The financial industry, especially credit unions, is at an interesting crossroads. Historically, credit unions have stood as the friendly alternative to big banks. In fact, when surveyed, employees at credit unions large and small, in [...]
You’ve heard the expression, “Instagram vs. Reality.” But what about LinkedIn vs. Reality? I was recently waiting for a train with the commuter crowd at Penn Station on a weekday morning when an Amtrak [...]
Fraudsters are targeting seniors with an emerging and sophisticated scam. From January to June, $542M was stolen through Phantom Hacker scams — a fraud that uses layers of social engineering to exploit a victim’s trust [...]
CUNA and NAFCU wrote to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra urging the bureau to issue an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPM) before it published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the [...]
NAFCU Chief Economist and Vice President of Research Curt Long explores economic indicators, recent survey data, and the NCUA’s proposed 2024-2025 budget in a new economic update video. On the economy, Long notes the [...]
Wow, your website looks amazing! It has a beautiful design that is very pleasing to the eyes. The look and feel are completely on-brand. The content is stellar, and your search engine optimization (SEO) mojo [...]
Providing the children of rural Ukraine with access to quality medicine is one example of how the Resilience Initiative launched by Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions (WFCU) and the USAID/WOCCU Credit for Agriculture Producers ([...]
Based on the events of recent months, with international crises and congressional upheavals dominating the news, it would seem that the “abnormal” is now normal. What does it say about the federal government when a [...]
The latest survey by Elan Credit Card and PYMNTS Intelligence reveals that credit unions and community banks have substantially increased their footprints in the consumer credit card space in recent years. Credit unions increased their [...]
Empathy is the bedrock of why credit unions and community banks serve consumers. You understand people and provide them with opportunities not every financial institution offers. But do you know what members or customers experience [...]
Thank you for tuning in to episode 70 of The CUInsight Network, with your host, Lauren Culp, Publisher & CEO of CUInsight.com. In The CUInsight Network, we take a deeper dive with the thought [...]
I am very proud of the credit union industry. In many ways, it reminds me of my military service. True credit union professionals, just like military professionals, adhere to a set of principles that differentiate [...]
There are a plethora of studies showing the benefits of taking time off from work: Better creativity Increased productivity Better mental health Better physical health Lower risk of burnout Improved relationships Better work-life balance More [...]
With Russia’s full-scale war disrupting many traditional supply chains in Ukraine, World Council of Credit Unions’ (WOCCU) Credit for Agriculture Producers (CAP) Project recently began helping its Ukrainian partner credit unions establish new value [...]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) consistently oversteps or fails to consider the whole impact of its regulations on credit unions and other consumer-focused institutions, CUNA Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer for Federal Government Affairs Jason [...]
