by Henry Meier The Office of Comptroller of the Currency released a memo yesterday providing banks a reminder and brief overview of amendments made to the Soldiers And Sailors Civil Relief Act that become effective [...]
by Mark Arnold As we approach the end of 2012, most financial institutions are already focused on 2013 and their goals for making next year successful. Both credit unions and banks have more than likely [...]
Ok, you'll notice in my intro this episode is woefully out of date. In fact, it's two weeks past its run date. We were going to run it two weeks ago prior to the [...]
by Mark Arnold, On the Mark Strategies Rush, rush, rush. Everybody is always on the way somewhere, it seems, including your members. For the most part, they see a stop at your credit union as [...]
by Stephen Nelson, Utah Credit Union Association From the beginning, the credit union movement has been organized by states. This made good sense at the start, as the industry leaders sought state laws that would [...]
by Pierluigi Stella, Network Box USA Usually, I write about new technology or some security issue related to recent events, which might, in a way or another, affect Credit Unions. Today, I want to tell [...]
WRITTEN BY CHELSEA For any business, trust is key for retaining customers and attracting new ones. For credit unions, establishing trust is even more important because you are dealing with very sensitive issues—their money [...]
by Gina Ragusa Mounting news reports of massive bank fees and poor customer service would make many believe that banks are losing their stranglehold on the American consumer, however Jim Blaine State Employees Credit Union ($[...]
By Randy M. Smith, CPA, CCD Credit unions have been in the “people helping people” business in the United States for more than 100 years. And we’re doing fantastic helping people through these tough [...]
by Matt Monge A couple interrelated ideas that I wrestle with–as I suspect others do too–are the ideas ofself-awareness and self-acceptance, and specifically self-awareness and self-acceptance in regards to leadership. This is an [...]
By Dawn Poker, CUES Growing a business is all about relationships. Obviously, marketing is integral to the success of any business. However, establishing relationships with your audience, more often than not, will seal the deal. [...]
by Ken Gonyer, Park View Federal Credit Union If you want to make enemies, try to change something. – Woodrow Wilson In the last six months, we’ve weathered a whirlwind of change at our credit [...]
Choosing between a bank and a credit union is a common decision that stumps consumers who are looking for a new place to stash their money. By understanding the differences between banks and credit unions, [...]
by Steve Pociask As the end of the year fast approaches, there is a lot of work left for Congress to do. Getting the budget in fiscal order is imperative and represents the single most [...]
by Shazia Manus What an outstanding honor to be named one of the credit union movement’s 2012 Women to Watch! I could not have been more humbled. As I celebrate this honor with my [...]
