4 steps to kickstart a financial plan in 2022
The start of a new year marks a strategic time to review a financial plan and develop goals to work toward over the next 12 months and beyond. This “fresh start” mentality allows individuals to [...]
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CUNA, state leagues ask NCUA to form reg task force
The Credit Union National Association and state credit union leagues are calling on the National Credit Union Administration to establish a Regulatory Reform Task Force to weed out outdated, unnecessary, and burdensome regulations. The NCUA [...]
3 retail banking trends the industry still isn’t getting right
As much as traditional financial institutions have been changing their methods and adapting to new developments, there’s a good deal that they still need to do, and some unmet challenges are reaching the critical [...]
CU Change Makers: A new podcast sponsored by Banking on Experience
We couldn’t be more thrilled about what episode 88 entails! This month, a new podcast series called CU Change Makers makes its debut, sponsored by CRMNEXT’s Banking on Experience. And co-hosting this exciting [...]
Three things we can learn from Linda Bodie and Element Federal Credit Union
Way back in 2006 I wrote my first book. I was busy on the speaker circuit preaching the gospel of “brand” and I like to tell a lot of stories in the process. My audiences [...]
2022 – We are still standing
History teaches us something about ourselves. We are reminded that we have endured challenges in the past. History gives us examples of successes and failures. We see heroism from unlikely characters and missed opportunities from [...]
Small credit union lenders – kicking ass and taking names
According to CUNA Mutual’s Credit Union Trends Report – December 2021, credit union consumer loan growth peaked at 10.5 percent in 2016. It has decreased annually since then, reaching 5.9 percent in 2021. [...]
Women in leadership positions in credit unions: Women mean business!
Whether you are a man in business or selling to women, or a woman selling to or being sold to, we are all working with a market that influences over 80% of all consumer purchasing [...]
FHFA director nomination hearing scheduled this week
The House and Senate are back in session this week and will consider various legislation. The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee will conduct a nomination hearing on Sandra Thompson to be Director of [...]
Treasury sends $1B in rental aid funds to high-demand areas
The Treasury Department announced Friday that it will allocate more than $1.1 billion in Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) funds to states and cities that spent the first round of aid quickly due to the [...]
Cryptocurrency 101
While cryptocurrency has existed for more than a decade, there’s still room for credit unions to be involved in these digital assets, which now exceed $2 trillion in value, says Larry Pruss, senior vice [...]
Top 3 priorities for reducing ransomware attack risk heading into 2022
With the hybrid workforce growing exponentially over the past twenty-four months, organizations have seen a drastic rise in ransomware attacks. Malicious emails are up 600% since March 2020, the average cost to recover from a [...]
How to avoid burnout early in your career
Let’s be real here… Burnout is a problem no matter your seniority! But there’s a reason why I’m focusing on early career professionals in this post… They haven’t had the time [...]
5 spending predictions for 2022
Though 2021 ended on a note of uncertainty as COVID concerns continued to disrupt consumers’ travel, shopping, and return to work plans, there is hope the current surge will begin to wane over the coming [...]
Consumer groups to CFPB: Issue tough small business lending rule
A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule to require financial institutions to report data on their lending to minority-owned and women-owned businesses should include as many banks and credit unions as possible, with the information easily [...]