3 behaviors to stop
At all levels of our organizations – from the executive suite down – we’re feeling immense levels of stress. We’ve been working harder over the past six months to meet ...
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Success means supporting CU champions who will work across aisle
Reps. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) and Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) have both seen their districts hit hard by the pandemic, and both have seen credit unions in action as financial first ...
Crapo proposes HEALS Act amendment with NAFCU-sought provisions
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, has offered an amendment to the Senate’s Phase 4 package – the Health; Economic Assistance; Liability Protection; and Schools (HEALS) Act – which would ...
CU and its foundation leverage IDAs to help members reach their dreams
Tired of renting, Ryan Bubenyak and Heather Staton dreamed of buying a home they could call their own. But homeownership was always out of reach. “We were saving as much ...
5 quick mentorship tips
Having a mentor is an effective and meaningful way to approach career development. Mentors can advise on ideas for getting recognition at work, short- and long-term professional goals, and leadership ...
Key tech trends that will help financial institutions differentiate
2020 has delivered a significant digital wake-up call for mid-sized retail, commercial and business banks. They have been positioned at the epicenter of COVID-19’s economic storm, helping businesses and ...
Sen. Schatz introduces legislation to create CDFI emergency fund
Amid signs that federal pandemic assistance funds have not reached businesses that need them the most, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) this week introduced legislation creating a new $2 billion emergency ...
Getting buy-in for your credit union marketing
Most every marketer in a bank or credit union has struggled to get buy-in for a marketing campaign, promotion, the marketing budget, and other facets of the marketing discipline. There’...