Welcome to the CUInsight Minute, sixty seconds from our Publisher & CEO Lauren Culp with our favorite reads from the week. Mentioned: Don’t let them fool you: Interchange legislation hurts CUs and their members. [...]
Starting out, not all employees are fit to lead. And some will never have the desire to do so. But there are some things you can do to develop employees and get them started on [...]
I have yet to meet anyone who loves to floss…and no one less so than my father 🤣. But since we all know it’s important to prevent gum disease and cavities, many of us [...]
You have probably already started to feel it in your local markets. Six months ago, homes were being swept up within hours, or days of being listed, if they hit the market at all. Today, [...]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) should avoid imposing excessive restrictions on “non-conversational traffic,” CUNA and other organizations wrote to the FCC Wednesday. The comments were filed in response to a proposal involving methods to target [...]
NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger Wednesday wrote to the CFPB to highlight new requests regarding Regulation E and the prospect of future guidance on this topic from the bureau. Berger noted that recent reports, [...]
Amid the instability of the last two years—from rising inflation and market volatility to a looming recession, clogged supply chains and the pandemic—a chasm has formed between consumers and their financial institutions. According [...]
The primary job of any manager is to produce results. Some are better at it than others. There are many reasons for that variation, but one of the most striking is that highly effective managers [...]
This is usually how it works. Just when the world appears to be full of nothing but darkness and despair, the wind shifts and attitudes improve. The same often occurs in the opposite direction when [...]
Growing a customer base is one of the toughest challenges any business will face - and regional banks are no exception to that rule. For many organizations, a good marketing campaign or the opening of [...]
During this time of “are we or are we not in a recession,” banks and credit unions should be focusing on actions that can generate revenue and mitigate potential risks. It’s the job of [...]
The NCUA should amend its field of membership (FOM) rules to make it easier for people to join credit unions and help those institutions grow, the two national industry trade groups told the agency this [...]
If you want a case study in defining your niche, look no further than Oxygen. It’s a FinTech company targeting freelancers and gig workers underserved by other financial institutions. Every piece of their marketing [...]
Inflation is the worst. Too bad it doesn't make our wallets bigger (*ba-dum-tssh). But enough with the bad jokes, let's get serious. Have you ever thought of turning one of your hobbies into a side [...]
Credit unions are, by nature, community-centric institutions. Member-owned and educationally-focused, they financially empower people in their communities and positively impact their quality of life. In contrast to traditional big banks, credit unions have a warm, [...]
