Personality is one of the most significant determinants of leadership potential. Consequently, people with derailing personality traits should be weeded out of the leadership and promotion selection process. Unfortunately, it’s often the case that [...]
Spacecraft have been going to Mars since the 1960s, but the question remains whether life ever existed on the Red Planet. In order for NASA scientists to seek that answer, they had to remember to [...]
What in the world is an accidental leader? In short, it’s anyone who finds themselves in a leadership role when they never had plans of being a leader. They never expected or maybe never [...]
It’s no exaggeration to say billions of dollars in incremental interchange is up for grabs right now, particularly when it comes to debit programs. Even amid fears of a recession and the challenges of [...]
Credit reports – a wealth of information about a person’s financial habits that can serve as the determining factor in credit decisions or even employment decisions or background checks. Given the outsized impact a credit [...]
The NCUA on Tuesday liquidated two West Virginia credit unions that had been placed into conservatorship last month. Agency officials said that they liquidated the O.F. Toalston Federal Credit Union of Logan, West Virginia, [...]
There’s no denying the last few years have been trying for credit union leaders. We’ve survived the COVID lockdowns; we’re shouldering through the Great Resignation and inflation to name a few. These [...]
Credit unions had a very successful 2022 election night in the sense that the 118th Congress will once again feature a credit union-friendly majority. Regardless of who ends up controlling each chamber, credit unions worked [...]
Financial decisions play a major role in shaping the quality and trajectory of our lives. A bad credit score, a defaulted loan, or too much debt can plague a person for years, even decades to [...]
My wife and I always enjoy going to the Cheesecake Factory. In addition to the obvious dessert selections, it feels like a Disney-type dining atmosphere that takes you out of your normal restaurant routine. Every [...]
Some people love taking what doesn’t belong to them. During the holidays this year, be extra careful to make sure that you’re keeping your finances safe from these shady people! Here are four [...]
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) illegal text message blocking proposal should not affect legal texts from credit unions and other financial institutions, CUNA and other organizations wrote to the agency. The comments were sent [...]
As Congress reconvenes for the lame-duck session following the midterm elections, NAFCU Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Greg Mesack wrote to both chambers to highlight several issues that are top of mind for credit [...]
The Great Resignation—the name given to the enormous wave of workers quitting their jobs over the past three years—is still going. Don’t let the lack of media attention around the topic convince [...]
In the latest episode of Leaders in Lending, Upstart’s Chief Compliance Officer, Annie Delgado, had some unconventional advice: “Don’t cut off both ends of the roast.” The saying relates to a child asking [...]
