by Bo McDonald I’m a marketer…but I’m also a politico geek. That’s why I was so interested in a Facebook article recently posted by fellow credit union marketer Deb McClean titled “[...]
BY AMY HE The new year will hopefully usher in some lifestyle changes. Join a gym. Tackle that neglected booklist. Clean out the dusty attic. Maybe…start a new business venture? But, before you start [...]
by Jim Blaine The new year 2013 offers an exceptional opportunity for the credit union movement to achieve significant positive change at the NCUA. Why? Because two NCUA Board seats will become vacant. We all [...]
Written by Bernadette Clair, Regulatory Compliance Counsel Welcome back! We hope everyone enjoyed the holidays and good times with family and friends. Before delving into the New Year, we thought it might be useful to [...]
By Susan Dyer, KCUA The American Red Cross has proved it’s a networked nonprofit that has embraced new technologies and knows how to use social media effectively. Their latest Storytellers campaign allows those who [...]
By Brad Banyas and Dominic Suszek, OMI Member Communication is Key to Compliance In July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act became law. Many of the details were unclear when Dodd-Frank [...]
by Walt Laskos This morning as I opened my eyes after a night of blissful dreams, I bid farewell to the holidays and set my gaze on a nascent new year and all that it [...]
by Georgann Smith The social media phenomenon can be intimidating for financial institutions (FIs), especially for those who haven’t devoted valuable time to experimenting with tools like Facebook or Twitter. Even though FI team [...]
Note: This piece first appeared in the Credit Union Association of New York’s quarterly magazine Connection. As Michael Eisner, former CEO of Disney, once said, “A brand is a living entity—and it is [...]
Another year has run its course. We thought we'd wrap up this year of soapy, shouty goodness with a look at the ten best articles of the year (based on number of page visits). It's [...]
by Jim Blaine From an objective point of view, Ayn Rand was clearly a unique philosopher. Author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, Ms. Rand was de rigeur reading on college campuses in the 1970's. [...]
by Matt Monge We’re all trying to figure ourselves out, aren’t we? Individuals are “finding themselves,” young leaders are finding their way (or maybe they’re not, depending how you look at it), [...]
I’ve always felt a little guilty when I used my debit card to pay for something like gum at a gas station. Surely, most “normal” people carry enough cash around for small purchases like [...]
by Keith Leggett I was reviewing NCUA's administrative orders associated with the personnel at the two costliest credit union failures -- Western Corporate FCU and U.S. Central FCU. The orders with one exception had [...]
by Mark Arnold I recently had the opportunity to interview Brett King, author of Bank 2.0 andBank 3.0 and founder/chairman of Movenbank. We covered a wide range of topics, part of which [...]
