Alternatives Federal Credit Union began 42 years ago when there weren’t great “alternative” financial options for consumers and small businesses. Our founders' innovation and passion to help people has left a lasting legacy that [...]
Welcome to the digital world, where cellphones hold your entire life in its database, tablets have become the new spiral notebooks, and contactless transactions make your day-to-day norms feel like futuristic experiences. The Internet of [...]
These days, many of us look back at the 1970s with an eye toward nostalgia. The decade is now fondly remembered for great music, the Golden Age of television, Studio 54, and in many ways, [...]
On April 29, 2021, Vivint Smart Homes, Inc. (Vivint), a home security and monitoring company, entered into an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), [...]
CUInsight Publisher & CEO Lauren Culp is joined by Matt Good, SVP and General Manager of Elan Advisory Services for a quick interview with just 3 questions... Three questions: (0:42) What are some current [...]
Mark Ranta is our resident payments whiz here at Alacriti. In this interview, we expose ourselves as crypto-heads, and Mark gives some background on how the big payments organizations are fostering adoption and interoperability for [...]
Process improvement initiatives at TruWest Credit Union ($1.4B, Scottsdale, AZ) have historically been a top-down proposition. Although the credit union continuously hunts for ways to reduce friction or gain efficiencies, it was typically senior-level [...]
In the absence of people, there is no brand. Every time I read a credit union mission statement, read website copy, or view a credit union social media page I immediately think about the promise [...]
Responding to racism will be a journey. Nothing in recent history more effectively shows this idea than the events of April 20, 2021. On that day, a jury in Minneapolis found former police officer Derek [...]
Account holder digital expectations are often being driven by innovative fintechs and credit unions have turned to open banking as an effective way to meet this demand through partnerships with third-party providers (TPPs). Open banking [...]
As a millennial approaching the latter half of my 30s, it wasn’t my mortgage, my two kids or my increased spending on eye cream that began to make me feel old: it was when [...]
The U.S. economy saw a 6.4% annualized increase in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in first quarter of 2021, according to CUNA’s latest Economic Update Video. In the video CUNA Senior Economist Jordan [...]
The Federal Reserve's first-quarter senior loan officer opinion survey (SLOOS) revealed that banks have eased lending standards in several areas following a year-long trend of tightening due to the coronavirus pandemic. "Banks are beginning to [...]
It is not entirely surprising that one of the 10 competencies senior staff at $3.6 billion Affinity Federal Credit Union chose for employees to hone their skills in 2021 is “resiliency.” After all, 2020 [...]
Credit unions are challenged more than ever with increased competition and changing market dynamics. To remain competitive and meet member expectations, they need powerful tools to understand and anticipate the motivations of their cardholders. As [...]
