The strategies that cybercriminals use to attack your credit union are always changing, and sometimes the weaknesses they exploit won’t be noticed until it’s already too late. At CUNA Cybersecurity Conference in collaboration [...]
A rare event happens when a crowd of credit union professionals gather in a room and they all agree on the discussed topic. Some may even describe it as a miracle. Yet, this actually happened [...]
Now I know that everyone is real excited about the Senate bill S. 2155 that is gaining some steam in Washington right now. For those of you that have been living under a rock, or [...]
One of the best ways to judge a piece of legislation is by who opposes it. If opponents on both sides of an issue are dissatisfied, then that usually means that it is a moderate [...]
Lately, NAFCU has received questions from credit unions, sometimes stemming from examinations coming out of Region 5, about maturity limits for non-owner occupied homes. We blogged about some maturity limit exceptions a while ago, but [...]
A recent post I wrote gave six approaches for inspiring and motivating people – a critical component to being an effective leader. Adding to that, much of what influences others comes from what we say. When [...]
The NCUA board unanimously approved issuing a advance notice of proposed rulemaking on changes to federal credit union bylaws at its Thursday board meeting. According to NCUA, the board is considering “a number of” significant [...]
The House yesterday passed NAFCU-supported legislation to increase fairness and transparency in federal regulators' examination processes. Ahead of the bill's passage, NAFCU's Brad Thaler wrote House leaders in support of the bill as "credit unions [...]
Enter “how to avoid a security breach” in any search engine and you will see no shortage of opinion and advice. Some of it salient and wise. Some of it questionable and dangerous. This article [...]
Credit unions increasingly have portfolios that are heavy on auto loans. Many jumped into car loans because they looked to be an attractive way to boost revenues in a time when revenue from credit cards [...]
The digital path to most credit union website product pages involves navigation bars, drop-down menus, and secondary pages. This is the standard "Point A leads to Point B that leads to Point C" and so [...]
Cruising the high seas can offer a great vacation bargain, but that doesn’t automatically mean the ticket price is cheap. Here are five ways to save on your next cruise. Book Last Minute While [...]
House Republicans are praising the Senate for passage of its regulatory overhaul bill but are making it clear that it does not go far enough. The Senate bill contains a bipartisan package of much needed [...]
Businesses can accept payments in an expanding number of channels, which can lead to headaches in accounting. Being able to efficiently handle receivables in every channel helps maintain a view of funds coming in and [...]
According to the 2016 LIMRA Ownership Study, almost half of all U.S. households have an average life insurance coverage gap of $200,000 per household. This same research also showed that 37.5 million [...]
