Welcome to the CUInsight Minute, sixty seconds from our Managing Editor John Pettit with our favorite reads from the week. Mentioned: Dear leader: What I didn’t say when you interviewed me by NANCI WILSON, [...]
Small businesses play a vital role in local economies, providing jobs and, in the United States alone, contributing more than $8 trillion to the overall national economy. Nearly half of those small businesses are owned [...]
For a financial institution (FI), the best way to understand, reach, and create lasting relationships with account holders is to harness their own first-party data and use it as the foundation for a customer-centric strategy. [...]
Booming adult-use cannabis sales during the first few years of the COVID-19 pandemic led some to deem the industry ‘recession-proof.’ While it remains to be seen how inflation and a potential economic downturn will impact [...]
As member expectations for simpler, personalized and more convenient financial services increase, credit unions (CUs) must find new, innovative strategies to create user-friendly digital experiences. Here are four ways leveling up your deposit account opening [...]
More than 400 executives, young professionals and change agents reunited, reignited and recharged at the African-American Credit Union Coalition’s (AACUC) 24th Annual Conference at St. Pete Beach, Fla. The weeklong event, sponsored by Trellance, [...]
NAFCU's Chief Economist and Vice President of Research Curt Long, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Greg Mesack, and Senior Counsel for Policy and Research Andrew Morris joined several NAFCU member credit unions Wednesday for [...]
Google Analytics 4 (or GA4) is the new version of Google Analytics (UA), but GA4 isn’t just a new user interface—it’s a complete overhaul of the platform and how it collects data. [...]
In sales they say, “always be closing.” For leadership, the phrase should be “always be reading.” Inc. reports that most executives read four to five books a month. Don’t have time carved out (yet) [...]
For anyone wondering if the purpose of small dollar loans in this country has waned, allow the last couple years and last week’s CDFI Fund news to be a stark reminder of their immense [...]
With a possible recession on the horizon, growth normalizing, continued supply chain issues, and a tight labor market, navigating the remainder of 2022 and 2023 will be tricky for small businesses. As SWBC’s Chief [...]
Credit union trade groups have long argued that financial institutions should receive some feedback about how Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) filed under anti-money laundering laws are used. Now, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) agrees. But [...]
Explore Freddie Mac’s initiatives related to appraisal modernization and eliminating appraisal bias during this in-depth discussion with Scott Reuter, Chief Appraiser and Director of Valuation, Single Family, Mortgage Credit Risk Management, at Freddie Mac. [...]
Listen Up! This is what my elementary school teacher used to tell me to try and get me to pay attention in class. I feel like I need to shout “Listen Up” to our credit [...]
You’ve probably had many a boss in your life, and I’m sure they were all different. There are certainly characteristics that good leaders share, but there are definitely some falsehoods when it comes [...]
