How to give the perfect gift without breaking the bank
Everyone knows that the holidays are expensive, and one of the biggest expenses is buying gifts for everyone. You don’t just want to buy any old gift, though. You ...
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Native CDFIs make case for financial inclusion
In late August of this year, Inclusiv/Capital director Cathi Kim had the opportunity to attend the initial Native American Financial Institutions Gathering discussing the subject of Native CDFIs at ...
The fiduciary risk landscape for retirement plan sponsors is changing
Once relatively rare, fiduciary liability litigation is on the rise across the country: In 2019, participants in Anthem Inc.’s 401(k) plan reached a $23.7 million settlement in ...
CUNA economics: ‘Fed signals more increases for 2023’
CUNA Senior Economist Dawit Kebede issued the following statement following the Federal Reserve meeting Wednesday: “The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC), as expected, raised the federal funds rate by ...
NAFCU writes to HFSC ahead of CFPB oversight hearing
NAFCU Vice President of Legislative Affairs Brad Thaler wrote to the House Financial Services Committee (HFSC) ahead of today’s CFPB oversight hearing. In the letter, Thaler expressed NAFCU’s “...
NextGen Know-How: Facilitating A meaningful, conversational evaluation meeting (that you and the employee don’t dread!)
In my last column, I shared best practices for writing an effective annual performance review. In this post, I will provide strategies for making the evaluation meeting more comfortable, conversational, ...
Real-time payments are ubiquitous: Is your business ready to accept real-time payments?
As instant payments grow worldwide, so do the opportunities for fraudsters to strike. In a recent webinar with Alacriti, Mark Majeske, Senior Vice President of Faster Payments at Alacriti, and ...
Finding joy in our journey
Time. It’s simple but it is so important. Leaders have the unique ability to control their time. That’s why it’s so important to replace ‘I didn’t ...