At this year's Annual Conference, I connected with industry executives for a panel discussion on CECL issues that should be addressed throughout the implementation process. I was joined by Kim Alexander of Blue FCU, Renee [...]
Continued innovation in digital and mobile technology has paved the way for an ever-increasing number of ways to pay. As consumers adopt new purchasing behaviors inspired by emerging technologies, members of the payment ecosystem are [...]
In an August 5, 2019 interview with the CU Times, Chairman Rodney Hood added another wrinkle to the legal/regulatory framework encasing marijuana banking when he proclaimed that Credit Unions were free to make a [...]
The rollout of the much-discussed Apple Card unleashed an avalanche of media coverage only a few months after a pre-launch announcement stirred up a similar media frenzy. It’s the Apple mystique. Everything they do [...]
When it comes to providing required disclosures and notices, compliance officers know they need to send them, but a question that often comes up is: Whom do you need to send them to? This NAFCU [...]
Welcome to episode 33 of The CUInsight Experience podcast. Hosted by Randy Smith, co-founder and publisher of CUInsight.com. On this episode, Randy is chatting with George Hofheimer, the EVP Chief Research and Development Officer [...]
When I was a kid, credit cards seemed like magic: just swipe this card, and you can have anything you want! But when my parents gave me my first credit card in college (“to be [...]
When Kirk Kordeleski, the one time Bethpage Federal Credit Union CEO, offered up his belief that the credit unions that will thrive are the ones that commit to doubling their asset size every five years, [...]
You’ve probably heard of marketing automation, and you may already be dabbling in it. But chances are, the prospect of implementing a comprehensive marketing automation strategy makes you feel overwhelmed. You’re not alone. [...]
It’s a win for consumers, their communities and their financial institution in the few scenarios when a credit union purchases a bank, League of Southeastern Credit Unions President/CEO Patrick La Pine wrote this [...]
The NCUA Thursday announced a new automated system - the Chartering Proof of Concept tool - aimed at helping credit union organizers better understand how to prepare charter applications. The agency stated that the system [...]
How does your credit union plan for the future? Do you actively watch and interpret the shifts in our industry, society and economy? Do you incorporate any of this into your strategic planning? Without visiting [...]
The secret to working effectively with the media is a two-part recipe based on strong relationships with journalists and sharing quality, relevant stories reporters need, says Lauren Williams, CUNA’s media relations manager. Williams, who [...]
Global fifth-generation cellular wireless, better known as 5G, is going to have a big impact within financial services–including in one way that will be “counterintuitive” to many CUs, according to the experts. 5G will [...]
As leaders become more experienced with the ups and downs of managing people, it gets easier to spot those who have the potential to lead their own team – or company – one day. Instead of fearing [...]
