CUs need Congressional, NCUA actions to expand service
Credit unions remain in a position to help consumers, but looming stress suggests Congress and regulators need to act quickly to avoid a deeper economic crisis, CUNA wrote to the ...
The latest from John Pettit
NAFCU launches post-election advocacy with Congress, regulators
As the 2020 election season ends, NAFCU’s award-winning government affairs team is doubling down on its advocacy efforts to secure even more legislative and regulatory wins for the credit ...
Five reasons why credit unions need to be in real-time payments
Credit unions already offer their members many different options for payments: debit cards, credit cards, online bill-pay (which typically results in an automated clearing house transaction), old-fashioned checks and wire ...
Proving recruiters wrong
A look between two officer recruiters was all it took. A student at UCLA, Terry Williams was walking through campus when he passed the two Marine Corps recruiters. As Williams ...
Our first conference and in-person client meeting during COVID-19
In case you missed it—and you probably did—last week wrapped up the first in-person conference in the country for credit unions during the time of COVID-19. There were ...
Lessons learned from a true tale of a digital scammer
In this real-life story, it is 2018 and Kwamaine Ford, an employee of a celebrity at the time, seemed to have the world by the tail. He traveled in famous ...
Taking care of business: How to prepare for tax season 2021 during a pandemic Part 2
As I discussed in my previous article, the Covid-19 pandemic has expedited a shift in the way our clients expect to be served not only during this tax season but ...
Activating payments data is the key to unlocking deeper member relationships
“If payments are the path to growth; data is your roadmap,” Nish Modi (CO-OP SVP, Group Owner, Integrate Products) told credit union professionals at our recent THINK Virtual Power Lunch, ...