How helping people helps the credit union
I love to find ways to connect my personal and professional life. At the end of the day, I want to inspire kindness. I’m also very passionate about credit union principles and philosophy. I [...]
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12 marketing tools to boost your credit union’s exposure with CU Content’s Laura Enock
Credit union marketers' jobs have gotten more complex over the years as more and more communication channels have come into play. With this added complexity means more time is required for a marketer to keep [...]
Where is the line compliance officers must not cross?
by. Henry Meier Monday, New York State’s Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced that it was banning Price-Waterhouse-Cooper from providing financial consulting services to financial institutions for two years and imposing a $25 million [...]
Lenticular Images: Two views of credit unions
by. William Azaroff Remember when you were a kid, you'd open your box of Cracker Jacks and hope for a cool prize, and were a little disappointed when instead you found a little photo tucked [...]
Benchmarking your peers to design compensation and benefits for your executives
As the dad of two awesome kids, I know firsthand that parenthood can be, at times, a tricky road to navigate. When making important decisions about raising kids, it can be helpful to know what [...]
Record HSA growth creates opportunity for credit unions
In the 10 years since health savings accounts (HSAs) first became available, HSA ownership has grown considerably. According to the annual census by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), as of January 2014, 17.4 [...]
The push for PIN: Why signature debit may never be the standard
"While banks have historically promoted signature debit — on which they receive a higher interchange fee — consumers in our study expressed a distinct preference for PIN-based debit payment." – Hitachi and Bai study Checkbooks are going the [...]
First person success stories
Four CEOs reflect on the winning formulas that helped them attain their goals. by. Catherine Siskos No job is more closely linked to credit union performance than that of CEO, which is why these leaders [...]
How Quicken Loans supports realtors and what are credit unions doing about it?
Recently, I’ve been writing about the need to serve the First Time Home Buyer market. It’s a big market and these are the type of future members Credit Unions desire. If you’re [...]
The future of the little credit union
Oh no, I’m not telling you what that may be. I have no idea. The purpose of this post was to solicit input from all of you in the know! Select an industry at [...]
Strategic Challenge 2015: What will you stop doing?
Think back to the last adult conversation you had. I’m guessing it went something like this: “Hi there. How are you?” “I’m well. You?” “I’m doing well. But so busy. I had [...]
Brands need action
During CUNA’s Marketing Management School’s Year Two course, Matt Purvis, president of Purvis Management, lead a session about brand management. As Purvis noted, “With branding, action is the key.” Purvis defined branding as “[...]
Gen Y says ‘no thanks’ to digital-only checking accounts
by. Rob Rubin In a recent BankChoice Monitor survey, only 24% of Gen Y consumers currently shopping for checking accounts are comfortable with an account that requires they only use electronic channels like mobile banking [...]
Aligning credit unions executive incentives with credit union goals and member needs
Dr. Jack Clark from Clark Research Associates presented the results of the 2014 NAFCU-BFB Executive Compensation and Benefits Survey last month at the NAFCU Annual Conference. There were many tidbits in the presentation, but one [...]
Repos and dollar rolls: Solid choices to manage liquidity
It’s a dilemma many financial institutions face today: how to best manage loan growth while identifying the most beneficial liquidity source. Throughout the year, the economy has continued a slow recovery, as economic indicators [...]