NAFCU Vice President of Legislative Affairs Brad Thaler wrote to the Senate Banking Committee ahead of its hearing to review the President’s Working Group (PWG) on Financial Markets’ report on stablecoins, cautioning the committee [...]
Coming up with extra money to pay the bills, manage crises, boost savings, accelerate your retirement savings or perhaps even finance a dream vacation isn’t as hard as it seems. Even before the Great [...]
The trend to more fragmentation of consumers’ banking relationships continues, creating a much more complex environment than used to be the case. A Phoenix Synergistics survey exploring loyalty trends in banking revealed that even satisfied [...]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past two years, you’re probably aware that we’re in a historically hot seller’s market for homes. In fact, current housing inventory is [...]
What a game, what a halftime show and what about those commercials! I’ll be honest: I watch the Super Bowl more for the commercials than for the game (even though I’m a huge [...]
Is retirement on your doorstep? Are you recently retired? Here are some considerations and tips as you wade into the retirement waters. An important step to gearing up for retirement is figuring out all your [...]
Podcast Episode 15: The FIGROW team discusses the cost of rebuilding your bank or credit union website and creating a fully functioning "digital branch". What's the difference? A website is like a digital brochure, but [...]
When the need to train a new employee comes along, there is one thing to remember: An employee who feels properly trained is more likely to adjust to their new gig. Here are three things [...]
From the exponential growth of digital apps and their usage by credit union members to increased cybersecurity concerns and requirements along with the accelerated evolution of traditional services to meet consumer expectations and compliance needs, [...]
We like to think we focus on the human side of things when it comes to lending. We know it’s personal. And we know it’s what’s keeping a whole lot of people [...]
Recently, I was at an event speaking on talent retention and this thought popped in my head: As leaders what are you willing to give up or reimagine (create) to retain talent? The question sparked [...]
The Senate will consider legislation to fund the federal government past Feb. 18 this week, while the House will hold a committee work week. The House passed a continuing resolution last week to fund the [...]
NAFCU’s Kaley Schafer wrote to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Friday in response to a request for information (RFI) regarding the review of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regulations and guidance. Of note, the [...]
The board shouldn’t be “in the weeds” of analyzing possible board portal products. But the board can help management with product selection by setting out its vision and needs for what it would like [...]
As I watch the Olympics, I am in awe of the skill of the athletes that compete at such a high level. While the media tends to focus only on the best of the best, [...]
