Why security awareness matters
For the past several years now, 93% of digital attacks attempt to exploit the human factor, according to a recent study by IBM. People represent the “human factor” in the ...
The latest from John Pettit
Man-branding with Manly Bands
My soon-to-be husband and I recently purchased his wedding band through an online store called Manly Bands. “Man branding” isn’t an actual term, but after my interactions with this ...
Cannabis banking, wildfires, and wineries
North Bay Credit Union($71.3M, Santa Rosa, CA) is a small cooperative with a big appetite for risk when it comes to seizing the opportunity to serve emerging needs ...
Turks and Caicos government joins World Council
Turks and Caicos Islands Government has joined World Council of Credit Unions as an associate member to initiate the development and introduction of credit unions to its people. A British ...
Another jury says Wells Fargo infringed on RDC patents
The Texas jury in a second lawsuit brought by USAA against Wells Fargo also determined that Wells Fargo had willfully infringed on USAA’s remote deposit capture (RDC) technology patents. ...
ABA to Crapo: Focus on marijuana banking issues
Senate Banking Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Id.) should abandon efforts to address wide marijuana policy questions and instead concentrate on the financial services implications, the American Bankers Association said. “While we ...
More than just a victory for military CUs
The recent passage of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was not only a victory for CUs on military bases, many may not realize it has the potential to ...
The value of a multiple common bond
Choosing the right charter for FOM (Field of Membership) expansion is vital to a credit union’s strategy for growth. Institutions are offered the opportunity to operate under three specific ...