Replacing the teller line with technology can seem like a big jump for community institutions that don’t want to risk relationships by eliminating personal interactions at the branch. Even with all their reported benefits, [...]
Borrowers are making lifestyle changes in order to afford their payments again now that the federal student loan pause has ended. Among Americans with student loan debt, 80% say they have reduced their spending due [...]
Every Midwesterner knows the value of preparing for winter. You need to make sure your furnace can take the increased demands you’ll put on it, make sure your car can handle the winter roads [...]
In the wake of 2020’s global health crisis, a change swept across the payment landscape as tap to pay went from being a convenience to an essential. Strong demand, propelled by the pandemic and [...]
Make up something that sounds really good – that’s the easiest way to market your credit union. Utilize some corporate bullshittery business dude lorem ipsum that sounds flowery and pleasant and cross your fingers that [...]
Merriam-Webster crowned “authentic” as its dictionary word of the year in 2023, setting the tone for 2024. While managing and elevating your credit union’s reputation always necessitates unwavering commitment and continual adaptation, in the [...]
The “Great Wealth Transfer” era has begun, and it’s crucial we help credit union members prepare. A recent report from Boston-based financial research firm Cerulli Associates projects that $84.4 trillion will transfer hands [...]
America’s credit unions play an integral role in helping working families achieve homeownership, CUNA and NAFCU wrote to a House Financial Services subcommittee in advance of its hearing on housing affordability. “Credit unions support [...]
NAFCU and CUNA wrote to the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance ahead of its hearing today on housing affordability to tout credit unions’ work to provide comparatively lower rates on mortgage loans, [...]
As a core processor owned by the credit unions it serves, our CUSO has an important mission to find out what our member-owners need and give it to them in a way that honors that [...]
As we bid farewell to the current year, now is the perfect time to revisit financial objectives and start planning for the upcoming year. Here are three personal finance resolutions households should consider for the [...]
It’s that time of year…sick season. And in the credit union industry, something’s going around. This mysterious illness striking credit unions nationwide is a loss of service prowess over their competitors. A [...]
Welcome back to the show, everyone. Join me in this episode as I dive into the intricacies of leading through change and fear. Joined by first-time podcast guest Denise Hackendahl, Executive Director for Inspire Culture, [...]
The holiday shopping is underway, and my house is completely decked out in decorations. My home décor wouldn’t be complete without the most important elf, Snowflake, who is keeping a close eye on [...]
In recent months, regulators have issued multiple documents in the form of supervisory guidance and observations, raising concerns for credit unions. Notably, the October 2023 Supervisory Highlights from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) addressed "[...]
