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Successes in credit union marketing and business development honored

Successes in credit union marketing and business development honored

Award winners were honored for their achievements in marketing and business development during the CUNA Marketing & Business Development Council Conference, March 26-29. The winners and their accomplishments will be featured in an upcoming issue [...]

House Small Biz Committee chairman looks to overturn 1071 rule

House Small Biz Committee chairman looks to overturn 1071 rule

House Small Business Committee Chairman Roger Williams, R-Texas, along with Reps. Andy Barr, R-Ky., and Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution in opposition to the CFPB’s recently finalized section 1071 [...]

VIDEO: Weekly Wrap-up April 3-7

VIDEO: Weekly Wrap-up April 3-7

Who won CUNA's Mascot Madness tournament? How are credit unions celebrating National Credit Union Youth Month? Learn those answers and more by watching the latest Weekly Wrap-up, which introduces viewers to all the latest content [...]

People helping people?: A CU mantra check-up

People helping people?: A CU mantra check-up

As we strive to embody our values, it's essential to evaluate ourselves periodically. Joe Winn, also known as the "CU Geek" and a Data/Marketing Jedi, has demonstrated as President of GreenProfit Solutions that aligning [...]

The gaps in high school financial education courses

The gaps in high school financial education courses

In 2022, only 22.2% of high school students were required to take a personal finance course. Three states have a 100% course requirement. These are Mississippi, Missouri, and Virginia. Florida has one of the [...]

Deposit stability matters more than low-cost money now

Deposit stability matters more than low-cost money now

Two lasting legacies of the bank-run crisis will be: Depositor inertia can no longer be taken for granted. The stability of a deposit portfolio will take precedence over the longtime emphasis on cheap deposits. This [...]

Innovation on a budget? It’s possible (and necessary)

Innovation on a budget? It’s possible (and necessary)

In the financial services industry, we advocate for a “level playing field” to ensure all entities have the same opportunities to compete. While creating that environment gives an organization a chance to succeed, their success [...]

Four ways credit unions can attract Generation Z membership

Four ways credit unions can attract Generation Z membership

As more of Generation Z become adults with their own financial independence, credit unions face new challenges in reaching this tech-savvy and socially conscious cohort. Born between the years 1997 and 2012, Gen Z-ers tend [...]

To flex or not to flex

To flex or not to flex

About a month ago one of the valued leaders on my team let me know she and her family were moving to Oklahoma. Admittedly my first reaction was something along the lines of, “What?!? You’[...]

WOCCU accepting applications for board ‘observers’

WOCCU accepting applications for board ‘observers’

Emerging credit union leaders under the age of 40 and women of any age are invited to apply for a new fellowship program that will designate one person from each of those categories as “Observers” [...]

Mesack blasts bankers for hypocrisy in letter to lawmakers

Mesack blasts bankers for hypocrisy in letter to lawmakers

In response to another baseless attack from a group of community bank associations, NAFCU Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Greg Mesack highlighted the hypocrisy of their arguments in a letter to House Financial Services [...]