Integrations help you meet your members where they are today
Activating new credit cards is a very common practice that today is pretty simple and easy, but just a few years ago, activating a new card you received in the ...
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5 tips for boosting employee retention at your financial institution
Chances are, your financial institution is currently looking to fill open positions—but we all know that work doesn’t stop coming in just because you don’t have the ...
NCUA’s field of membership expansion process taking longer
Credit unions applying to expand their field of membership (FOM) are facing increasingly longer wait times for applications to be approved, according to data from the National Credit Union Administration (...
NCUA releases letter to credit unions about distributed ledger technologies
NCUA recently released NCUA Letter to Credit Unions 22-CU-07 (letter) discussing the use of distributed ledger technologies. NCUA’s tone suggests a “form-agnostic” approach, one championed by NAFCU in a ...
Young members save over $4.7 million during National Youth Saving Challenge
Young credit union members took the theme of “Save Small. Dream Big.” and made that a reality by depositing $4,799,110 into their savings accounts during the 2022 National ...
NAFCU continues to advocate on behalf of CDFIs as demand for funding soars
The Treasury Department Tuesday announced the fiscal year 2022 application round for the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund and Native American CDFI Assistance (NACA) program closed with 719 organizations ...
Diversity Insight: 3 financial challenges LGBTQ+ community members face
LGBTQ+ Americans are experiencing economic distress at a higher rate than their straight and cisgender peers, according to August 2021 data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Overall, about 13....
Testimony of a first-time homebuyer
Your credit union or community bank is constantly chasing younger demographics – Gen Zers, Millennials and growing families. And you’re right to do so if you want to grow loan ...