Recent history has taught us that disaster events are becoming far more frequent and more severe over time. Not to mention the ever-present threat of man-made events that can also interrupt operations. And while many [...]
Every family has or had multi-generational relatives. Safeguarding family and financial assets is paramount to one’s sense of security and well being. This article highlights patterns of abuse, the perpetrators and what to do [...]
Apple's move into mobile banking could bring the tech giant under the same federal regulations as financial institutions. By Kevin Cirilli and Julian Hattem At a product launch event this week, Apple CEO Tim Cook [...]
by. Dan Berger This week, hundreds of credit union representatives from around the nation have joined in Washington for NAFCU’s Congressional Caucus. This is an annual event where credit union leaders can hear directly [...]
by. Amaia Kirtland A Biz Kid$ Financial Education Grant from the National Credit Union Foundation (NCUF), helped Silver State Schools CU develop a program to teach elementary students the importance of saving. At the end [...]
by. Henry Meier As readers of this blog know, last Fall a federal district court in Manhattan ruled that New York’s law banning merchants from imposing surcharges on credit card purchases violated the First [...]
by. Keith Leggett Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) wrote Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray requesting he act immediately to curb abusive overdraft fees. She specifically urged Cordray to expand the opt-in rules to [...]
Isis is now Softcard after a name change to avoid association with a now-infamous militant group. But the digital wallet's challenges don't end there. by. Marc Rapport After taking the name of an early Egyptian [...]
by: Mike Lawson I am attending the highly entertaining and insightful CU Water Cooler Symposium in Austin, TX, this week and just happened to run into Mr. James Marshall of The Cooperative Trust. So I [...]
Document imaging systems are meant to be tools for improving credit union operations and empowering employees to provide better service to members. However, a survey conducted last year showed that 75% of the credit unions [...]
Credit Unions are not the “Big Banks,” which is a large part of their appeal. However, they compete against these Big Banks every day, for every customer and every deposit dollar. But then why are [...]
As we head into September, we thought it was the perfect time to take a few minutes to review the 5 most common content marketing mistakes credit unions are making, and provide some tips on [...]
Tim McAlpine (Currency Marketing) welcomed roughly 150 enthusiastic credit union professionals to Austin, Texas for this year’s CU Water Cooler Symposium. The 5th annual event is being held at the Alamo Drafthouse, The Ritz. [...]
by: Anthony Demangone There's nothing worse than hearing a member utter these terrible six words. I didn't know you did that! Well, we hear those words here at NAFCU sometimes as well. And it kills [...]
by. Ryan Zilker It’s all coming together. As we examine the topic of integration this month, here’s a look at how new technologies are pushing banking behaviors forward, and simultaneously converging to create [...]
