I’m Glad She Didn’t Kill Me
If I asked her one more time, she was going to strangle me with my purple paisley tie. She wouldn't care that such an act might rouse the napping security guard, piled on his stool [...]
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Startups + Credit Unions… A Match Made in Heaven?
Last week I participated in a tweet chat hosted American Banker's BankThink blog, the culmination of "The Future Model of Banking" series they ran in the last two weeks of July that explored the question: [...]
Ice Cream Wars: Is Price a Winning Strategy?
by Bo McDonald Two big fast food chains are dueling for the frozen treat market. In one particular town, they happen to be right across the street from each other. The first, of royal persuasion, [...]
The New ROI Measurement-Communicating with CARE
It is hard to avoid the buzz around “The Cloud” these days, and for good reason. Using the cloud to access information, storage and services can dramatically lower your costs, improve flexibility and workflow, and [...]
Practicing Safe SAFE Acting For The Small Institution: “Equivalent” Employees?
Understanding the Small Institution exemption in the SAFE Act by Coppelia Padgett Here is a story problem for you. You are a tiny institution with 10 full-time employees and two part-time employees. You have several [...]
Why Didn’t We Think Of That?
by Ron Daly What would you do if you found out your parents (or grandparents) had given away five thousand dollars to a fake charity scam? Would you be angry? Sure, I bet you would. [...]
Taking the Risk
By David Reed One of the many paradoxes in running a successful financial institution deals with risk. Regulators view risk as the enemy of safety and soundness; credit union leaders view risk as a natural [...]
A Quick and Dirty Cost-Benefit Analysis on EMV
by. Brandon Kuehl Most issuers understand it’s no longer a question of “if” they should implement an EMV strategy. With pressure from the major card networks to get on board, issuers and merchants alike [...]
A Don’t—And A Do—For Building Your Executive Team
You know the adage, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” In today’s business world, you actually might not want to. Think about it. How much mileage do you get from annual [...]
Rock & Roll for Credit Unions 8: Tony Danza & Dreams Made of Cheese
Admit it. There’s at least one song you can recall in which you spent years singing the wrong lyrics. A BBC News survey found the world’s most misquoted lyrics come from the 1983 [...]
Unlocking Profit
Take a fresh look at common strategies to help improve your bottom line. by Sue Kappel and Sophie Kelley Profit is not a forbidden word in the credit union lexicon. In fact, profit is a [...]
Is August the New September?
I was enjoying a nice morning chat with my 7-year old today when it hit me – there are only three weeks before school starts. Her face was equally filled with shock and disappointment at the [...]
Let’s Party Like It’s 2009
by Henry Meier The housing debate is finally taking center stage in Washington, but I am afraid that it’s too little, too late. First, the President gave his most important speech on housing reform [...]
Secrets to a Streamlined and Productive Strategic Planning Process with YFP’s Sean McDonald
Fall is right around the corner, which means its credit union strategic planning time for most. To get a better hold on what this means, we invited Your Full Potential's Sean McDonald on the [...]
Let’s Build a Better Way to Engage Customers Together!
The New ROI Measurement-Communicating with CARE It is hard to avoid the buzz around “The Cloud” these days, and for good reason. Using the cloud to access information, storage and services can dramatically lower your [...]