‘I didn’t get here alone’
Donna Bland views Women’s History Month as a time to reflect on the women who came before her, fighting for civil rights, saving lives, breaking barriers, and overcoming obstacles. “I also think about the [...]
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Appreciate, advocate, and align: Lessons from The Great Resignation
What do credit union marketers have to do with employee retention and engagement? A lot, according to Teshia Davis, VP of People at SECU. Teshia joins our Remarkable Credit Union podcast to talk about how [...]
Inflation, interest rates and managing the NCUSIF’s $21 billion portfolio
Last week the Federal Reserve began its long-publicized tightening of monetary policy. The Board raised the overnight fed funds target rate to .25-.50% . Six more raises are planned which would take this rate at [...]
Leaders in Lending | Ep. 50: A fireside chat with Upstart’s CEO, Dave Girouard
Dave Girouard, Co-Founder & CEO at Upstart, believed that young people were "potential rich yet cash poor"—and that dynamic caused them to make poor financial decisions for themselves and the economy as a whole. [...]
THINK22: Why the return of this thought leadership conference matters
The credit union industry’s most talked about event is back. THINK 22, May 2-6 in Chicago, marks the return of Co-op’s flagship live conference after two years of being virtual. For nearly 15 [...]
Supporting your borrowers through an economic downturn
After two years of navigating disruptions to the economy following the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing historic highs and lows in the labor market, cleaning up a global supply chain mess, and making recovery gains, it would [...]
Three ways to use video internally
Marketers talk often about video, video, video. In fact, “use more video” is a recommendation we give 90% of the credit unions who ask us to take a fresh look at their marketing. The reality, [...]
Get to know Gen Z: The next generation of economic influencers
Gen Z is the newest “it” generation on the scene, and their economic power is growing rapidly. By 2030, Gen Z’s income is expected to quintuple and will represent at least 27% of total [...]
Auto refinance: The hidden loan and member growth opportunity for credit unions
With the auto inventory shortage slowing both indirect and direct loan volume, auto refinance presents a great opportunity for lenders to put their excess liquidity to work and grow their auto loan portfolios while improving [...]
Women & money: We need more talk & A LOT more action!
Growing up my mother imparted to me what she believed were the foundations for a healthy financial life. Work hard, pay myself first and never spend more than I made. What my mom didn’t [...]
Treasury should raise awareness of coin slowdown to help circulation
CUNA and other organizations wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Monday to request Treasury’s assistance to reinvigorate coin circulation within the U.S The pandemic has led to decreased circulation of coins over the [...]
NCUA sends letter to credit unions on service facility final rule
The NCUA sent a Letter to Credit Unions Friday discussing the agency’s final rule that modernizes the definition of “service facility” in the Chartering and Field of Membership Manual, which became effective Dec. 27, [...]
Lending Perspectives: When it comes to utilizing data, you must have a plan!
If you’ve read enough of my columns, you should have a sense that I write about things I’m experiencing in the office. That’s intentional! First of all, it makes the writing process [...]
Fraud shifting as online activity increases
Experian’s Future of Fraud Forecast revealed five expectations for 2022. The predictions stem from the fact that the worldwide digital transformation has led to a rapid increase in fraud, with the forecast saying, “fraudsters [...]
View from the board: The foundation to financial success
I recently was blessed to talk to a class at one of our local high schools about Financial Education. We polled the class to see what specifically they were interested in and to my surprise [...]