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Marriage of mobile banking and payments key to success

by. Brian Day Year-end 2013 saw fewer than 10 percent of mobile phones incorporating mobile wallet functionality. In the coming years, however, that statistic is expected to more than double, reaching 20 percent by 2018. [...]

New compliance resource from the NCUA

by. Brian Godwin The NCUA has recently published a “Consumer Compliance Regulatory Resources” page, on their website. The page does not contain any new guidance from the NCUA at this point, but is more of [...]

Is non-QM the future?

Last week I wrote about the fact that we’ve now been under the new CFPB rules for 6 months and how Credit Unions should be considering making non-QM loans. The title of a recent [...]

Like strapping on a jet engine

Like strapping on a jet engine

Today, I upgraded my computer’s drive to an SSD, or Solid State Drive. It’s exactly the same as the traditional spinning hard drive, except there’s nothing spinning. Ok, so it’s nothing [...]

50 kids become billionaires at financial summer camp

50 kids become billionaires at financial summer camp

by. Amaia Kirtland It’s summer camp for kids, with a twist. Is there capture the flag? Yes, but a captured flag improves your credit. Are there egg-carrying relay races? Of course, but the faster [...]

Why our customers love OTTC

Ask anyone who followed the Grateful Dead on tour, and they’ll tell you the same thing: No matter how many times you saw the band, every performance offered something new. For OnBase customers, the [...]

On “The Talk,” fixed assets, and settlement money

by. Henry Meier I have a potpourri of newsworthy tidbits to start your credit union day. Viva Las Vegas – I would have gladly wagered money yesterday that NCUA Chairwoman Debbie Matz could get nothing more [...]

The rule of three with strategic planning

The rule of three with strategic planning

Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify, simplify.” —Henry David Thoreau Thoreau probably wasn’t thinking about strategic planning when he wrote the words “simplify, simplify, simplify.” But he well could have. The [...]