The Mother of All Mandates
by Henry Meier Good luck and Godspeed to the credit union witnesses including Melrose Credit Union’s General Counsel Mitch Riever at today’s Congressional hearing on mandate relief for credit unions. God knows there’[...]
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Business Loans — Troubled Debt Restructuring
by Keith Leggett Credit unions reported holding $1.8 billion in troubled debt restructured (TDR) business loans at the end of 2012. Slightly more than $582 million of these troubled debt restructured loans were in [...]
Report card for eStatement adoption: How does your credit union measure up?
Over the 13 years DigitalMailer has provided eStatements to credit unions nationwide, we have seen our clients and their members gain many benefits. by Ron Daly, DigitalMailer The most cited advantage relates to real savings [...]
The New Normal for Lending
Our company has been supporting the credit union industry for over 22 years. During that time I bet we have developed thousands of lending promotions. We know a few things about how to identify, present [...]
What is WYCUP?
by. Devin Selte, Servus Credit Union WYCUP is networking. WYCUP is growing. WYCUP is sharing. WYCUP is an opportunity to help us understand that as young leaders, we have the ability to do so much [...]
Reaching Members (And Potential Members) on Twitter
by Mark Arnold The Information Age is in full bloom with no end in sight. Millions of Americans and billions of people across the globe are taking full advantage of a variety of social media [...]
Is Your Credit Union At A Crossroads?
By Sean McDonald Whenever I think of the term “crossroads,” I think about the final scene in the Tom Hanks’ movie “Cast Away.” Those of you who have seen the film will remember that after [...]
How to Turn Your Financial Institution Into a Commitment Engine
by Mark Arnold One of the best business books I’ve read in the past several years is The Referral Engine by John Jantsch. If you haven’t had a chance to read the book [...]
Credit Union Youth Week: NerdWallet’s Favorite Celebrations
Credit Union Youth Week is April 21st – 27th, 2013. This year, credit unions nationwide are encouraging their youngest members to solve the mystery of saving by becoming a Savings Sleuth. If you’ve been meaning [...]
What a Video Game Can Tell Us About Credit Unions and Technology
by. Brad Powell, Axiaware Video game giant Electronic Arts released a highly-anticipated update of its "SimCity" game last month – and it probably could not have gone worse. The highly anticipated new version of the classic [...]
Credit Unions, Dads, Daughters, and Dogs
by. Andy Janning, NO NET Solutions These are my daughters. I love them more than my own life. The dog's not too bad either. More on her in a minute. During their Spring Break, I've [...]
Putting the Member in Control
by. Stuart Levine, Stuart Levine & Associates LLC Zara, the world’s largest fashion retailer, is an excellent example of how putting the customer in control, helped to build one of the world’s most [...]
The Ongoing War Against Savers and Saving Money
By Steve Topper Growing up many of us heard more than once that the great Albert Einstein once exclaimed that “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world.” Others claim that he called compound [...]
Get Over It? No, Embrace It.
by Anthony Demangone Did you ever have one of those days that caused to you to doubt your choice to to manage - to lead people? I can hear some of you out there...yes, [...]
Can Internet Banks and Financial Services Replace the Megabanks?
by. Ken Tumin We have seen the growth of internet banks over the last decade, and this has been beneficial to savers as we seek out the best deposit deals. However, the megabanks (Chase, Bank [...]