by: Suzie Higbee Spring training for Major League Baseball is winding to a close, which means opening day will soon be upon us. Over the course of a long season, the teams that have used [...]
with Mike Lawson In part 2 of our talk with Dollar Associate's Dennis Dollar, we discuss the seemingly never ending issue of regulation relief for credit unions -- especially the smaller CUs that are drowning [...]
Attending CUNA’s annual Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC) is always a valuable learning experience but this year’s trip gave me some unexpected insights from an unusual source: dinner at a Washington DC Chinese restaurant [...]
Take a moment, if you will, to picture a credit union chief financial officer. Where are they? What are they doing? Are they on stage accepting an award for all the hard work they’ve [...]
Proposed rules have been issued fast and furious over the last few years. Given the volume of final rules, credit unions often do not have the time or resources to delve into the details of [...]
by: Shazia Manus I was blown away (and that’s an understatement) by the presentation of Clarence Hall Jr.’s story and tribute video shared during the National Credit Union Foundation (NCUF) Dinner in Washington, [...]
by: Brian Wringer A while back, we ran a poll asking credit union marketers “Does marketing have a voice at your board and/or management meetings?” To our surprise, we found that only half of [...]
GOOD NEWS: Loan volume is up. BAD NEWS: Your lending manager is saying, “We need to hire more people!” Also, the current staff is working overtime. GOOD NEWS: You may not have to add staff [...]
That seems to be the attitude of many millennials based on the number of surveys that consistently report that those born between 1982 to 2000 are at best indifferent and at worst skeptical when it [...]
by: Ron Shevlin Indulge me, if you will, and let me give you some advice on how to pick a fight. Not a physical, rock-em-sock-em robot kind of fight, but, you know, an argument: Pick [...]
by: Keith Leggett Despite being in the middle of the risk-based capital proposal comment period, National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Chairman Debbie Matz announced on March 9 that the agency will issue later this year [...]
Credit unions are known for their financial education outreach because it’s part of their mission to improve the financial well-being of their members and also ties in with their concern for community. Of course, [...]
With all the complexity surrounding EMV® for debit cards, you may be asking yourself whether consumers, or even the industry, are ready to move forward with the migration to chip payment cards. And you’d [...]
Today, there are very few that will deny the importance of data and analytical decision making. Big Data has been a buzz word for years but it has finally turned into a reality. Companies like [...]
Although financial institutions fell prey to some of the most notable data breach attacks of 2014, no one in the industry was shocked by the events. Credit unions are and will continue to be prime [...]
