The Escalator is off: A brand goodbye to Sears
There’s a terrific scene in the 1995 Brady Bunch Movie when father Mike Brady tells his family “Put on your Sunday best, kids. We’re going to Sears!” The ...
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To meet long-term goals, 2 credit unions go short
Interest rates have hovered near historic lows for a decade, making it more efficient, and more member friendly, for credit unions to deploy capital in other ways. In the past ...
CU tax status one of the best investments a gov’t can make
The tax treatment conveyed on credit unions continues to serve the purpose for which it was created and is one of the best investments that the government makes in its ...
Consumer credit up 4.5%; growth may temper in 2019
Total consumer credit rose 4.5 percent in February (seasonally-adjusted, annualized) and is up 5 percent versus a year ago. NAFCU Research Assistant Dhruv Singh noted that while consumer credit ...
Grow deposits and have a strong payments strategy
The diversion of funds from checking accounts to such alternative accounts as PayPal, Amazon, Playstation, health savings accounts and robo-advisor tools is negatively impacting credit unions by diverting money away ...
Defer to states on marijuana, data privacy, legislators tell Congress
As Congress struggles with the hot button issues of data security and marijuana regulation, the nation’s state legislators are urging the federal government to defer to states on policies ...
Competitive conditions mandate credit unions increase focus on checking
In our work with credit unions across the United States, we experience a variety of perspectives about checking. For most, it is part of doing business, but not necessarily a ...
Recap of Week 1 of #CUFinHealth Month – Save
As you may have seen, the Foundation has gone a bit rogue and “credit union’izing” Financial Capability Month. Here’s why: At the Foundation, one of our three pillars ...