3 things that are killing your Christmas budget
Money can be tight at the end of the year, especially when you’re looking to find just the right gifts for all the people you love. If you’re looking to find a few [...]
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Successful mergers never overlook the power and value of name, brand and culture
One of the greatest challenges to the success of any merger is tackling the early fears, emotions and legitimate concerns of the people whose lives will change significantly: your staff first. Merger success requires finding [...]
What credit union leaders need in 2022: Reality and integrity
“We’ve used ad agencies before. We’ve outsourced our credit union marketing before. Nothing seems to work.” Here’s a dose of reality. You haven’t had someone with the integrity to speak up [...]
Tis the season: Serving the financially underserved
Seasonally, the hope of many during this time of year is to gather with loved ones and adorn our homes with the tinsel and lights that give us all the holiday feelings. Soon, some of [...]
CUNA-League system collaboration, impact highlighted at AACUL conference
With a focus on collaboration for advancing the credit union movement, credit union leagues gathered in Arizona last week for the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL) winter conference. They heard from a notable [...]
NAFCU to NCUA: Tailor budget approach on cost-saving lessons learned during pandemic
NAFCU Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Ann Kossachev Wednesday participated in the NCUA’s public budget briefing to share key credit union feedback on the agency’s 2022- 2023 budget proposal. In her testimony yesterday, [...]
Three CECL considerations for the c-suite
The world is a vastly different place now than when the current expected credit loss accounting standard was first imagined. In 2016, when CECL was introduced by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, many in the [...]
Elevating the digital experience for credit unions
Credit unions over the course of the last few years have been navigating a combination of challenges with digital demands. A critical need for remote work capabilities, an increased demand from members to drive mobile [...]
Time spent on personal finance mobile apps grew the most during year of COVID, fueled by Gen Z
New data in 2021 has shown how consumers have increasingly adapted to mobile apps – financial apps, in particular – during the COVID-19 pandemic. Call it common sense, call it expected, but it speaks volumes for those [...]
Credit unions that lag on digital strategy lose out on member loyalty
For financial institutions of all types — but especially credit unions — the great digital shift has taken on special urgency over the past 18 months. Most of them, at least. PYMNTS/PSCU joint research recently found [...]
Developing an integrated benefits plan to better support employees
There are scores of different kinds of doctors who all specialize in different areas, and we often need to see multiple providers at one time. For example, a woman in her 30s who is trying [...]
Digital, mobile and contactless usage continues to trend upward
While the world is collectively striving for a return to some semblance of normalcy, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shape the U.S., its economy and consumers, as well as the global economic landscape. As [...]
Let’s talk about mental health
We are seeing mental health implications on a global scale. Political unrest, racism, economic injustice, social isolation, and remote work, to name a few. But, unfortunately, as most of us learn to handle our first [...]
5 quick tips for working smarter not harder in 2022
As we close out 2021, many things will change in the new year; there will also be many things that will stay the same. With millions of Americans either working from home, hybrid, or fully [...]
5 CEO considerations for maturing your credit union’s cyber posture
In 2020, $350 million was paid out for ransomware attacks and the average cost of a breach was over $8.5 million. If your credit union is not seriously prioritizing its cybersecurity posture in 2022, [...]