Do you love books that make you smarter? Do you want your members to be smarter about their finances? Okay, this sounds like an ad. Let's start over. If you're looking for some good personal [...]
I listened to the CUInsight podcast featuring Tarrant County’s Credit Union CEO, Lily Newfarmer recently and at the end, when Randy does his rapid fire questions he asked her what book she would recommend. [...]
I recently had the opportunity to slow down just a bit and give some thought to what I admire about several of the leaders in our credit union movement. These leaders are probably names that [...]
NCUA and other federal financial regulators issued a joint rule finalizing significant changes to Flood Insurance Questions and Answers made by the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability [...]
The House Wednesday passed H.R. 5911, the Fair Hiring in Banking Act, by a 329-88 vote. The bill, originally introduced by Senator Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. and led in the House by Rep. Joyce [...]
As we continue marching towards final adoption of the Fair Accounting Standards Board’s ASC-326 (a.k.a., current expected credit loss, or CECL for short) in January 2023, community banks and credit unions are [...]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released its Supervisory Highlights covering issues arising during examinations between July 2021 and December 2021. The CFPB issues the Supervisory Highlights twice a year to provide insight on [...]
LendKey has observed consumer demand for student loan refinancing is up 23% year over year for newly approved applications compared to the same time last year. Credit unions can put their excess liquidity to work [...]
One of the unexpected issues the first Apollo mission encountered had nothing to do with the mission itself. Instead, it was the ability of astronauts to obtain adequate life insurance. They needed a creative solution [...]
CUInsight Publisher & CEO Lauren Culp is joined by Seth Brickman, CEO at QCash Financial CUSO for a quick interview with just 3 questions... Three questions: 1. (0:32) Tell us a little bit about [...]
As the banking and financial services industries at large continue to onboard the latest digital products, the pressure continues to build on credit union cooperatives everywhere to keep pace and deliver new mobile services in [...]
It’s safe to say that the United States Postal Service (USPS)’s banking pilot has not been a hit. The USPS reported Tuesday that between January 1 and March 30, just one person used [...]
May 2nd was a big day for the National Credit Union Foundation because it was the start of our first in-person Development Education (DE) program since 2019. It was thrilling to be face to face [...]
I recently came across an emotional and powerful video of a Vietnam Veteran returning home after his Honor Flight. Hundreds of active-duty men and women standing in silent salute lined up in dress uniform to [...]
I was raised by very kind, extraordinarily gritty, and determined Midwesterners. They expected me to give my best and do the hard things first before enjoying a bit of fun. My mom taught high school [...]
