The shortage of appraisers has been an ongoing concern within the real estate industry. According to a National Association of Realtors (NAR) survey conducted last year, there are three major factors resulting in the appraiser [...]
CUNA wrote to Senate leadership Wednesday in opposition to a bill that would rescind $141 million from the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. The Senate voted down the legislation Wednesday afternoon by [...]
NAFCU yesterday filed its 13th amicus brief in support of credit unions targeted by Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website accessibility litigation. This amicus, in support the Department of Labor Federal Credit Union, is NAFCU's [...]
Your auto refinance campaign is just a week from launch and everything seems ready to roll: the offer? Finalized. The artwork? Designed. The disclosures? Compliance approved (woohoo!). The only thing keeping you from basking in [...]
As the market becomes overwhelmed with rewards programs and options, credit unions need to take a step back and evaluate their existing programs to ensure it meets member expectation. Rewards program engagement is suffering due [...]
Faced with soaring college tuition costs, parents and future students alike are scrambling to find ways to help cover higher education expenses. While many explore various forms of financial aid and contemplate tapping into personal [...]
Credit unions with low risk tolerance that also follow outdated underwriting models may soon find themselves out of the credit card game all together. One proven strategy for becoming a strong credit card issuer in [...]
The Law of Proximity is one of several principles of visual grouping that come from Gestalt psychology. It states that when objects are near each other they appear to be related or form a group, [...]
A whopping 61% of Americans don’t know how much they’ll need to save to get them through retirement—but among the ones who do, the median estimate is $650,000. And numerous studies [...]
One question we’ve been getting A LOT lately is around an issue that our team here didn’t initially have a good answer for, and that is how to ensure that a credit union [...]
Some credit unions might think it is acceptable to post content on their social media channels then neglect their profiles for days or even weeks. Without actively engaging with members on social media, your CU [...]
At this year’s Financial Brand Forum a few weeks ago, keynote speaker and brand guru Guy Kawasaki had a terrific offering of wisdom for attendees. One that really stuck with me went a little [...]
Greetings Compliance Friends! Do you ever get that feeling that you have really accomplished something important, but your work is only beginning? Last time I blogged, we discussed the impact of the recent passage of [...]
The Senate Appropriations subcommittee on financial services and general government (FSGG) passed its fiscal year 2019 bill Tuesday, which contains CUNA-supported full funding for the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. CUNA has [...]
NCUA Board Member Rick Metsger told attendees of NAFCU's Defense Credit Union Summit yesterday that the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) dividend payments can be expected "sooner rather than later," with a timeline [...]
