by. Ron Shevlin In an American Banker editorial titled A Return to Old-School Banking (part of a series the publication calls What Bank Customers Want), the author writes: “I prefer the old-fashioned banking model. I [...]
The NAFCU Preferred Partners represent a select roster of companies that are deeply committed to the NAFCU mission and credit union community. For a look at what lies ahead in 2014 for credit unions, we [...]
As the Great Recession fades further into the distant memory of consumers’ minds and the economy has turned itself around, the auto industry continues to see a dramatic spike in sales, and along with it, [...]
Our recent Credit Union Leadership Forum Edu-Leader® learning program examined the importance of diversity and inclusion to increase organizational effectiveness. The rapidly occurring demographic changes affecting the credit union industry make leadership’s attention to [...]
by. Idrees Rafiq Although similar in nature, external vulnerability assessment testing and penetration testing are quite different. Both identify security vulnerabilities on the perimeter of a network that a hacker would be able to use [...]
by. Henry Meier Yesterday, the NCUA proposed the most far reaching revisions of credit union risk based net worth requirements since they were originally promulgated at the beginning of the last decade. Given the complexity [...]
by. Amy Davis Sure, it doesn’t sound sexy to be a marketer and love numbers. It doesn’t even sound like a trait that would be desired for a creative type. Well, if you [...]
by. Anthony Demangone I read an article about Ford recently that caught my eye. Ford is tweaking the design of its F-150 truck. That's a big deal. The F-series pick-up truck is the best selling [...]
How many of your organization’s strategies, projects and initiatives are being met with a strong sense of urgency and dedication – and executed with success? Business strategist, author and speaker John Spence says his research [...]
by. Mike Lawson Mobile photo bill pay is gaining some steam in the financial services industry as a solution that can level the competitive playing field for smaller credit unions when they go head-to-head [...]
Over the last few years, NCUA put the spotlight on CUSOs by introducing a new CUSO regulation and highlighting some CUSO failures during the credit crisis. The Chairman has been outspoken claiming CUSOs are creating [...]
The way people seek information to make financial decisions has shifted almost entirely to the Internet. That’s true for most communications channels, too. For example, media outlets (editors, reporters, producers) prefer to receive story [...]
Credit unions give millions of dollars every year to local and national charities, which is great and does a ton of good in communities around the country. To help guide their charitable giving, many credit [...]
by. Dianne Molvig with Lisa Hochgraf William “Willy” Kelsey, CSE, CCE, is a muscle car enthusiast. “I love muscle cars,” says Kelsey, a CUES member and EVP/chief operating officer at $760 million Texas Trust [...]
by. Konrad Christensen A recent Mercator Advisory Group survey concluded 53 percent of American consumers purchased prepaid cards in 2013. That’s an increase of six percent from the 47 percent who reported buying them [...]
