NCUA has released its list of supervisory priorities for 2018 in a letter to federally insured credit unions (17-CU-09). A CUNA CompBlog entry provides information on the letter, which is also available on NCUA’s [...]
As the House and Senate are both now back in session, NAFCU today will launch its 2018 priorities on Capitol Hill identifying the top credit union issues before Congress this year. NAFCU unveiled its 2018 [...]
At any organization, a bad employee can bring the entire office down quickly. Bad apples can decrease productivity, threaten a company’s reputation, or severely lower office morale for other employees. Sometimes it’s easy [...]
Sometimes it feels odd to contemplate the lack of trust that exists in the credit union space. Pre-hire criminal background checks, credit checks, references, and the required insurance bonding – one might assume anyone who could [...]
First impressions are important. From a first date, to trying a new restaurant, one lousy encounter can be the deal breaker for a second chance. This same logic goes for a company’s online experience – [...]
It’s a New Year! It’s a great time to take a close look at your overdraft management program and its role in helping you achieve your credit union’s goals for 2018 and [...]
Consolidation in the community bank sector has created an opening for credit unions to step in and serve the needs of small businesses, suggests Ed Sahakian, VP/business and home loan services with $830 million/[...]
Do you hear voices? I’m talking about the voices of your members and your team. Well, do you hear them? If you don’t, you might be making decisions based on other factors, which [...]
When you are looking for ways to assert yourself as a lending authority at your credit union, credit union specific lending training can give you the leg up you need to become a trusted leader. [...]
Credit unions that serve the marijuana industry are not pressing the panic button yet in reaction to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions decision to reverse former President Barack Obama’s policy that shielded legalized [...]
Data is rising at an incredible pace, covering all aspects of a consumer’s life. In the past two years, more data has been created than in the entire previous history of the human race. ([...]
Yesterday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions put an end to any straight-faced argument a credit union or bank had for extending banking services to marijuana businesses in states that have legalized marijuana possession and distribution. With [...]
A new year provides a fresh start and a clean slate, and is often the time when resolutions and goals are established. If you are in the process of setting new goals – as I am – [...]
Is your credit union building today for the future needs of your membership – both consumers and businesses? Here are a few reasons building a competitive business credit card program may be a great fit for [...]
It is a great thing that unemployment is as low as it is (around 2% for college-educated workers), but there is a downside: employers are now facing a talent shortage of epic proportions. Staffing firm [...]
