Last week, over 800 credit union professionals convened in Miami Beach at THINK 19 to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing our industry. Over the course of three days we covered a wide variety of [...]
Operating a successful business takes work, dedication, and money—sometimes a lot of money. Giving your business its best chance at success requires funds to purchase equipment and supplies, pay for assistance and labor, and [...]
Coopera is dedicated to helping both credit unions and Latino communities across the country grow together to realize their dreams and successes. We’re always pleased and excited to see and support such efforts in [...]
One of the most effective ways to roll out a rebrand of your financial institution is to introduce it along with the launch of a website redesign. Serving as the virtual branch for your end-users [...]
If you are one of those people who would never dream of traveling by way of anything less than a 5-star hotel, enjoying only the finest of dining, you can stop reading right now. Of [...]
Some financial institutions struggle for years to answer the question of whether their name is a positive brand asset with high equity that could drive growth (“if only it could be marketed better”); or an [...]
Everyone wants “top talent,” but many struggle with properly evaluating and developing it. Like most other aspects of management, discovering talent is part skill and part, well, talent. Finding talent requires a certain openness and [...]
Managing compliance is a complicated undertaking for credit unions of any size. The roster of regulations affecting credit unions continues to grow, with hundreds of pages of new rules added each year. Monitoring all areas [...]
Credit union loan balances increased by 0.3% in March, an acceleration relative to the 0.1% February increase, but the slowest march increase since 2013, according to CUNA’s Monthly Credit Union Estimates for [...]
Following the CFPB's announcement that the overdraft rule will be reviewed first under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), NAFCU's Carrie Hunt sent an email to member credit unions further explaining what it means for the [...]
So, you’ve got a new initiative you can’t wait to roll out. You’re fired up, but many of your employees are not. To them, anything that rocks the boat could cause seasickness. [...]
As the credit union movement continues to evolve, so must credit union leaders, board members, and staff. Technology has transformed the skill sets your staff needs, particularly in member-facing roles that serve as the face [...]
Sens. Ben Cardin, D-Md., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, reintroduced legislation late Monday that would raise the required minimum distribution age from 70 ½ to 75 and also help workers pay off their student loans. Cardin and [...]
Recently, we reported on the significant competitive developments that have occurred in the checking/debit arena, along with a follow-up commentary on the importance of checking. To expand on that, we want to share the [...]
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to stay at a hotel nearest the credit union with which we were partnering on a new logo introduction and brand training. The accommodations were fine (clean [...]
