On Head Injuries and the CFPB
by. Henry Meier It’s Football Season people! In addition to loving the game, the legal and compliance geek in me loves to see what the new points of emphasis will be for the referees [...]
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What Does the Way You Pay Say?
If you’ve read the blog, you know I am a big advocate of Credit Unions hiring full-time, professional originators. They are needed to develop relationships with Realtors and drive volume to Credit Unions. It’[...]
Round Two of Don’t Tax My Credit Union “Tuesday” Lands Sept. 10; Let’s Show the Bankers What They’re Up Against
September is here. The football season is starting. Baseball post-season is in sight. School is back in session. Congress is getting ready to reconvene. In credit union land, one thing that never changes no matter [...]
Why You Need a Customer Communications Management Strategy
Despite the ubiquitous nature of mobile phones, tablets and computers, we can sometimes feel disconnected even though we are always plugged in. More and more information is shared across these electronic wonders, and the pace [...]
Planning…
...(Definition, system for achieving objective; a method of doing something that is worked out in advance)… Along with Pro Football, Halloween and Thanksgiving, it’s that time again! I think back over the years to [...]
Google, M&Ms, Habits, and Inefficiency
by Anthony Demangone There are things in life that we want to stop doing. Perhaps it is cutting out dessert. Or smoking. Or any one of the countless other bad habits that tend to creep [...]
A Grays Sports Almanac for Credit Union Young Leaders
by. Devin Selte But this is the real world, not Back to the Future. Soon I’ll no longer be referring to myself as a young leader due to the increasing amount of candles on [...]
Where Should I Store My DR/BCP Plan?
by. Don Stewart We get a lot of discussion and feedback about the choices for creating, storing, distributing, and accessing your Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity (BC) Programs. The most important lesson we can [...]
How Credit Unions Can Battle Apple, Amazon, And Paypal In The Payments Arena
The payments battle is on 99.9% of every financial person's mind today -- and credit unions are right in the thick of it. With entities like Apple, Amazon, Google, PayPal, and even the [...]
Time To Start Implementing Those Pesky Mortgage Requirements
by. Henry Meier Summer unofficially ended on Tuesday morning so I figured I’d give you yesterday to go through your email before pointing out the obvious. It’s time to start getting serious about [...]
The Yosemite Fire: A Disaster Preparedness Reminder
The Yosemite (or Rim) wildfire continues to grow. At 235,800 acres – roughly 368 square miles – it’s about to become the third-largest fire in California’s history. Due to careful planning and communication, homes [...]
Checking Account Safety: How to Prevent Fraud
by. Laura Like many Americans, you probably rely on your checking account for many of your day-to-day purchases. All of your transactions, whether online or in person, can leave you vulnerable to fraud or theft [...]
Rock & Roll for Credit Unions 9: Sing Us a Song, You’re The Piano Man
It’s hard to find a teenager who doesn’t know Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber. Ask that same teenager if they know who Steven Tyler is, and there’s a good chance you get [...]
A Marketing Plan Must be Executed
What does it say about execution when a recent Fortune magazine article stated that less than 10% of well formulated plans are actually executed? Less than 10%? Really? Is this true with marketing plans? Unfortunately [...]
Your Board and The 7 Cooperative Principles
Do your board members know the seven cooperative principles? Better yet, do you know the seven cooperative principles? If you're looking for a short lesson, play the song "Seven Good Reasons" by The Disclosures (a [...]