According to leading economic indicators in June 2019, the US economy is doing well. It has steady growth, low unemployment, and little inflation¹. In fact, June marks the 10th straight year of a growing economy², [...]
That might sound a bit odd, but it’s true. The disruption happening in the financial sector now, with neobanks, fintechs and e-banks - not to mention business development companies and private equity firms and [...]
Member Education plays a fundamental role in any credit union...everyone would agree! My question to you though is HOW ARE YOU EDUCATING YOUR MEMBERS? and my second question would be ARE YOU EDUCATING YOUR [...]
CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle and Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan joined World Council of Credit Unions President/CEO Brian Branch and Vice President of Advocacy Andrew Price, as well as and former Congressman and [...]
NAFCU is now accepting member credit union applications for the association's 2019 Paul Revere Award, which recognizes a credit union champion who goes to great lengths in his or her grassroots and political efforts. "We [...]
Every summer as a teenager, I worked for a family business in my small hometown in upstate New York. I would work the morning shift at the ice cream stand and then walk next door [...]
Employers operating in states that have legalized marijuana use may be having a tough time figuring out how to handle a worker who smoked pot the night before. The employee may or may not still [...]
The list of this century’s biggest data breaches, which have exposed more than 4.99 billion records, reads like a corporate who’s who: Yahoo, eBay, Equifax, Heartland Payment Systems, Target, TJX Companies and [...]
There are countless threats facing credit unions every day. It’s your duty to plan for as many of them as possible. But you can’t realistically plan for them all. So, which events should [...]
In life, our paths sometimes cross for the briefest flicker of time with another and we are forever changed. I feel that way about Mr. Clarence Hall. Mr. Hall received the Foundation’s Herb Wegner [...]
Many credit union staff are former bank employees. We forgive them for this because we’ve all made mistakes in our past. The vast majority of substantive banking experience can be very helpful inside a [...]
For early morning surfers at Sydney’s Bondi Beach who get a little hungry, there’s no need to dig through their duds looking for a wallet or a phone. If they’re customers of [...]
Auto insurers spend millions of dollars on national advertising. Most of them try to convince you that they’re the cheapest. Does “save $500 in 15 minutes” sound familiar? But how can they save you [...]
One of my old Masters used to tell a story to help us deal with frustration when learning something difficult… A Master and a student are working on a lesson when the student becomes angry [...]
We are fortunate to work with credit unions of all shapes and sizes. At YCUP, we collaborate with smaller credit unions that are vibrant, growing, and very relevant. We also interact with smaller credit unions [...]
