Passing the torch
Small credit unions face many challenges these days to keep pace in a hotly competitive market and to recruit talented employees. HUD Federal Credit Union has launched an initiative to ...
The latest from John Pettit
Crocker’s Rules
This weekend, I was listening to The Tim Ferriss Show Podcast. (I really love the podcast, but I’ll save my comments about it for a future day.) This episode ...
Longtime CU CEO claims the NCUA owes him more than $300,000
James Perna, a 42-year credit union president/CEO, claims the NCUA owes him more than $300,000 after he lost his long-held job when state regulators conserved Detroit’s Health ...
Which learning offering will help you get the best outcome?
With access to so many different professional development resources today, it is not a question of if there is something available, but what is the best resource, given certain goals. ...
It’s time to take your strategic plan off the shelf
How long has it been since your last strategic planning event? Six months? Four months? Several weeks? Perhaps a better question would be, what strategic discussions have you had with ...
Money freaks Gen Z out, creating opportunity for financial marketers
Stock photos of Generation Z that financial marketers often include stereotypical shots of smiling youth in cliché poses and quintessential hairstyles. They’re glued to social media, taking selfies. They ...
Nussle points out hypocrisy of bank attacks on tax status, mergers
The latest bank attacks on credit unions have a new level of hypocrisy previously unseen in the financial services sector, CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle wrote in Credit Union JournalFriday. ...
Let Fed know interest in joining payments working group
The Fed is launching two groups among industry stakeholders in March to help improve payments security. Credit union personnel interested in participating in the Federal Reserve’s Fraud Definitions Work ...