2013 Top 15 Next Top Credit Union Execs Revealed!
After an intense and exciting public voting phase, we are please to present the Top 15! We had more than 4,000 votes for the initial vote phase of the 2013 CUES Next Top Credit [...]
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Gearing Up for More Home Equity Lending
With housing prices trending upward after several years of steady decline in many areas across the country, more homeowners are now in a positive equity position. Since other economic factors like unemployment rates are also [...]
Why You May Want to Give the CFPB’s Responsible Business Conduct Bulletin a Closer Look
On June 25, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released Bulletin 2013-06, which has potentially significant ramifications for all those with responsibilities for their credit union's compliance program, regardless of who their primary regulator is. [...]
They Say Content Is King. For Credit Unions, It’s Yet To Be Even A Prince
Recently Geezeo and King Fish Media sponsored a webinar titled “A New Framework for Content Marketing in Four Steps” with a group of our clients. The topic covered the basics of content marketing and how [...]
What’s the Fuss About EMV? Aite Group’s Conroy Tells All
If your credit union is interested in providing your members with secure credit cards, then this show is for you. We are discussing this very trendy, tech security topic of EMV with Aite Group's [...]
Your Job Has Changed
by Mark Dudley Imagine you were there in 1913 when Henry Ford set up the first moving assembly line for the production of automobiles. Your job was to do just one of the 84 steps [...]
Seinfeld on Success
by Anthony Demangone I read a great article (Buffer) about Jerry Seinfeld recently. Someone ran into Seinfeld back stage and asked for his advice on how to succeed as a comic. The article discussed the [...]
Top 5 Questions You Should Ask Any Cloud Services Provider
Are you taking your enterprise content management (ECM) solution to the cloud? by Glenn Gibson Or maybe a better question is, “Have you considered taking your ECM solution to the cloud?” If you have, chances [...]
The Key To Deterring Financial Abuse Is Protecting Financial Institutions
by Henry Meier North Carolina highlighted a problem which began to get more attention in New York when its Governor signed into law Senate Bill 140, designed to increase protection of the elderly and disabled [...]
Dealing With Internal Brand Threats
As credit unions, we spend countless hours and large sums of money discovering, nurturing and promoting brands. Our brands are the essence of whom and what we are as credit unions, our DNA and our [...]
Why Traditional Strategic Planning Methods May Be Harming Your Credit Union
Although seemingly counterintuitive, there is a very large gap between strategic planning and actually making a strategic decision. One of the goals of strategic planning, for any business, is to help provide a clear direction [...]
Internship Programs Benefit Both Students and Organizations
For many organizations, implementing an Internship Program can seem daunting, especially when it comes to understanding the more recent federal laws and regulations. In many cases, a successful internship program starts when organizations set solid [...]
Is Outsourced Online Banking at Risk for a DDoS Attack?
by Robin Remines With the emergence of the DDoS threats nearly everyone is bring asked what is the impact of a DDoS attack to their Credit Union. Even NCUA has stepped in with a “recommendation” [...]
The Golden Rule Of Levy And Restraints
by. Henry Meier I’ve said this before, but among the compliance challenges facing credit unions on a day-to-day basis none vexes them more than how to comply with levies and restraints. This area has [...]
Everybody Pays Somebody
by. Lisa Hochgraf "Think like a collector and give me your first response to this statement," Brett Christensen told attendees of the CUES School of Consumer Lending Monday in Boston: "Everybody pays somebody." "True," they [...]