PSCU uses its Member Insight suite of analytic tools to analyze credit and debit card transactions conducted during the holiday period by members of its Owner credit unions each year. The analysis looks closely at [...]
To understand what’s most relevant to today’s Hispanic millennials, we went straight to the source. In a recent webinar event, we posed eight of our most burning questions about this segment to three [...]
In this bigger-is-better world, sometimes it’s beneficial to remember the small(er) things credit unions can do to help their members. Mortgages are a major source of income for financial institutions, but what if [...]
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) now requires separate reporting of any late rollover contributions self-certified by an individual retirement account (IRA) owner on Form 5498, IRA Contribution Information. The new requirement is effective on the [...]
In a down-and-out Canadian town, Bruce Linton dreamed of transforming an abandoned Hershey Co. chocolate plant into the Next Big Thing, a medical marijuana factory. But the pot entrepreneur faced a crisis typical of his [...]
In the face of ongoing legal threats, credit unions are spending money to make adjustments to their websites so as to make them more accessible to those with disabilities and to also stay out of [...]
Why do credit unions want to compete in the small business banking landscape? For one, the average credit union business loan size ($290,000) is larger than the average consumer loan and even some mortgages. [...]
Although Millennials may not be settling down in the suburbs in their 20s like the last two generations before them, they still want to pursue the American dream of homeownership. According to research from TransUnion, [...]
Are you constantly competing with others over your schedule? Do you feel inundated by a barrage of interruptions and distractions each day that leaves you feeling as if you worked like a crazy person all [...]
The credit union set out to achieve some aggressive goals with its $1,500 grant and has made significant progress on each of them. Several of the cooperative’s goals revolve around helping Hispanic entrepreneurs [...]
Every year credit union leaders and volunteers gather with the best of intentions, hoping to discuss where they’ve been, where they are, and where they’re going. The ultimate goal of these sessions is [...]
CUNA Senior Director of Advocacy and Counsel Leah Dempsey appeared on the Brownstein Client Conversations podcast Monday to discuss the state of frivolous lawsuits hitting credit unions due to uncertainty with how the Americans with [...]
Millions of shoppers' payment card information used at Saks and Lord & Taylor department stores was compromised in a recently confirmed data breach. The hackers, who reportedly began stealing card information in May 2017, claim [...]
My 12-year-old daughter recently shared her career plans with us. She wants to be a lawyer, then a judge to pave the way for her run to be President of the United States. She also [...]
In any business, the formula for success can differ depending on many variables, but the one constant “secret sauce” is the ability to attract and retain top talent. Whether it’s a credit union or [...]
