House members remain in their home districts this week as the Senate continues work in Washington. NAFCU encourages credit unions to set up meetings with lawmakers while they are gearing up for the mid-term elections [...]
October is not just about getting that pumpkin spice fix, but also finding the perfect Halloween costumes. According to the 2018 National Retail Federation Halloween survey, Americans are expected to spend $9 billion on the [...]
It’s an easy-to-imagine scenario: You are a hiring manager for a newly created position. You suspect this role might fall into a certain pay range within your organization, but are not entirely sure of [...]
We’ve all worked on group projects at various points in our lives. Whether you love collaborative work or not, you’ve probably figured out that communicating with your team members is what makes or [...]
Cybercrime now costs the world an estimated $600 billion, or 0.8 percent of global gross domestic product, according The Economic Impact of Cybercrime report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies and McAfee. [...]
In the early morning hours of Monday, Sept. 10, then head teller for the $188 million URW Community Federal Credit Union in Danville, Va., sent a text to his supervisor. His text read that he [...]
It’s the CU 2.0 podcast! CU 2.0 is excited to bring you the fifth in a series of podcasts from Robert McGarvey. Welcome to the CU 2.0 Podcast, regular interviews with [...]
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Although credit unions continue to fret over litigation surrounding the applicability of the ADA to their websites, the litigation which should be as concerning [...]
Increasing non-interest income to help cover costs and introducing new services and services while also staying true to your financial institution's mission can be tricky. One way to do so is by introducing new products [...]
Many times, the qualities and leadership abilities of a boss can make a person a loyal employee or can quickly send them running out the door. What are these qualities that cause an employee to [...]
CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle and Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer for Policy Analysis Mike Schenk addressed the state of credit unions and opportunities for the future Thursday at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Nussle and Scheck [...]
The FBI, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Treasury Department on Thursday alerted U.S. financial institutions of another ATM cash-out campaignthey're identifying as "FASTCash." The sophisticated, cyber-enabled campaign has been linked to North Korea. [...]
By now you’ve probably heard that California has become the first state in the country to mandate female directors on public company boards headquartered in the state. You can read more about it here. [...]
Recently we’ve had a number of clients ask us to help them scope and assess potential vendors for their full website redesigns. In the process we’ve come up with a list of a [...]
Credit unions have had a lot on their technology plates of late, between rolling out EMV cards and keeping pace with the ever-changing mobile and digital needs of their members. The last thing they want [...]
