Last month, Senators Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, introduced legislation to expand the “Durbin Amendment,” which was enacted in 2010 as part of the Dodd-Frank Act. This NAFCU-opposed legislation, the Credit Card Competition [...]
Today’s consumers expect communications to be specific to their individual situation. A one-size-fits-all cookie cutter approach is no longer accepted … and as financial institutions, we do not get a pass on this. Members know [...]
Have you heard of Quiet Quitting? A TikTok video with over 2 million views is trending on the subject and it is making some big waves in the hearts and minds of the workforce. Quiet [...]
If you're not feeling very creative right now, here are a few tips to help you get the ideas flowing… Raise your heart rate: A good workout can do as much for your brain as [...]
Credit Union Awareness™ announced Monday the Your Money Further program is headed to Nevada. This expansion comes four months after relaunching YourMoneyFurther.com – the only resource that connects more consumers directly to credit unions. “Since [...]
The speaker lineup at NAFCU’s 2022 CFO Summit, happening September 20-22 in-person in Annapolis, Md., now includes Mastercard United States Chief Economist Michelle Meyer who will discuss the current state of lending. Meyer’s [...]
My regular readers understand this about me: I try to be funny when I write. My wife likes to say I think I’m funny. I remember my high school band teacher, Mr. Cummins, liked [...]
According to the U.S. Census, women business ownership is on the rise. In 2018, women-owned firms made up only 19.9% of U.S. companies, but their numbers are growing. As someone who works [...]
We live in an uncertain world. Credit unions must deal with increasing levels of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Navigating this environment requires strategic thinking and strategic leadership. Yet in several research studies, senior leaders [...]
The credit union, at its very foundation, has an obligation to include, educate, and be open and transparent with its members. After all, the credit union member is the physical owner and investor in the [...]
Congressional Democrats are calling for federal banking regulators to stiffen rules governing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), but they are not pushing for the legislative changes that would make credit unions subject to the law. [...]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued an interpretive rule (rule) to address digital marketing providers. Financial institutions such as credit unions may use these providers for advertising, which may also help with other [...]
Thank you for tuning in to episode 141 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by Elan Credit Card. Elan partners with [...]
Jane Fonda brought attention to 9-to-5 when she drafted the script for the iconic film in 1978, but it’s so much more than just an entertaining movie: It’s based on true stories from [...]
Record high oil prices and wild fluctuations at the gas pump this summer have made many American consumers ponder trading their traditional gas vehicles for an electric vehicle (or EV, in automotive parlance). But in [...]
