Leaders are not born, they’re made
Legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi once said, “Leaders are not born, they’re made.” While it sounds very cliché, it’s true. No one is born a leader. We all work our way up to [...]
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CUInsight Minute with Alyssa Angurio – October 21, 2022
Welcome to the CUInsight Minute, sixty seconds from our Community and Marketing Coordinator Alyssa Angurio with our favorite reads from the week. Mentioned: Check your lists, and check them twice: 2022 holiday fraud trends by [...]
3 investment mistakes you don’t want to make
Investing isn't the happiest word these days. Like I mentioned last week, it's hard to stay positive when looking at your 401(k) right now. But it's still important to invest (buy low!). And if [...]
Talent management & culture in uncertain times
Credit unions and other employers are competing for talent in one of the tightest labor markets in U.S. history. While the labor market has cooled a bit, the Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported [...]
Six things standing in the way of data-driven decisions
The journey to becoming data-driven will look different for each credit union, but the driving intention is often the same. It’s a near-universal desire of credit unions to make well-informed decisions that create loyalty-building [...]
The Great Resignation: Ways to keep your communications team running at full power
The Great Resignation, a term coined in May 2021, describes the record number of people leaving their jobs since the beginning of the pandemic. After an extended period of working from home with no commute, [...]
Michigan Credit Union League’s Corkery talks credit union difference
Michigan Credit Union League President/CEO Patty Corkery appeared on Good Day Northern Michigan earlier this month to talk about the credit union difference and more. Corkery started by illustrating the credit union difference and [...]
NAFCU’s Long urges NCUA to examine opportunities for cost-savings in proposed 2023-2024 budget
During yesterday's NCUA Board 2023-2024 budget briefing, NAFCU Chief Economist and Vice President of Research Curt Long thanked the board for its ongoing commitment to transparency surrounding the budget while stressing the need for the [...]
Ukrainian Federal Credit Union again serving new immigrants
Ukrainian Federal Credit Union was founded in 1953 to serve Ukrainian immigrants who came to the US after World War II. For almost 70 years, our mission has been to provide the highest level of [...]
Credit unions take to social media on #ICUDay
Credit unions around the world are recognizing and celebrating International Credit Union (ICU) Day on social media Thursday. The theme of the 74th annual event—hosted by CUNA, American's Credit Unions, and the World Council [...]
How speed makes today’s CUSO marketplace
If you are a credit union just now thinking about a digital banking CUSO for your cooperative, you’re already playing from behind. The biggest financial institutions in the United States are investing in financial [...]
Appeals court rules CFPB funding mechanism is unconstitutional
A federal appeals court on Wednesday dropped a bombshell on the financial services industry, ruling that the CFPB’s funding structure is unconstitutional and, as a result, the agency’s payday loan rule was voided. [...]
Four good reasons to automate month-end close
Did you know the ancient Greeks used automation for primitive clocks, robots and even computers? The word itself derives from Latin, meaning “acting of one’s own will.” In teaching machines to complete menial, undesirable [...]
Leaders in Lending | Ep. 80: Bringing consumer tech innovation to commercial
Innovations in fintech have helped expand consumer access to credit, but the same hasn’t been true for the commercial banking industry. Lending time for middle market businesses can take up to 100 days. And [...]
How recessions affect members and how CUs can help
In past conversations and interviews I have done, I have spoken about the “smoke detector battery” principle. A smoke detector battery never seems to die on a Tuesday afternoon at 2 PM when you can [...]