by Royce What is a DR hotsite, coldsite, and warmsite? The standard definition is below: Hotsite – A disaster recovery facility that mirrors the organization’s production databases and other IT resources in real time. A [...]
by Joe Swatek Who or what is the most important aspect of your advertising? You can tell the correct answer by the headline on this post. I saw a marketing tip for retailers that said [...]
by Ken Tumin One of the advantages of credit unions is that any profits credit unions make are paid back to their members. If a credit union has a good year and its reserves and [...]
by Henry Meier When you woke up this morning or went to bed last night, you should have heard the news that Speaker of the House John Boehner failed to get “Plan B” passed. What [...]
How about some uplifting news this holiday season? Well, there's nobody more qualified than Walt Laskos and his Operation Best Wishes program that allows credit union members to send holiday video messages to their [...]
by Scott Butterfield As the year draws to a close, I want to take a moment to share the reasons why I think 2013 will be the year of the low-income designated credit union: Consumers [...]
by John Taylor When it comes to your members, you know more than you realize. Thanks to modern data archive and customer resource management systems, there is now little shortage of member information—both individually [...]
by Barrett Burns The holiday shopping season is now in full swing. Malls and other retail outlets have their decorations up and holiday music playing, enticing us all to shop for our friends and family. [...]
by Ron Daly If you’re waiting until the last minute to figure out that perfect gift for a special someone, might I dissuade you from looking into giving them the “Twelve Days of Christmas” [...]
by Georgann Smith As Gen Y becomes a more influential demographic in financial institution (FI) growth strategies, credit union and community bank leadership must avoid the temptation to make assumptions. It’s easy to assume [...]
by Mark Arnold Investing in employees is one of the most effective ways for a financial institution to grow—especially your sales staff. The way they connect with consumers directly correlates to the way those [...]
by Keith Leggett According to data from NCUA, 2,000 federally insured credit unions (or 29 percent of the industry) reported a loss during the third quarter of 2012. A vast majority of the credit [...]
by Anthony Demangone As 2012 draws to a close, I want to say thank you. From your emails and comments, I've learned a great deal. NAFCU works hard to make things easier for our members, [...]
by Chairman Debbie Matz, NCUA People often ask me, “How do you spend your typical day at NCUA?” My answer is that there is no “typical day” at NCUA. That’s one of many reasons [...]
by Mark Arnold Believe it or not, the close of another year is almost upon us. Amidst all the parties, deadlines and vacations of the holiday season, I hope your credit union finds time to [...]
