By. Fred Brown, Northeast Family Federal Credit Union Have you ever noticed that your front line, generally the first people members encounter when they walk into your credit union, are not the most cheery or [...]
By. Layne Weber, OneMain Remarketing Alexander Pope once wrote that “Hope springs eternal”, a thought that comes to mind regarding the industry outlook for the automotive vehicle market. Recent surveys by both Chase Auto Finance [...]
By Sarah Snell Cooke At the time I received the job offer from Credit Union Times in 2000 I had also gotten an offer from a credit union marketing department. This popped in my head [...]
I was in Walgreens about a month ago to purchase a sale item. Walgreens had just changed it sale policy, though, and required me to sign up for a reward card to take advantage of [...]
By. Ron Shevlin Compete recently ran article claiming that Mobile Twitter Users Are the Ideal Audience for Advertisers. In it, Compete reports that, compared to other Twitter users, mobile Twitter users in the U.S. [...]
Verity Credit Union is at it again. The credit union widely known for is innovative marketing campaigns, such as VerityMom, is holding a philanthropic contest called "Cartwheel for a Cause". To find out all the [...]
If you work for a credit union or are on a credit union board – You may have heard about CUSO’s or Credit Union Service Organizations. In many credit unions, CUSO’s provide critical operational [...]
By Henry Meier I have some good news this morning. The CFPB is going to come out with material in the coming months to assist institutions in complying with the myriad of changes to mortgage [...]
By George Hofheimer, Filene Research Institute You click the home button, bringing to life the retina display screen of your iPhone. The time shows noon on the dot, which gives you just enough time to [...]
By Jessica Jones and Laura Lynch Every credit union board should make renewal a strategy for success. But many boards struggle with renewal processes such as recruitment and election, which play crucial roles in refreshing [...]
By Guy A. Messick, NACUSO We lose approximately 250 to 300 credit unions per year to mergers, liquidations, and conversions. Only a handful of credit unions have been formed in the last ten years that [...]
By. Michael Cochrum, CU Direct Loan to Share ratios remain below average due to a rise in member deposits. As a result, credit unions will need to identify strengths in their lending strategies in order [...]
By. David Rubinstein Sitting at a desktop, the average bank customer checks his or her accounts three or four times a month. A mobile customer, while waiting for a train, riding the train, sitting at [...]
by Jimmy Marks Last night was the State of the Union address. All the big-wigs in Washington, D.C. gathered together to applaud, not-applaud, talk, listen, and pretend to listen to a summary of how [...]
By. Matt Monge In her post titled What’s Keeping Your Company Culture Intact and Thriving?, Laura McKnight suggests that organizations should “[make] the most of your employees’ desire to do good.” Comments like that [...]
