MD|DC Credit Union Association hosts 2022 Tech Summit
The MD|DC Credit Union Association hosted its 2022 Tech Summit August 16-17 at the MGM National Harbor in Maryland. The summit explored the digital innovations that are redefining financial ...
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NAFCU recognizes 2022 Annual Award winners for outstanding industry achievements
Today NAFCU has announced the eight winners of its 2022 Annual Awards, which honor member credit unions and credit union professionals and volunteers for excellence and achievement in the industry. ...
Occam’s Razor and the state of financial markets
Fourteenth century philosopher William of Ockham provided a great service to today’s investors seeking to understand the current state of financial markets. To crudely summarize his seminal thesis that ...
How to win a top credit union industry award
I admit I earned a top credit union industry award before I’d had time to think long and deeply about what it typically takes to do so. But back ...
Financial trades ask FCC to exercise caution on robocall restrictions
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should tread lightly before placing restrictions on “non-conversational” robocalls—phone calls that include fraud alerts, school closings and payment reminders—a group of trade groups, ...
Growth in a turbulent economy
In June of 2022, we finalized our findings from a nation-wide credit union executives Survey on growth—identifying where credit unions were having successes and where they were experiencing problems. ...
Data security: It’s also a UDAAP issue
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or bureau) recently published a “consumer financial protection circular” that concluded having insufficient data protection or information security could be an unfair act or ...
Two breakthrough questions for leaders
As organizational leaders, it can seem easier to resort back to old habits as we get hit with different issues and tasks every day. This response, while natural, may not ...