Oklahoma City bombing 25 years later
At 9:22 a.m. on April 19, 1995, everything changed for Federal Employees Credit Union (FECU) in Oklahoma City. What started as a normal day for those at the ...
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It’s all about the Journey . . . Map
Imagine visualizing your most broken business processes, breaking down silos and bringing your whole team together in an empathetic, collective mission to make improvements. Sounds pretty good doesn’t it? ...
Letter to the Editor: We can’t wait: Now is the time to support our local businesses
To the Editor: I’m writing today to advocate for quick action on behalf of the heroes of our American economy, small and local businesses. As the President & CEO of ...
Tips for creating a secure work-from-home environment
The COVID-19 pandemic could be shifting the way we work. While remote work has picked up in recent years, companies have mainly offered it as a flexible option to help ...
Don’t forget about the future
The world we’re currently operating in makes it difficult to look past the end of the week. Our businesses have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. New issues and ...
Financial wellness in Kentucky during the coronavirus crisis
The new reality presented by COVID-19 has spurred operational changes at Abound Credit Union ($1.7B, Radcliff, KY). The Bluegrass State cooperative has a longstanding devotion to the financial wellness ...
CFPB finalizes closed-end, open-end HMDA reporting thresholds
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Thursday finalized its Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) rule permanently increasing the threshold for collecting and reporting data on closed-end mortgages and open-end lines ...
Retail sales plummet in March
“Retail sales plummeted [in March] as the effects of COVID-19 shutdowns reverberate through the economy,” said NAFCU Chief Economist and Vice President of Research Curt Long in a new NAFCU ...