by. Tom A variety of companies that do not qualify as banks or credit unions have started to offer prepaid debit cards. American Express announced a new deal with Wal-Mart this week that will give [...]
Fall is a love/hate relationship for credit union and banking marketers. Love football season—hate budget season. Love falling leaves—hate falling budgets. Love cool temperatures—hate hot budget conversations. Yes, it is indeed [...]
by. Henry Meier As readers of this blog and those credit unions unfortunate enough to get caught in the cross fire know, the state has taken aim against pay day lenders who provide loans to [...]
According to a study from Adobe and Advertising Week 2013, 83 percent of marketers say proving ROI is “extremely important” or “somewhat important.” That said, nearly 8 in 10 marketers expect that proving ROI will [...]
Yes, we do. I don't know how often you think about it but it would be worth it for your career to make sure you have a good one. The reason I say this goes [...]
On October 17, those in the credit union world shall take part take part in International Credit Union Day. In Alberta, 2013 marks 75 years of credit union service to Albertans, including the 75th anniversary [...]
With the exodus of credit union executives over the last year -- and continuing today, succession planning for this industry is vitally important as a new generation of leaders emerges to pilot our industry [...]
by. Meagan Johnson Credit unions are well aware of the importance of attracting Generation X and Y consumers to develop a younger clientele that will fuel growth into the future. There is another prime target [...]
by. Brian Collins Refinancing has fallen off the cliff and the mortgage industry is bracing for a decline in originations. But some lenders are going against the grain and increasing their capacity. Nationstar Mortgage has [...]
by. Henry Meier The good news this morning is that there has been a notable shift in tone in the debt ceiling, government shutdown debate with Republicans talking more about the need to reign in [...]
by. Prue Duggan It’s impossible to ignore the impact mobile has has had to enterprises online. The question is no longer whether or not to join the digitally mobile pack but how to do [...]
Achieving financial independence and being smart with your money is all about making sacrifices. Most of us aren’t millionaires so we know that we have to prioritize certain needs and wants. What one person [...]
Last week at big.bright.minds, hosted by Filene at Princeton University, we learned about the facets of behavioral economics and how to be good choice architects for our members and customers. One of the [...]
Rarely has it been written that a financial institution has to be hip to succeed. Even less common is the idea that all a business needs to get hip is a little perspective. Yet, in [...]
In this age of informative communication, we are recognizing the need to appeal to shortening attention spans. However, the amount of information we have to convey to members has not changed. This is the challenge—[...]
