Attract top talent with student loan repayment programs
As the cost of continuing education continues to rise and more and more students enter the job market with crippling debt, companies that offer repayment benefits are standing out in ...
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Workplace Insight: Friction frustrates your employees
Recruiting, engagement, and retention are major challenges with or without a pandemic, but efforts to provide positive employee experiences to fulfill these goals are often hampered by workplace friction. Although ...
How does compound interest work?
Some people like to refer to the principle of compound interest as magical – and while it’s not magical, it is a pretty cool mathematical principle. Because the potential effect ...
Lummis highlights 21 CU supporters to win AK, FL, WY primaries
Twenty-one credit union-supported candidates won primaries Tuesday in Alaska, Florida and Wyoming. Former Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis won the Republican Senate primary in Wyoming, where she will face off against Democrat ...
CFPB proposes new category of QMs
The CFPB Tuesday issued a proposed rule to create a new category of seasoned qualified mortgages (QM). Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger announced the proposal during Tuesday’s Women in Housing ...
Leadership Matters: Is your organizational design due for a tune-up?
The world is evolving quicker than ever, and financial services are not exempt from these market changes. Over the last several months, credit unions have helped members find new ways ...
Avoiding friction in your credit union’s operations
In June 2020, Filene Research Institute hosted a virtual discussion focused on “The Art & Science of Organization.” This two-day discussion with 150-plus senior credit union leaders focused on new sources ...
3 risk mitigation strategies for financial institutions
COVID-19 continues to introduce new challenges for businesses and consumers. While the second quarter saw small gains in economic recovery, market conditions and unemployment continue to remain depressed compared to ...