How to save your money for multiple goals
When creating a budget, it’s important to set specific, achievable goals. Then, you’ll want to prioritize those goals to determine how much you’ll contribute to each one. It’s not enough to [...]
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Three ways to get new consumers (and retain them too)
Your credit union or community bank needs new members or customers. Every new account opened gives you a new opportunity for loan growth. I know it. You know it. But you’re losing consumers instead. [...]
Why it’s important for CUs to investigate DSP advertising
Demand side platform. Real-time bidding. Open internet. Cross-device targeting. Chances are, amid all of the vast and varied responsibilities involved in the day-to-day running of a credit union, you may not be familiar with these [...]
The technology behind rising fraud: What it means for credit unions
Consumer reports of fraud losses to the FTC increased by 70% from 2020 to 2021 (FTC). Technology is the power behind many of these fraud attacks. According to a survey by ID Insight and About-Fraud, [...]
Zoomers: Traditional financial institutions vs. neobanks
Generation Z, or Zoomers, is the only generation that has not experienced life without the convenience of internet connectivity. This fact, along with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, has disrupted the world of traditional financial institutions. [...]
Women’s rights – is banking next?
I’m going to go totally off the rails. This was my first thought when I started writing this piece on June 24th. If you live under a rock or don’t remember what happened [...]
MWCUA, NWCUA merger creates GoWest
The Mountain West Credit Union Association (MWCUA) and Northwest Credit Union Association (NWCUA) is officially GoWest Credit Union Association, as of July 5. MWCUA and NWCUA merged on June 30 and will serve more than [...]
This week: Congress out for holiday, NAFCU prepares for Caucus, CFO Summit, more
Members of Congress are back home in their states and districts this week for the Fourth of July holiday after several eventful hearings and legislative advancements over the last few weeks. NAFCU is gearing up [...]
HR Answers: Why the ‘great resignation’ is really a great opportunity
People across the country are quitting their jobs in record numbers. If you’re a business leader, you’ve undoubtedly had a tense moment or two wondering, “Who’s going to leave my company?” But [...]
PODCAST: Real-time cross-border payments
Payments drive the financial services industry. As the world becomes a more global marketplace, real-time cross-border payments are fast becoming table stakes for financial institutions, regulators, processors, and other third-party stakeholders. This episode of the [...]
How financial institutions can get the most out of their data
In our most recent Data Jam Session, Segmint’s Vice President of Business Development Kent Blacksher hosted a panel to discuss ways that FIs can access relevant insights, keep data secure and use data to [...]
Filling the financial literacy gap for younger generations
Protecting the credit union system is one of the core goals of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), but Chairman Todd M. Harper wants credit unions to know that the NCUA is more than just [...]
Tips for executing your strategic plan from the top
If you need tips for executing your strategic plan, let’s first look at the wrong way to do it. Imagine you’re playing chess. Like any good chess player, you’re thinking three steps [...]
Field of membership expansions during 2022 Q1
Each quarter, the National Credit Union Administration’s (NCUA) Office of Credit Union Resources and Expansion publishes data on changes in federal credit unions’ (FCU) fields of membership (FOM), whether via expansion, conversion, or merger. [...]
The CUInsight Experience podcast: Jill and Randy – Yes or No (#138)
Thank you for tuning in to episode 138 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by Allied Solutions. Allied Solutions is focused [...]