CU membership surpasses 116M in Q4
Membership at federally insured credit unions surpassed 116 million in the fourth quarter of 2018, adding 4.9 million members over the year. In addition, total assets grew 5.4 percent, year over year, to $[...]
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PR Insight: Working with Generation Z
If your credit union isn’t already thinking about how to engage with the new generation of consumers, Generation Z, it should be. According to research from Bloomberg, Gen Z is set to surpass millennials [...]
Former Minnesota credit union CEO charged with $2.5 million fraud
More than five years after the financial collapse of a Minnesota credit union, its former president/CEO will appear in federal court to face allegations that she stole at least $2.5 million. Margurite Mary [...]
Once digital banking solutions, now entire ecosystems: Are you caught up?
In this age of digital disruption, when Software as a Service (SaaS) is nearly a household term, the global fintech community in particular has seen a staggering proliferation of solutions aimed at transforming and digitizing [...]
Visa Views: Looking ahead at payment security
As we enter into the final month of the quarter, some people continue to work towards their New Year's resolutions and try to commit to a change in lifestyle—eat healthier, exercise more, and achieve [...]
Make it a meeting members can’t refuse
In 2016, BECU ($19.6B, Tukwila, WA) changed the format of its traditional annual meeting and launched its first-ever Member Summit. Beyond simply reporting on the business of the credit union, BECU designed a meaningful [...]
3 things your college student needs to know about student loans
I graduated from college in May of 2004 and just paid off my student loans yesterday. Had I not been so apathetic and paid only the minimum for years after I first graduated, I could [...]
Annual Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run® spotlights credit union industry
January saw the arrival of new faces in Washington on both sides of the aisle following last year’s highly contentious midterm elections. While credit unions still have support in both parties, new members of [...]
The art and science of brand balance
At Weber Marketing Group, we unlock brand insights that shape human behavior. We then influence this behavior by crafting emotive creative built on solid strategy formed from intelligence. Pretty cool, eh? I really like this [...]
A story about good marketing
People LOVE stories. We crave stories. Without them, we wouldn’t have movies or music. I can’t remember any conference I’ve been to where the keynote speaker didn’t tell a story to [...]
Robust security standards needed for data-handling entities
The cornerstone of any new data privacy requirements should be robust data security requirements for entities that collect consumers’ personal information, CUNA wrote to the House Homeland Security subcommittee on investigations Wednesday. CUNA’s letter [...]
NAFCU touts CU priorities to Congress
Following up on a letter sent to House and Senate leaders at the start of the 116th Congress, NAFCU Vice President of Legislative Affairs Brad Thaler on Tuesday further expanded on the details of the [...]
Loan Zone: An analytics-based approach to risk-based auto lending
Credit unions have made notable gains in the auto loan market in recent years, driven in part by the lower rates they have offered. Going forward, a new approach to setting rates—an analytics-based approach—[...]
Video shares Tyndall FCU’s hurricane recovery efforts
When Hurricane Michael struck the panhandle of Florida in early October 2018, it affected roughly half % of Tyndall Federal Credit Union’s members and damaged more than 15,000 homes in its core market. The $[...]
Emerging payments issues to consider
With all the hype around Zelle, should every credit union be jumping onboard the rapidly growing P2P solution? Not so fast, say some payments experts, pointing to numerous issues that need to be thought through. [...]