The latest from John Pettit

- by PYMNTS.com

The fraud that 85 percent of fraud detection systems miss

The battle against fraudsters in the digital era has evolved into a never-ending arms race. The tools we use to detect, score and prevent fraud — particularly card-not-present fraud in digital ...

- by Bill Streeter, The Financial Brand

6 marketing myths credit unions should definitely rethink

Search Google for “marketing myths” and you could easily spend hours sifting through the results. One of the first you’ll see is one of Google’s own blogs.. When ...

- by CUNA News

Compliance: Using alternative data in underwriting

Five federal financial regulators, including NCUA, released a joint statement on the use of alternative data in underwriting by credit unions and other financial institutions. The statement notes the benefits ...

- by NAFCU Newsroom

CU membership nears 120M

Membership at federally insured credit unions reached 119.6 million – representing 3.6 percent growth over the year – according to the NCUA’s third quarter call report data. In addition, ...

- by Shazia Manus, CSE, CCE, CU Management

Apply a futurist mindset to your data environment

The lack of a definitive strategy is the single largest barrier to data transformation. Without a detailed roadmap, credit unions can easily go off course in what can be a ...

- by Tina Orem, CU Times

Credit unions less efficient than banks, study says

Credit unions are less efficient than banks and thrifts when it comes to assets per employee, according to new data from financial institution research firm Moebs Services. According to the ...

- by Marc Rapport, CreditUnions.com

Making foundational change $1 at a time

With nearly 2.5 million members in a state with 10.4 million people, State Employees’ Credit Union ($40.1B, Raleigh, NC) has a considerable impact on North Carolinians as ...

- by Frank Allgood, Your Marketing Co.

What’s wrong and what’s right with strategic thinking

Imagine you are in an airplane flying coast-to-coast, cruising at 30,000 feet. There are the mountains and valleys, cityscapes with twinkling lights, barren land and farmland – and let us ...