CUNA expressed multiple concerns with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau data collection policies in a letter sent on Thursday, Dec. 27. The letter was sent in response to a request for information from the bureau on [...]
NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger and other senior advocacy staff will be on Capitol Hill this week for the opening of the 116th Congress, representing credit unions and welcoming new and returning legislators as [...]
In 2018, I helped five credit unions place new top executives. In the process of reviewing resumes and screening and interviewing hundreds of candidates, I came across many exceptional people. I also came across a [...]
I regularly travel to visit credit union leaders and I always ask them: “What’s keeping you up at night?” Looking ahead to 2019, I’m not at all surprised that so many of them [...]
Financial literacy is defined as the education, understanding, and management of personal finance…the basics of which nearly two-thirds of North Americans do not fully comprehend. From budgeting to banking, credit to debt, the gap [...]
Financial Finesse’s Financial Wellness Think Tank recently released new predictive model research quantifying the improvements in employee retirement preparedness which generate return on investment for an employer by reducing the costs of delayed retirements. “[...]
Marcus Cotton is always looking for the next generation of leaders. Cotton serves as vice president of executive recruiting for Credit Union Resources Inc., the service corporation of the Cornerstone Credit Union League, where he [...]
Seven men drove more than 1,000 miles from North Carolina to Green Bay, Wis., and used local homeless people to cash counterfeit business checks at credit unions and banks, according to a Dec. 18 [...]
2018 was a prosperous year for credit unions across the United States, and FLEX credit unions were no exception. Over the course over the year, our clients have made tremendous efforts to implement resources and [...]
Last week, it was reported that recently confirmed Director Kraninger was going to halt efforts to rebrand the CFPB into the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) except for official reports, legal filings and other [...]
As you prepare to set goals and resolutions for the new year, it is a good idea to take stock of your current skills and behaviors to see what areas could use some possible improvements [...]
Credit unions have one week left to save $300 off any 2019 conference and online training subscription with the code HOLIDAY. The code expires at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Jan. 4. Credit unions can [...]
The end of the year is a great time to look back. At CUInsight.com we take time the last week of the year to appreciate and recognize the people of the credit union Community [...]
In a society that appears to be rapidly moving away from cash, every now and then a small voice emerges making the case for cash. Being a cash whisperer, I tend to take heed to [...]
I have seen a number of trends with credit unions during my 30+ years of working with IRAs. As a service representative in the mid 1980s, I saw CDs paying 18 percent over 10 years. [...]
