In one morning, Chase Bank made its ambitious plans for building more branches around the country more concrete than ever by unveiling its “flagship branch,” reemphasized the importance of face-to-face banker-to-customer contact, and sent Bank [...]
Credit unions have a business model distinct from other financial institutions — one in which members are owners, and their financial wellness is the credit union’s top priority. At the start of 2019, one clear [...]
When it comes time to plan for your credit union’s future, what issues are on the agenda for your next strategic planning session? The 2019-2020 CUNA Environmental Scan explores trends that will affect the [...]
I’ve heard it time and time again from credit union CEOs across the country: “If only people knew how great we were, they’d ALL be knocking on our doors ready to join.” It’[...]
They don’t. Based on our survey at Duke University, 76% of GenZ don’t know what credit unions are. My name is Bolun Li, a 20-year-old economics student at Duke and Founder of Zogo [...]
Organizations of every size need business plans to operate efficiently as business pressures, market risks, and technology and people-related issues constantly change. Multiple factors continually put credit union information and functions at risk, including accidental [...]
The House is expected to vote this week on the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (H.R. 3351), a bill that contains CUNA-supported levels for several credit union [...]
Contrary to some bank lobbyists' arguments, the increase in credit unions' acquisitions of banks is "a strategic decision" – both for credit unions to grow and banks to benefit financially – according to an S&P [...]
There are more than 5,000 credit unions with 117 million members across the U.S. Members-only credit unions typically have lower fees and offer better interest rates than traditional banks, and the nonprofit model [...]
Darrin Hopkins, one of three men who ran the so-called “God Squad” social media group that deceived high school students to steal hundreds of thousands from credit unions and a bank in Oregon and Southwest [...]
At the 2019 Association for Talent Development International Conference and Exposition that was attended by more than 13,000 people in May, the room was full for one of the conference keynotes, Oprah Winfrey. I [...]
The sounds of these words always bring me peace. Almost a type of serenity. And, at the same time, overwhelming feelings of excitement and hope because of the opportunity that comes with embracing change. Those [...]
Governance, Financial Inclusion, India, Tier 3 economies, remittances, payments, currencies, tokens, coins,… These and more terms have been tossed around over the past few days, as we consumed facts and interpretations, triggered from the Libra [...]
Hi compliance friends! Since we all spend about 25 hours per day online, let’s take a look at some of the content posted there…. policies and notices! Credit unions attempt to keep many policies [...]
Credit unions kicked off 2019 with another strong first quarter. Although lending activity is slowing versus a year ago, membership growth — a key indicator of future growth potential — remains above 4% over the past 12 [...]
