For credit unions to have a meaningful impact on members and communities, they must first focus on the people who directly serve those members and communities. For that reason, the first section of Callahan’s [...]
Cecilia Muñoz had worked as the director of intergovernmental affairs for President Barack Obama for three years when she was promoted to director of domestic policy and something happened that made her doubt her [...]
You’ve done whatever it takes to provide your members with the best possible service—even during the pandemic. So has NAFCU. Our 2021 accomplishments for credit unions reveal the incredible service and value you [...]
Credit unions provide their members and communities with broad economic benefits. How large have these benefits been over time? To begin to answer that question, CUCollaborate compared (1) the interest rates shown in the National [...]
Considering an investment in a customer relationship management (CRM) technology at your credit union? Smart choice! CRMs can be an invaluable tool that allows you to tap into member and prospect data and ensures you’[...]
The Misery Index is an economic metric created during the Johnson administration to demonstrate the general feeling of consumers in the US economy. Simply, it is calculated by adding the Inflation Rate to the Unemployment [...]
NCUA issued a Letter to Credit Unions (21-CU-13) reminding all federally insured credit unions the final final subordinated debt rule becomes effective Jan. 1, 2022. The final rule amends various parts of the NCUA’s [...]
The Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday issued the October Jobs Report which revealed non-farm payrolls increased by 531,000 last month. Of note, August and September job gains were revised upward by a combined 235,[...]
Creating a web of prevention, detection, and prediction is the best defense against fraud. In some cases, it will require slight tweaks to an existing fraud strategy to prevent massive losses. In other cases, a [...]
A CEO recently told me that credit unions need to talk more about Financial Well-Being for All. We need to be more present, more consistent, to ensure it remains at the forefront of our movement. [...]
If you feel like debt is weighing you down, but you want to build up some savings, too, you’re not alone. Our quarterly Consumer Pulse shows that, despite challenges to household budgets, some people [...]
Let’s start off with a simple question: What type of data does your business store? A. Client or donor information B. Internal proprietary data C. Financial Data D. Trade Secrets E. Sensitive or Classified [...]
Mood or mode? Did you know both words share the same root word? Modality. A modality is the way or mode in which something exists or is done. I point this out because it’s [...]
On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published its awaited vaccine mandate for employers with 100+ employees. This interim final rule, published as an Emergency Temporary Standard, goes back to a [...]
Thank you for tuning in to episode 123 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by CUES. CUES is the leading talent [...]
