If you watched the Olympics, chances are you saw athletes visualizing how their event would unfold for them – maybe even seeing their lips or arms move as they executed their performance in their mind. You [...]
Assignments to remote African credit unions present interesting lodging arrangements. There are no hotels in places like Senegal’s Ndiaw Ndiaw Village, a six-hour drive from Dakar, into the Sahel Desert. At Ndiaw Ndiaw, I [...]
As an executive, you rely on information from your colleagues to stay informed and make decisions. But, is the information you hear what you “need to hear” or what others might “want you to hear.” [...]
America’s credit unions vehemently oppose any regulation or legislation that would impact the operation of credit or debit cards, CUNA wrote to the Federal Reserve Wednesday. The Fed proposed a rule to require debit [...]
On a seasonally adjusted basis, overall consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in July, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting the overall consumer price index (CPI) grew 5.3 percent over the 12-month period. [...]
Low mortgage interest rates have had a huge impact on credit unions as well as the rest of the financial services sector. The low rates have fueled a refinance boom that continues to this day. [...]
While the Olympics are over, the stories of international sporting lessons are not. These sometimes transcend individual athletic feats and tell of hard-fought life challenges. One of these stories is about the Norwegian Women’s [...]
If you search when checks started being used, you might find a lot of conflicting results. Some scholars argue that evidence of checks can be dated back as far as the 12th century. So with [...]
There has been a great fallacy permeating popular media over the last few years about the credit union movement and its growth through the acquisition of banks. Bank associations have pushed heavily on an inaccuracy ([...]
Digital banking trends are not just growing more popular, digital options and functionality for members are enhancing their member experience and quickly becoming a service expectation. Taking a thoughtful approach to making your member experience [...]
The eldest of Generation Z are now between the ages of 18 and 24. As they have become adults, finances have become more of a reality and concern. With new innovations constantly being introduced, Gen [...]
We're almost two weeks into August and some of you have already sent your children back to school. But for others, that may mean it's time for one final vacation with the family. If you're [...]
The credit union difference – the driving force behind our movement. These are the first words we utter in our thirty-second elevator pitch to answer the age-old question, “What’s the difference between a credit union [...]
Fraud and data security concerns continue to rise at alarming rates across the United States. In 2020, the Federal Trade Commission reported receiving over 2.1 million consumer fraud reports and more than $3.3 [...]
The construction industry is one that’s constantly changing and evolving. Some years, it thrives with new projects filling up the schedule. Others, it struggles to adapt to external pressures and leaves construction companies scrambling [...]
