Economic Update covers housing market trends
CUNA Senior Economist Dawit Kebede covered housing market trends and more on the economy in CUNA’s latest Economic Update. “By conservative estimates we need 1.72 million homes per ...
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Leaders in Lending | Ep. 81: Cultivating innovation as a traditional bank
Innovation is not just about adoption of technology, it’s also a change in mindset. Especially for some traditional banks that have been operating for over a decade, this mindset ...
National Credit Union Foundation grant opportunities
With inflation leading to increased costs of living, such as housing, groceries, and other daily expenses, there is an essential need to ensure our military members are receiving the best ...
Improve employee retention with these coaching strategies
Employee turnover is one of the most serious threats facing credit unions today. There is an undeniable link between employee engagement and employee retention. Engaged employees are retained employees. On ...
Biden announces government-wide attack on ‘junk fees’
President Biden announced on Wednesday a government-wide crackdown on “junk fees,” including new efforts by the CFPB to eliminate bank charges that catch consumers by surprise. “These so called ‘junk ...
Examining branch profitability
When we discuss profitability, we often examine individual product types and their return on investment. For example, a specific loan’s profitability would be measured by adjusting its yield to ...
Accelerate account holder engagement to increase share of wallet
Top of mind today for regional and community financial institutions is how to keep up with the increasing number of mega-bank, neo-bank, and fintech competitors entering in the market. Competition ...
Upcoming comment deadlines include NCUA budget, digital assets
Comments on several regulatory items of interest to credit unions are due in the coming weeks including on NCUA’s draft 2023-24 budget, due Oct. 28. The proposed combined 2023 ...