Current strategies in improving member financial health have centered around education and literacy that are mainly focused on a member’s income level and are usually presented in a lecture-based structure. Now is the time [...]
Access to ever-increasing amounts of data can cause anxiety, and sometimes action paralysis. Many marketing professionals ask, “Is there more data I could look at before making a decision?” While large amounts of data may [...]
Research illustrates that businesses that don’t let up on their branding and communications during a recession come out the other side far better off than those that do. In fact, International of Business and [...]
So here we go again! Rising interest rates, threat of inflation, and consumer demand and spending starting to decline. You know what that means? Yes, it is time once again to focus on fee income. [...]
Thirty-one credit union-friendly candidates won their primary races in Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Washington Tuesday. Credit Union Legislative Action Council (CULAC) and state leagues have backed 255 credit union champions with a 97% success [...]
Senators Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., and Mark Warner, D-Va., Monday introduced S. 4698, the Improving Cybersecurity of Credit Unions Act, which would give the NCUA additional authority to examine credit unions’ third-party vendors. [...]
There is no such thing as a perfect choice when it comes to partnering with a third-party vendor, according to Daniel Loritz, Esq., managing partner, Okun Loritz LLP, a Glendale, California-based law firm that represents [...]
Teaching leadership at credit unions can unlock strategic success, buttress succession planning, and build key bench strength at all levels throughout an organization. Although credit unions have training programs to onboard new employees and develop [...]
Back to school season often comes too quickly for parents (and kids). You’re still enjoying the last warm, leisurely moments of summer, and suddenly it’s time to start buying school supplies, setting alarms, [...]
When a company or organization dies, one commonality among the majority is comfort. As I type this, I’m mighty comfy sitting in my plant room in my vintage Woodard rocking chair overlooking my garden. [...]
Economic headwinds keep mounting as fears of a looming recession grow stronger. The blockbuster June CPI report that put inflation at 9.1% blew the doors off economists’ best previous estimates and sent shockwaves through [...]
Digital advertising is a given for any business in the world today, but how can credit unions connect the right products to their existing members and grow their member base? Today’s guest Michael Hostetler, [...]
As rare as it is in baseball, the Triple Play is the new power play for credit unions competing with big-pocketed banks. It delivers greater home team advantage to credit unions by allowing them to [...]
Known for their member-centric approach, credit unions have a long-standing reputation for transparency, fairness and their fierce commitment to doing what’s right for their members. This reputation is rarely disputed, but it doesn’t [...]
I have no business being in marketing. I didn’t go to college to study marketing. I was a serving wench at a fish-n-chips restaurant all through high school. And when I graduated, I got [...]
