Several critical issues are on the clock, and DCUC is on top of all of them. Here’s a grab bag of what we’re watching closely: Capitol Hill Both the Senate and the House [...]
Inflation and rising costs are impacting every sector. Vehicle purchases, in particular, plus insurance premiums and repairs, continue to become more expensive. The good news: People are still buying cars. The not-so-great news: cars are [...]
For decades, discussions of the future of banking and finance have centered on money — how it may be digitized, dematerialized and disrupted. But money itself is now being unbundled from its traditional forms, prompting a [...]
Fraud—or the opportunity for fraud—is pretty much everywhere. In our increasingly online world, virtually every aspect of our personal and professional lives is vulnerable. In 2022, U.S. consumers lost nearly $8.8 [...]
Staff augmentation is a convenient way to get the talent your credit unions need to round out a team; it’s not a new concept and it has a proven track record. Lately, though, there’[...]
According to the Credit Union National Association, there are more than 135 million credit union members across the United States. What would our country look like if almost forty percent of our population had better [...]
For the last decade, I have been in some sort of customer-focused sales role. I started as a telemarketer selling Police Benevolent Memberships to the residents on the Southside of Chicago in a strip mall [...]
We at DDJ Myers sometimes need to ask board members or a board chair, “What are the historically unmentionable topics that your board should discuss?” In response, we often hear “board composition” and “succession.” The [...]
Credit union CEOs were sent a survey last week to help shape the proposed America’s Credit Unions, should the merger be approved. CEOs were sent an email to whitelist to ensure the survey’s [...]
The House and Senate are in Washington, D.C., this week, and federal government funding is scheduled to expire Sept. 30. The House and Senate are expected to consider various appropriations legislation throughout the week. [...]
In a vast—and largely digital—lending landscape, big banks and FinTechs often hog most of the financial glory. They’re more visible and have slick advertising that suggests they’re the best and safest [...]
When the financial services industry speaks on the year-in, year-out tragedy that is living paycheck-to-paycheck, our minds naturally gravitate to the lower-income individuals in the United States, typically those earning $50,000 or less. And [...]
Apparently, the federal government may shut down soon?! This has totally blindsided me. I thought I would spend the beginning of the Fall watching Steve Martin solve a crime with Selena Gomez and Martin Short, [...]
Thank you for tuning in to episode 66 of The CUInsight Network, with your host, Lauren Culp, Publisher & CEO of CUInsight.com. In The CUInsight Network, we take a deeper dive with the thought [...]
The pandemic has reshaped every aspect of our lives, from the way we work to the way we socialize. One key takeaway from this crisis is the unpredictable nature of life and the urgent need [...]
