News Archives

Why my roommate banks with Simple

Why my roommate banks with Simple

Hannah Pickle is a thriving professional in the high-powered marketing office of a 12-story Dallas luxury senior living community. She’s always on the go, balancing family, volunteer and night school responsibilities. She’s also [...]

A boost in pay for Labor Day

A boost in pay for Labor Day

A raise in the minimum wage at American 1 Credit Union($340.8M, Jackson, MI) is the result of a “trickle-up” strategy at the Michigan cooperative, one of many across the country boosting wages this [...]

CUNA calls for Mortgage Choice Act inclusion in FSGG bill

CUNA calls for Mortgage Choice Act inclusion in FSGG bill

CUNA joined other trade organizations this week to call on Senate leadership to ensure regulatory relief language remains in the conference committee version of the 2019 financial services and general government appropriations bill. CUNA called [...]

CECL update today, NAFCU monitoring for signs of guidance

CECL update today, NAFCU monitoring for signs of guidance

NAFCU regulatory affairs staff today will monitor the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (FASB) open meeting for an update on its current expected credit losses (CECL) standard. Credit unions are still waiting for substantive guidance on [...]

Simplify life insurance: A winning strategy

Simplify life insurance: A winning strategy

Life insurance offers a unique opportunity for credit unions to offer a service that may strengthen long-term relationships with members, while also helping improve their financial futures. But as technology continues to influence consumer expectations [...]

Leveraging an analysis tool

Leveraging an analysis tool

As credit unions implement digital platforms, the amount of organizational and member data collected inevitably grows. But sometimes it takes the discovery of a new tool to ignite analysis and results based on that data. [...]

Purposeful talent development: A guided approach

Purposeful talent development: A guided approach

Year after year, organizations identify key priorities for the coming year. For a while now, talent development has been a standard item on the list. Leaders understand that, for their organizations to meet strategic goals [...]