They are memories that haunt credit union leaders to this day–simultaneous conversions, branches in “un-nice” places, and even a “Boogie Man Of Ambition.” They’re also the kinds of ghoulish lessons in management those [...]
It is an exciting time to be a bank or credit union in the auto lending marketplace! More than ever before, borrowers are seeking out unique solutions for financing their vehicles, and the current market [...]
Credit unions are known for serving their communities and operating in a lean way to ensure members receive cost-saving benefits in the forms of lower loan rates, higher dividends and additional services. This is why [...]
A number of trends that will shape payments in 2019 and beyond emerged from the recent Money20/20 conference in Las Vegas, where leaders in fintech shared insights about where the industry is headed. Let’[...]
Banking careers are being disrupted every day due to the confluence of technology and competition. The traditional career path of being hired and automatically moving up through an organization due to mutual loyalty between a [...]
The Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund awarded Cutting Edge FCU (CEFCU) a $600,000 in grant funding to expand the credit union’s affordable used-auto loan program for low-income members. CEFCU has [...]
With midterm elections just over a week away, the House and Senate remain out of session. NAFCU's award-winning advocacy team is still active on Capitol Hill on top industry issues including relief under the Bank [...]
What’s more annoying: waiting in line at the DMV or paying $20 in banking fees? Believe it or not, according to a NerdWallet survey, consumers say paying banking fees is more annoying. Some 84% [...]
I wish we had been more tolerant of Mitt Romney’s binders full of women. This summer, a colleague proudly shared the agenda of a conference he hosted. I scanned the speaker roster and fired [...]
Meet Tucker. Tucker is an English Cream Golden Retriever and the latest addition to our household. Tuck is the culmination of a year-long campaign perpetrated by my 13 year-old-son, Robert, who was on a [...]
When Anthony Rizzo caught the throw to first base for the final out of Game 7 of the 2016 World Series, making the Chicago Cubs champions for the first time in 108 years, a reporter [...]
Every director brings a unique perspective to the board. Alejandra “Ale” Spray is no different. As marketing director for a construction firm, Spray offers the Bellco Credit Union board 20 years of expertise in marketing [...]
The IRS has revoked the tax-exempt status of a financially troubled California credit union. The $590,634 Jones Methodist Church Credit Union in San Francisco, chartered in 1953 for its members who were being redlined [...]
In the auto insurance world, the news of late is not good for anyone—auto insurers are making less money than they used to, and in an attempt to recoup some of their lost profits, [...]
Hi everyone, It has been a busy hurricane season this year in the Atlantic and Pacific with Hurricanes Florence, Michael and Olivia, just to name a few, and the hurricane season for those areas does [...]
