counts of bank fraud that victimized a credit…
It is a sad, but real fact that charity fraud scams spike in the wake of a tragic event or natural disaster. With hurricane season in full swing, it is…
Our ninth-annual Discovery Conference brought credit union leaders and employees together to learn about and discuss strategic planning trends for 2019. Over the course of the day, speakers and panels…
Year after year, organizations identify key priorities for the coming year. For a while now, talent development has been a standard item on the list. Leaders understand that, for their…
Most people are happy with their present bank or credit union. Here’s a stat to prove it. According to a 2017 American Bankers Association survey, nine in ten Americans rate…
Planning season is approaching, and as credit union teams across the country lay out their agendas, there are a few tough questions I challenge them to add. As you talk…
CUNA’s Corporate Governance Committee has announced the results of the District 3, Class A special election for the CUNA Board of Directors. Ron Smith, President of Enbright CU in Nashville,…
Acknowledging implementation concerns related to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) customer due diligence (CDD) and beneficial ownership provisions, NCUA Chairman J. Mark McWatters said "NCUA examiners have been instructed…
In the early 2000s, as overdraft processing was evolving from a back-office burden into a full-blown business line and revenue stream, it seemed that everywhere you turned there were vendors…
The first step in exercising due diligence is learning exactly what “due diligence” means. When it comes to meeting the National Credit Union Association requirements for investing money to fund…
Raise your hand if you’ve ever set a goal and didn’t quite achieve it. Many methods exist for goal setting. You might even be familiar with the most common approach—the…
Virginia Beach police are investigating a stabbing that injured a Navy Federal Credit Union employee Friday. Shontrina Fountain, 39, of Virginia Beach, walked into Navy FCU’s Providence Road branch after…
There are two important factors driving our current auto sales and lending environment. First, we are at the end of a seven-year run of year-over-year growth, the first time that…
Hiring a digital marketing agency isn’t for everyone. Working with an agency is a relationship, and just like when it comes to romance, it isn’t always the right time to…
Starbucks announced this week it will be opening its first U.S. “signing store,” a store designed to uniquely serve the hearing impaired. The coffee giant has long been known for…
Greetings Compliance Friends! School is back in full swing up here in the nation’s capital, and unfortunately so is morning rush hour. While the NAFCU compliance team can’t do much…