Relationship experts recommend that couples with children should make time for regular date nights. According to data obtained from nearly 10,000 couples who participated in the Millennium Cohort Study, married couples who went out [...]
The CU world is paying a lot of attention to leadership development and succession planning these days. And that’s a good thing! Just be sure that along with the technical side, you’re making [...]
Last year, I was fortunate enough to hear Gyasi Ross give a keynote at the YWCA Racial Justice Summit. In it, he described equity as being mutually invested – that equality may give you a place [...]
In 2016, the ACH network handled more than 25.5 billion transactions as the same-day settlement window for financial institutions took effect. This massive volume of credit and debit transactions makes ACH a vital part [...]
As Vernon Hills, Ill.-based BCU grew, management recognized a need to make profitability analysis a focal point to optimize decision-making and drive strategy. Founded in 1981, $2.8 billion BCU now has 45 branches [...]
Federal banking officials have agreed to consider revising money-laundering regulations that a new report blames for a rash of bank closures along the Mexican border in recent years. The regulations are having the unintended consequence [...]
When Sunday afternoon rolls around, are you excited, hesitant, or flat-out anxious when you think about your upcoming work week? What if you and your co-workers were all ecstatic—like, jump out of bed and [...]
Hi, Compliance Friends! It's already March, so we are busy preparing for our semi-annual Regulatory Compliance School. Every year NCUA publishes its annual supervisory priorities. Amongst this year's priorities, the NCUA has identified Overdraft Services [...]
Today's fraud challenges are emerging in real time at the hands of more sophisticated criminals. That puts financial institutions in a tough position, tasked with devoting more time and resources to ensuring security while trying [...]
Inspiring and motivating others is the most difficult leadership competency to develop, according to results taken from more than 87,000 leaders. Why is this component of leadership, which is completely necessary, so difficult to [...]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell filed cloture on the motion to proceed with the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) Thursday, moving the bill closer to floor consideration. The bipartisan regulatory [...]
NAFCU senior staff met Thursday with the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Disability Rights Section to discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the need for clear guidance and standards for website accessibility requirements under [...]
It feels strange to think that I have been working with, and for, boards as a CEO for just over 30 years now. These boards have been credit union support organizations including three state leagues [...]
Right out of college, I worked in the IT department as a help desk representative for an insurance company in upstate New York where I grew up. I was the person you called if you [...]
More people interact with your website than any of your brick and mortar locations, which is why your website is your biggest and most important branch. So, are you giving your credit union website design [...]
