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Credit Union Cloud Savings

by Kirk Drake If you believe nobody could do your IT for cheaper than your team – than this post is for you.  However, if you think that spending 10 to 12% of your credit unions [...]

Credit Union and Bank Safety Ratings Continue to Improve

Credit Union and Bank Safety Ratings Continue to Improve

  by Roy Williams   The financial health of the nation’s banks and credit unions ended 2012 at the highest level since the recent economic downturn began five years earlier, new figures show. Bank [...]

Member Segmentation Improves Your Bottom Line

Do you know which members are your most profitable? Do you know which members would benefit most from certain products and services? If you cannot answer with certainty, it’s time to look at member [...]

Future Trend In Banking: Gold Labeling

Future Trend In Banking: Gold Labeling

by. Ron Shevlin The practice of white-labeling — offering products developed by a third-party, but branded under the distributor’s name — is common in banking. No, I’m not talking about this: Although, come to think [...]

Age Influences How Customers Process Digital Media

Age Influences How Customers Process Digital Media

by. Georgann Smith Did you know each of your customers takes in and processes digital media messages differently depending on age? A new study by Nielsen NeuroFocus identified important differences in how Millennials, or members [...]

How to Handle a Bank Account Levied By the IRS

BY DEBBIE DRAGON If you are a taxpayer who has not paid your taxes in full or at all, do not be surprised if the Internal Revenue Service has issued a levy on your bank [...]

BECU Mixing Social Media in Traditional Media

With a slight twist of marketing irony, BECU is using traditional media to broadcast comments about the credit union that members have left on social networks. To produce what BECU dubs the “Share” campaign, the [...]

Practical Steps Toward Credit Union Innovation

Practical Steps Toward Credit Union Innovation

Credit Unions today are working hard to be innovative, creative, and resourceful with their products, services, and strategies. by. Tim Bunch,  CapEd FCU Foreword Regarding Pre-packaged Innovation Credit Unions today are working hard to be [...]

Brett King Explains Why ‘Banking Is Something We Do’

Brett King Explains Why ‘Banking Is Something We Do’

  In part 2 of our interview with Bank 3.0 author Brett King, we discuss the importance and effectiveness of an online presence while addressing the different roles branches will play in the future [...]

Let People Know You Appreciate Referrals

by Lana J. Chandler Showing your appreciation for referrals is a key factor in whether you continue to get referrals. “When you drop the ball on a thank-you, the referrals will slip as well,” points [...]

The New Normal

BY BANKING.COM STAFF One reason the technology industry is so unique is that it has—or more accurately, successful companies have—developed the art of self-cannibalization. It’s a neat trick, and everyone can [...]