A trusted colleague shared something with me recently that made me pause when he suggested that the term 'strategy' has become meaningless. As one who essentially makes their living discussing strategy with business leaders my [...]
Leading an organization is more than attending meetings, delivering speeches and ensuring deadlines and goals are being met. Those things are all well and good, but I’ve quickly learned that the most important task [...]
by. Shazia Manus There’s no question the Millennial demographic is a key target market for financial institutions (FIs). Its size, earnings potential and purchasing behavior are among the major factors contributing to the attractiveness [...]
by. Jake Cann Soccer, in the United States, is blowing my mind. Last August I went to see the Seattle Sounders play the Portland Timbers. It’s one of the biggest rivalry matches in Major [...]
Credit Unions looking for young Members may have a new market for home buyers as the largest American generation leaves the apartment life for greener pastures. Since the beginning of the recession, first time home [...]
by. Michael Christians On June 26th, the National Credit Union Administration (“NCUA”) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register related to appraisals. In today’s post, I’ll discuss part one of the proposed [...]
by. Nick Buri The extent to which personal information is at risk in our society is truly shocking when you look at the statistics. The number of hacked accounts in the United States may reach [...]
There are many ways to answer the question, “What does it cost a credit union to close a mortgage loan in 2013?” The quick answer is, “A lot more than it once did.” Those of [...]
In the classic science fiction movie Logan’s Run, when you hit 30, you died. It’s almost like that in marketing. Anyone in the 18-35 year old demographics is treated like golden gods. If [...]
Having spent a significant part of my adult life working with credit unions, I often wonder about innovation in credit unions. As essentially small businesses, Credit Unions should be on the forefront of innovation. They [...]
by. Ron Daly I don't have spy satellites. I don't have access to your GPS. I'm not the NSA, nor am I Google, nor am I any other intelligence gathering agency, public or private. I [...]
by. Lisa Hochgraf Over the last few years, participants in CUES Net, the CUES members-only listerve for which I serve as staff guide, have congratulated a number of "Netters" on their retirements. In addition to [...]
by. Mark Komnik It may not seem like there’s an end to Business Continuity Planning (Spoiler Alert! There’s not.), but planning ahead goes a long way; especially during a crisis. In addition to [...]
by. Henry Meier Those wacky kids at the CFPB are out it again. This time they want to go Wiki leaks with consumer complaints. They are proposing that the CFPB’s consumer complaint database be [...]
See what I did there? Look at that title again. And the thumbnail image. I am setting the stage for what we will discuss in great length in this post. Thumbnails and titles for online [...]
