CUInsight Publisher & CEO Lauren Culp is joined by Jim Giacobbe, President & CEO at United Solutions Company for a quick interview with just 3 questions... Three questions: 1. (0:28) What is the future [...]
The banking industry is improving financial inclusion and diversity, but it still has a long way to go. As evidence of that, over half of financial service employees say they wrestle with discrimination at work, [...]
Last week, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) jointly issued letters to landlords and mortgage servicers about protections servicemembers have under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). [...]
Former Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) passed away Tuesday. “Harry Reid was a credit union champion whose leadership made a lasting impact for consumers across the country,” said CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle. During a [...]
Today's look at the top posts from 2021 shifts our focus to leadership. We had a lot of great posts from our community this year, and leadership was obviously a main focus from our contributors. [...]
Relationships aren’t easy. You have to build trust with your partner, feel confident they will honor their commitments, be able to communicate effectively, and hold each other accountable for building a successful life together. [...]
I can’t believe I am going to write the word “COVID” almost two years after it came barreling into our lives. But the fact is…it changed SO much, and sadly…it’s here [...]
New-home sales rose 12.4 percent in November to 744,000 annualized units, while prior months saw a downward revision of 127,000 units. Compared to last year, November sales were 14 percent lower. NAFCU [...]
Having a high-functioning board of directors is essential at any time. It is especially vital in navigating times of economic uncertainty in which many small businesses, families and other credit union customers are coping with [...]
Traditional financial service providers continue to search for ways to maneuver the perilous competitive waters stirred up by fintech providers. The Curql Collective offers a collaborative approach that provides “swim lanes” allowing credit unions to [...]
Each year at YMC we choose a word for the following year. We never throw away the word(s) from previous years, rather we choose a word to build upon for the upcoming year. In [...]
Looking to lend more efficiently at your FI? (Does a bear poop in the woods?) We’ve got you covered! Brian Geary, President of Linear Financial Technologies is an expert in this area, and he [...]
Saying that he has received reports of misconduct at federal financial regulatory agencies, Senate Banking Committee ranking member Sen. Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania is seeking employees willing to blow the whistle on colleagues. “It has [...]
Overdraft (OD) and non-sufficient funds (NSF) fees are once again coming under heavy scrutiny and criticism by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Congress and consumer advocates. While credit unions and banks with under $10 [...]
The pandemic fundamentally changed how consumers use credit cards and the long-term profits financial institutions generate from those cardholders. Consumers allocated some of their stimulus payments to pay down their credit card balances, wiping some $[...]
