Colleen Desselle is a big proponent of continuous learning. “When you quit learning, you quit living,” says Desselle, chief marketing officer at $458 million asset CSE Federal Credit Union in Lake Charles, La. As associate [...]
As credit union leaders reflect on the past year and look toward the new year, growing deposits will continue to be a priority. Deposits are the lifeblood of any financial institution, and emphasizing deposits in [...]
With the holiday season well upon us (and coming to a close all too soon), now is the perfect time for credit unions to find ways to give back to their members and communities alike. [...]
As we move into the new year and reflect on 2023, we have learned the stakes for cybersecurity have reached unprecedented heights. Cyber threats continue to grow in complexity, leaving organizations and individuals vulnerable to [...]
Ever since I started working at a credit union, I’ve been surprised at how and where financial lessons turn up. When you write about finances for a living, you tend to find financial lessons [...]
For the past 20+ years, credit unions seeking to grow, have made charter changes to community charters, often from multi-common bond or sole sponsorship charters. The goal was to minimize the perceived barriers to membership. [...]
The report: Martech for 2024 [December 2023] Source: Chiefmarctech blog, MartechTribe Why we picked it: Martech for 2024 is published by MartechTribe, a martech research and benchmarking company, and Scott Brinker’s marketing technology blog [...]
The holidays are always a great time to gather and enjoy spending time with friends and family. You worked hard all year and what better way to embrace, share, and celebrate than with loved ones. [...]
The financial services industry is becoming increasingly fragmented, making the “preferred financial institution” title incredibly difficult to attain. Half of all Americans have deposit accounts at more than one financial institution. That’s on top [...]
I recently communicated with the CEO of a large credit union, who held his executives’ need for time away from the office sacred. While I’ve encountered many CEOs in my time who understood the [...]
Credit union loans outstanding increased 0.4% in October, compared to a 0.5% increase in September of 2023 and a 1.2% increase in October of 2022, according to CUNA’s latest Monthly Credit [...]
NAFCU and other financial services trade groups sent a joint letter to the U.S Senate on Tuesday opposing Sen. Jack Reed’s, D-R.I., Predatory Lending Elimination Act. The legislation would impose a limitation [...]
Ahh the rigors of the modern financial services environment. The pace is faster, the turnover is spiraling, technology changing, the complexities … well, complex. What is a leader to do these days to set direction, convey [...]
As cooperatives, we have a responsibility to provide patronage dividends to our owners. But when does a company decide to provide returns to owners? While it may seem logical that discussions about returns begin around [...]
Navy Federal Credit Union went live on the Real Time Payments Network in early November and on its first full day received over $2.7 million in real-time deposits, setting a network record. Adding Navy [...]
