Credit unions are growing and innovating because they continue to be a financial partner consumers trust, America’s Credit Unions and all state Leagues and Associations wrote to leaders of the Senate Finance and House [...]
Thank you for tuning in to episode 180 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by Humanidei. Humanidei helps credit unions build [...]
It's the first Monday in March and we've once again found ourselves in Washington D.C. at the Governmental Affairs Conference. This one is a little different because for the first time, this GAC is [...]
In 2023, 34% of financial institutions with assets at or under $5 billion saw a growth in debit/prepaid fraud while 56% of larger institutions also witnessed an increase (PYMNTS). The impact of compromised cards [...]
Often, outsiders offer fresher insights into what makes credit unions special than found in the industry’s own internal coverage. Next City is a digital journalism site that provides innovative examples of individuals and organizations [...]
America’s Credit Unions’ Advocacy team and I met with CFPB Director Rohit Chopra this week, and as you can imagine, we had a lot to talk about. We discussed how broad characterization of “junk [...]
Ever wonder why your credit union isn’t showing up higher on websites that compare financial services? Maybe you’re not paying them enough. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Thursday that the agency intends [...]
Business banking for credit unions comes with a promise and a warning: disruption and disintermediation are rife. According to Javelin Advisory Services, reports Lee Wetherington, senior director of corporate strategy for CUES Supplier member Jack [...]
The House and Senate passed funding legislation Thursday to avoid a partial government shutdown that would have occurred at midnight March 1. Appropriations scheduled to expire March 1 have been extended to March 8. This [...]
We are only a few days away from the Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington D.C. - the first conference under the banner of America's Credit Unions! This is exciting. As we all get set [...]
Often, when the waters are still and things seem to be going well, I like to stir the pot of the credit union boards we work with to avoid getting into a sense of false [...]
I am grateful that Renée Sattiewhite reached out asking me to write an article for Women’s Month this year. When Renée calls, I answer. I am sure I am not alone! My [...]
The IRS has launched its Free File program for the 2024 tax season — with its largest-ever expansion to eligibility. Now, anyone who earned an adjusted gross income (AGI) of $79,000 or less in 2023 [...]
Changes over the last decade have placed tremendous pressure on financial institutions. The rise of fintech competitors, shifting demographics as baby boomers are replaced by millennials, long-tail implications of the pandemic and now a radically [...]
Moderate Democrats and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are demanding that Navy Federal Credit Union and financial regulators address allegations that the credit union discriminated against Black mortgage applicants. In a letter sent to [...]
