Enterprise risk management and the Cold War
by: Ken Agle If you think relations between the U.S. and Russia are strained now, consider the 1980s. It was the culmination of the Cold War—an arms race between the U.S. and [...]
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Why your members don’t need you
by: Austin Wentzlaff Consumers, particularly millennials, are becoming less interested in meeting actual people to solve their problems and more interested in doing it themselves. With the rise of the internet, information is readily available [...]
From vision to reality – ECM in the cloud is here
by: David Jones Remember the days when people laughed at enterprise content management (ECM) in the cloud? Well, those days are gone. Research by analyst firm Ovum has exploded the myth that organizations won’t [...]
How to get the most out of your technology investment
by: Adria Salas Investing in technology resources can be a big decision for a lending institution—or any business for that matter. Depending on the type of resource, it can be a large monetary investment, [...]
Know your competition in 2015
by: Shazia Manus These days, credit unions face a number of competitors in payments and lending – from both in and outside the financial industry. There are a number of contenders to which community financial institutions ([...]
Win against new competitors
An emerging wave of competition is on the horizon. Here are tips for preparing for them. by: Andrew Tilbury New technologies–particularly digital wallets and social media–and Millennial preferences and expectations are driving the [...]
Credit unions and the progressively retro approach to local sustainability
One of my favorite Mark Twain quotes is “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” What started off as the muted whisper of our nation’s countercultures, struggling entrepreneurs and whimsical youth has [...]
Learning, Leadership, Legacy
by: Chuck Fagan I have an amazing network in my CEO Institute classmates. Since I announced my plan to leave CUES and become CEO at PSCU, I’ve been getting emails and texts from them—[...]
Are you a pre-crastinator?
You get into work with three projects on your plate that you want to get started, post haste. You settle down with your Java and flip on the computer. You can’t resist just one [...]
Is mobile banking a habit?
by: Brian Day Consumers are increasingly turning to their mobile devices to conduct financial transactions and other banking functions from anywhere, anytime. The convenience and ease-of-use mobile banking offers is becoming more popular among consumers [...]
Don’t forget to laugh
by: Dan Berger I was recently reading through a list of 10 qualities that make a great leader. Most of these were no surprise – honesty, ability to delegate, good communication skills, confidence – but one really [...]
3 reasons your staff doesn’t care about credit union business continuity
We know how hard you’ve worked to put together a great credit union business continuity plan – the long nights of researching best practices and configuring sophisticated technologies are finally reaching an end. There’s [...]
Sex, millennials and credit unions
by: Darren OReilly That’s three words I never thought I’d write my first blog post on. And no this isn’t a sex advice blog so keep your mind out of the gutter! [...]
Callahan & Associates Chris Howard questions NCUA’s Risk-Based Capital 2
Ok, there's less than a month until the current comment period for Risked-based Capital 2 ends. Time to act now credit unions to get your word in if you have any concerns -- or are [...]
New credit scoring means new challenges for CUs
Lexis –Nexis Risk solutions and Equifax yesterday described the details of a pilot program currently underway to examine the creditworthiness of those who aren’t eligible for credit because there is no way of scoring [...]