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VIDEO: Weekly Wrap-up March 27-31

VIDEO: Weekly Wrap-up March 27-31

Watch the latest Weekly Wrap-up to see all of CUNA News' content from the 2023 CUNA Marketing and Business Development Council Conference, which was held from Sunday through Wednesday in Orlando. Also see the updated [...]

Beat the refs

Beat the refs

Who among us hasn’t yelled at a referee, an umpire or a television, for that matter? Surely, we’re all guilty. In fact, not only do we root for our teams, but we root [...]

Low-income communities hit by Mississippi tornado the worst

Low-income communities hit by Mississippi tornado the worst

The devastation was simply too much to bear. In a race to beat the EF-4 tornado bearing down on the small community of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, two weeks ago, Queen’terica Jones and her sister [...]

Overdrafts: Service fee or “junk” fee?

Overdrafts: Service fee or “junk” fee?

In President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on February 7, he called on Congress to crack down on “junk fees.” He defined the term in his address as “those hidden surcharges too [...]

The line in the sand

The line in the sand

Since leaving NAFCU’s Strategic Growth Conference, I’ve been thinking about what makes a credit union excellent. We talked about culture, technology, marketing, service, strategy and more. But as I’ve thought about it, [...]

CUInsight Minute with John Pettit – March 31, 2023

CUInsight Minute with John Pettit – March 31, 2023

Welcome to the CUInsight Minute, sixty seconds from our Managing Editor John Pettit with his favorite reads from the week. Mentioned: How your credit union can help close the financial wellness and mental health gap [...]

Do you find AI a mystery?

Do you find AI a mystery?

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly ubiquitous in our daily lives, from the recommendations we receive on social media to the autonomous vehicles being tested on our roads. Yet, for many people, AI remains shrouded [...]

The human era of banking is here

The human era of banking is here

What happens to credit unions after disruptive innovations mature and become a standard part of the banking ecosystem? Digital transformation is no longer a differentiator. It’s table stakes. Mobile banking, fintech integration, peer-to-peer money [...]

CFPB releases section 1071 small business lending final rule

CFPB releases section 1071 small business lending final rule

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its final rule on section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act Thursday, which would require credit unions to collect and report certain data on applications for credit. CUNA has [...]