How we really learn to lead
Although some may believe that leadership only sprouts from long-term experience in an industry, true leadership can be like riding a bike – through observation, training, and experimentation. In a recent ...
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Donovan: Proposed expanded IRS reporting ‘huge invasion of privacy’
CUNA Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan spoke with NBC25 News in Michigan this week about credit unions’ opposition in increased reporting requirements and what comes next after the House Ways ...
Senate version of NDAA protects CU access to military bases
The Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday introduced its bipartisan Committee-approved version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which, in a win for credit unions, excluded statutory changes that would ...
Why auto leasing makes sense for your credit union in the ‘new normal’
We’ve been here before, except last time it was toilet paper and hand sanitizer: Today’s shortage is new cars, and the impact on consumers is far greater than ...
Marketing P2P services to improve member adoption
When people want to send money to someone, the first question they ask starts with “do you have,” followed by the name of a person-to-person (P2P) payments provider. Credit unions ...
How credit unions can help underbanked members overcome barriers to financial inclusion
For most of us in America who count on financial institutions to manage our primary financial requirements may find it difficult to believe that, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance ...
Get engaged to keep the economy flowing
As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, the theme of gratitude keeps many of us afloat and moving forward. Not only am I grateful for the multitude of authors ...
What does tech transformation look like at your CU? (Part 2)
In my last post, we covered one credit union’s digital transformation and cloud computing journey. George Estrada from AWS, Bipin Sahni from Persistent Systems, and Lisa Anderson from Affinity ...