by Paul J. Giefing S. 2231, the Credit Union Small Business Jobs Bill, was introduced in March 2012 by Senator Mark Udall of CO and is (painstakingly) trying to make its way through the system. [...]
Second up in this week's CUES Next Top Credit Union Executive finalist series, we have Jill Huls from Conexus Credit Union in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Jill's project focuses on wealth management at Conexus, which, [...]
I recently watched a hilarious short film featured on an episode of the 80s and 90s cult classic TV program Mystery Science Theater 3000. The 50s’s educational film, “Money Talks,” features a creepy silhouette [...]
by WILLIAM AZAROFF Before I started working at my current credit union seven years ago, I had limited exposure to credit unions. I was attracted to them because of their social mission, and I sometimes [...]
by John 2011 was a tumultuous time for the banking industry. Many big banks ended free checking and raised service fees as a response to increased regulations. In November, outrage towards Bank of America’s [...]
by Susan M. Chapman An effective strategic marketing plan is a roadmap that should guide your tactical decisions. Following the steps below will help you develop an effective marketing strategy that will allow your marketing [...]
Written by Anthony Demangone I am not a great networker. At least out of the office. Internally, I do a decent job of making and maintaining relationships within NAFCU's walls. But outside, I could do [...]
By Heidi Overman In 1982, Ari Weinzweig and Paul Saginaw opened Zingerman’s Delicatessen in Ann Arbor, Mich. Their intention was to offer a world-class corned beef sandwich in a retail space where customers would [...]
by Liz Santos It is nice when a survey confirms something you’ve always suspected is true—on the whole, credit union members feel better about the economy when compared to bank customers. It’s [...]
One of my favorite series of interviews to conduct each year involves the CUES Next Top Credit Union Exec finalists. These young credit union professionals are full of energy, ideas, and enthusiasm. They're quite [...]
Business leaders have had to spend a lot of time lately talking about how to deliver bad news to our teams. It’s not surprising, since the bum economy has created a lot of bad [...]
“Now or Not-Now” – It’s been said that those inside the beltway operate on that mantra. While that’s a questionable practice as a long time operational mode; we as credit unions could use that [...]
Many of you have no doubt read the October issue of CU Magazine which invited a number of visionary leaders of the U.S. credit union system to briefly describe their vision of what the [...]
As a man of a certain age, I routinely put off tests that I don’t think I should be required to go through; at least without getting dinner and a movie first. But [...]
by Matt Monge So how much of the responsibility for employee development lies with the employee? I don’t recall the specific verbiage that was used, but that was the gist of the question as [...]
