Did someone mention a national credit union branding campaign? The big news Wednesday out of the #CoopThink conference was the launch of a consumer facing national credit union marketing campaign targeted at Millennials. CO-OP Financial [...]
by. Shazia Manus Recent research revealed more than half of retail financial institution (FI) executives consider non-traditional financial services providers a threat to traditional FIs. Conversely, 31 percent view non-traditional players less as a threat [...]
Facebook is revamping their pricing platform for business clients. Over the past few months, the popular social networking website has been reducing the organic reach of its pages, according to a recent report in Time [...]
by. Ron Daly I saw a story on today's CU Watercooler titled "World's Largest Credit Union is Getting Bigger". It would seem that Navy Federal, the biggest dog in the credit union pack, is expanding [...]
by. Henry Meier Benjamin Lawsky, Superintendent of New York’s Department of Financial Services, used a speech before the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Secondary Market Conference in New York City yesterday to highlight the DFS’[...]
We all have them: To Do lists. If you’re as anal as I am, you may even have multiple To Do lists. It’s not enough that I have a list of things to [...]
What digital advertising trends are notable for the banking industry in 2014 and beyond? How much will financial marketers spend on paid digital advertising in the next five years? How does spending break down by [...]
This year, NCUA dropped a bombshell on the credit union industry – a proposed rule that would impose stringent new risk-based capital requirements on credit unions. Of all the rules expected from NCUA in 2014, this [...]
Mobile banking has become one of the most rapidly growing services that consumers expect from their financial institution. Today, consumers increasingly rely on the availability and feature set of mobile banking apps to decide which [...]
Just after being named a first-time CEO, I was in a conversation with one board member who observed that as leaders we all have egos and there are times when a leader must manage personal [...]
Over 600 credit union professionals have made the journey to New Orleans, LA for CO-OP Financial Services’ THiNK 14. From the moment you register you know this is going to be a fast-pasted event that [...]
by. Anthony Demangone I love history. And for some reason, World War II has always captivated me. And within that large body of history, Winston Churchill stood out. I mention this because I was scanning [...]
The industry’s first competition recognizing the incredible young leaders of the credit union movement is back for a fifth year! The search is on for the 2014 CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec. [...]
Best-selling author and ghostwriter Michael Levin defines creativity as "the ability to develop great ideas while under pressure.” “Pressure creates diamonds, so why shouldn’t it also create great ideas?” he says. Still, sometimes, pressure [...]
by. Matt Neznanski In a saturated media landscape, straight sales pitches are dismissed. But digital tools provide great opportunity to indicate when customers are considering a purchase, and therefore more likely to welcome some help, [...]
