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What comes after the “Great Moderation”?

What comes after the “Great Moderation”?

Discussions about regime change usually occur in a geopolitical context when one country’s leaders seek to replace their counterparts in another. But emergence of regimes and changes associated therewith occur in many settings, including [...]

Creating a culture that rocks

Creating a culture that rocks

A little girl wearing a princess dress approaches a counter to buy an ice cream cone. When she nears the counter, the man working the register bows and announces her arrival. The rest of the [...]

CFPB releases report documenting rural banking issues

CFPB releases report documenting rural banking issues

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued a report titled, Data Spotlight: Challenges in Rural Banking Access (report), documenting the challenges rural communities in America face relating to access to financial services. The CFPB [...]

Navigating risk: Lending in tough times

Navigating risk: Lending in tough times

Inflation, rising interest rates and the end of financial stimulus mean that no topic is more top of mind for credit union leaders than potential turbulence in the macroeconomic environment. While these conditions have led [...]

The 5 people who make you better

The 5 people who make you better

Three things that will positively improve your life:  The right people. The right people. The right people. When I posted this on social media, it got a huge response. Then, something curious happened. My DMs [...]

What GA4 means to CUs

What GA4 means to CUs

If you deal with your website’s analytics, you’ve probably heard some buzz about Google Analytics 4, known as “GA4” by all the cool kids. GA4 is certainly an improvement over the older versions [...]

Broadening access to Reserve Bank accounts raises concern

Broadening access to Reserve Bank accounts raises concern

CUNA submitted a letter to the Secretary for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Ann Misback on Friday in response to the Board’s proposed guidelines for evaluating account and services requests. CUNA [...]

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NCUA Board briefed on cybersecurity updates, DEI program

The NCUA Board Thursday met for two briefings, one on the NCUA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Program, and the other on cybersecurity. On the NCUA’s DEI program, the Board discussed two new [...]

PODCAST: Rethinking credit union mergers

PODCAST: Rethinking credit union mergers

Over the past several decades, mergers have reshaped the competitive and cultural balance of the credit union system. Small  credit unions have become increasingly endangered as technological advances and marketplace growth have made scale increasingly [...]

Raise your shade, raise some money for CMNH and NCUF

Raise your shade, raise some money for CMNH and NCUF

Back by popular demand, CO-OP is launching another #ShadesUpforKids campaign to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the National Credit Union Foundation. What is #ShadesUpforKids? Co-op Chief Experience Officer Samantha Paxson doesn’[...]