by: Ken McGraw, Director Reverse Mortgage Services, AnyHour Solutions As our country’s population ages, the time-honored tradition of saving money for retirement and living out the “golden years” in a lifestyle of ease is [...]
For so long now credit unions have struggled to build the kind of clear national identification they can call their own. Many have looked to simpler examples—foodstuffs like pork and dairy—and in seeing [...]
by: Michael Ogden, Media Relations Manager for New Media, CUNA Mutual Group Have you noticed your credit union Facebook page has peaked? Your Twitter page isn’t attracting any new followers (except spammers)? Or, is [...]
I guess you could say I am in somewhat of a unique position, having worked on the client and supplier side of the financial services industry. And through the years I have met plenty of [...]
Credit unions are driven by a passion to serve their members. Whether in developed or developing countries, credit unions have to respond to their members’ demands for convenience and access. Members now look for multiple [...]
by: Debbie Matz, Chairman, National Credit Union Administration For over a century, credit unions have striven to help members achieve the American dream. It is, no doubt, extraordinarily difficult when you find it necessary to [...]
by: Randy Smith, Publisher/Managing Editor, CUinsight.com I had the opportunity to speak this week to the group at the NJCUL’s Reality Check about PR and getting your credit union exposure in the [...]
Reducing waste through due diligence and understanding your options can have BIG payoffs…. Saving $25,000, $50,000 or even $100,000 or more in branch equipment service and maintenance costs may be easier than [...]
by: James Robert Lay, Grower of Relationships, PTP NEW MEDIA & CU*SWAG Dear Credit Union, I have wanted to write this letter to you for a very long time. It has taken me awhile [...]
Reducing waste through due diligence and understanding your options can have BIG payoffs…. Saving $25,000, $50,000 or even $100,000 or more in branch equipment service and maintenance costs may be easier than [...]
by: Sean McDonald, President, Your Full Potential, LLC The word "wow" is used for many reasons. We use it to communicate our approval about something, to let others know that whatever just happened had an [...]
by: Sharon Simpson, Ongoing Operations Over the past few years, I’ve seen several of my clients move through what I’ll call the stages of social media. Similar to the stages of grief, this [...]
Having just come through an eight-month process of planning, designing and developing a new website, all I can say is, “whew.” It was quite a journey. We didn’t simply redesign the site with a [...]
by: Justine Rivero, Credit Advisor, CreditKarma.com “This is so helpful!” “Honest, complete, and (really) free!” “Lovin’ this site!” You don’t typically hear that from consumers unsolicited, unless they are die-hard brand fans of [...]
Having just come through an eight-month process of planning, designing and developing a new website, all I can say is, “whew.” It was quite a journey. We didn’t simply redesign the site with a [...]
