Where people work best is a hotly debated topic today, but there’s an aspect of the issue that is often left out of conversations. Across the industry, across organizations, and even across individual departments, [...]
A strong rationale for credit unions to merge is as a means of achieving growth. However, mergers are certainly not the only way to grow. Credit unions also can achieve growth organically by adding new [...]
A tsunami of deposits has flooded financial institutions during the COVID pandemic. However, as the economy begins to recover, financial institutions are slowly getting back to growth mode. Even though financial institutions continue to feel [...]
CUNA Senior Economist Dawit Kebede issued the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s October Jobs Report: “The job market showed strong growth in October, as expected, after two months of disappointing performance. [...]
NAFCU, along with over 80 trade associations, Thursday sent a letter to CFPB Director Rohit Chopra urging for an extension to the Bureau’s 90-day comment period for its section 1071 proposed rule. The group [...]
People need new ways to think about and talk about diversity. Leaders need new skills to enable equity and inclusion in the workplace. And organizations need scalable ways to ensure that their diversity and inclusion [...]
As part of its “Navigating and Understanding the End of Pandemic-Era Homeowner Protection Programs” (21-CU-09, blogged about here), the NCUA published a set of FAQs regarding the end of COVID-19 forbearance programs and foreclosure and [...]
To start, let’s keep it simple. Think of the gateway as a helpful tool that you, your customers, or your employees can use to approve or decline a transaction, which triggers your payment processor [...]
Reported fraud continues to increase in frequency, complexity, and severity. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) the top 5 types of scams include: Imposter scams, fake internet services, false prizes/sweepstakes, lotteries, and fraudulent [...]
On a recent World Council of Credit Unions webinar leading up to the G20 conference in Rome, Italy, CUNA’s Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan offered a reminder to credit union [...]
Nature never fails to teach us life lessons in all ways, shapes, and forms. Just like the natural world adapts to constant changes, so should our organizations. When it comes to organizational leadership, transformational opportunities [...]
Mentioned: Social Security: Answers to two basic questions by SECURIAN FINANCIAL People approaching retirement usually have two questions about Social Security: “Will it be there for me?,” and “When should I start taking Social Security [...]
If the holiday season has crept up on you, then I bet you haven’t started your holiday shopping yet (I haven't bought anything, nor even looked). If you’re in need of a few [...]
Regulatory compliance seems to get more complicated – and more expensive – every year. Attracting and retaining qualified compliance staff is also becoming more complicated and expensive. As a result, there’s a growing trend for credit [...]
Many consumers and small businesses have been vocal in opposing a new proposed law that would require banks and credit unions to send savings and checking account data to the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) if [...]
