It was a sunny spring afternoon in 2022 when Jed Meyer, president/CEO of $327 million St. Cloud Financial Credit Union, St. Cloud, Minnesota, first saw a post on LinkedIn from Montana’s Credit Unions’ [...]
CUNA joined with five other national trade organizations to express concern with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s statement on abusive acts or policies – including the deviation from statutory requirements and failure to provide clear [...]
If there’s one thing almost everyone can agree on, it’s this—you don’t want to pay more for a car than you absolutely have to. That’s why, in addition to getting [...]
I’m 78 years old. Many requests for donations to support various organizations from prior years now come with a special option: become a legacy member. These institutions cover the entire spectrum of public and [...]
Increasing economic uncertainty has triggered significant changes in consumer behavior. The far-reaching effects of the pandemic's impact on the economy have driven over 80% of consumers to adopt behavioral changes.1 These changes are a [...]
Threenagers are some of the most difficult people to please. Trust me, we have one. She’s bossy. She mocks us. She’s super impatient and messy. I for one wanted to evict her, but [...]
Traditional banking providers and their digital competitors have become intertwined for consumers, who don’t want to give up either one. Instead, they are opting to use multiple financial services companies. Their cafeteria-style banking choices [...]
Thank you for tuning in to episode 164 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by PSCU, the nation’s premier payments [...]
At the time of this writing, cannabis has been fully legalized in 23 states, including the District of Columbia, with 37 states loosening criminalization and medicinal-use parameters. Cannabis continues to be completely illegal in 4 [...]
Throughout their history, credit unions have excelled in providing personalized, relationship-based services within their local brick and mortar locations. As society has adopted a digital economy, these same credit unions have continued to meet the [...]
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s New York Innovation Center Thursday published a report on the feasibility of an interoperable network for wholesale payments operating on a shared multi-entity distributed ledger. The project [...]
For Spectra Credit Union, diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a new initiative. In fact, Spectra CU’s team comprises 60% of people of color and 65% of women. With a diverse senior management team, [...]
Credit union champions are taking to social media on Friday, July 28, to tell the world why they love their credit union. The Illinois Credit Union League is back for their third annual social media [...]
First off, I want to thank everyone who attended Engage 2023: NAFCU’s Annual Conference. It was fantastic to be back in-person and able to talk, collaborate, and strategize with so many people. In my [...]
Members come to your credit union in large part for the personalized, convenient experience that a traditional financial institution cannot provide. Digital services like automated loan decisioning have quickly become a way for your credit [...]
