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244 credit unions received $401.8 million in awards through CDFI RRP

244 credit unions received $401.8 million in awards through CDFI RRP

Yesterday, the Department of Treasury announced community development financial institutions (CDFIs) awards from its Rapid Response Program (RRP) and 244 credit unions received $401.8 million in grants. The grants will be made via Treasury’[...]

Want to succeed? Be selfish

Want to succeed? Be selfish

I wish I had known about credit unions sooner in my career, and that’s partly why I’m so passionate about this movement. As a college senior, I needed a part-time job that fit [...]

What’s in a name: Vice President Of Strategic Management

What’s in a name: Vice President Of Strategic Management

When Gulf Winds Credit Union ($969.6M, Pensacola, FL) decided to sharpen its strategy surrounding performance and impact, the right manager was already in place. In January 2020, the Panhandle cooperative promoted Jonathan Dubuc from [...]

Helping hands for ERM

Helping hands for ERM

Not every credit union has the expertise or financial capability to build its own risk management department. In that case, they can turn to a third party for assistance. At CUES Supplier member Rochdale Paragon [...]

How your credit union can join the fight for financial inclusion

How your credit union can join the fight for financial inclusion

The fight for greater financial inclusion and stability in America has begun millions of consumers following the pandemic that has pervaded industries, neighborhoods, and families in the most fundamental ways. According to Pew Research in [...]

Ransomware: Terrorizing the cyber streets

Ransomware: Terrorizing the cyber streets

As the world begins to redefine and establish a new normal after lockdown, cyberattacks are not letting up. From attacks on small businesses to the latest Colonial Pipeline attack, ransomware continuously presents itself as a [...]

3 Questions with Nymbus CUSO’s John Janclaes

3 Questions with Nymbus CUSO’s John Janclaes

CUInsight Publisher & CEO Lauren Culp is joined by John Janclaes, President at Nymbus CUSO for a quick interview with just 3 questions... Three questions: 1. (0:38) After nearly two decades at Partners FCU, [...]

Spring 2021 CFPB Rulemaking Agenda

Spring 2021 CFPB Rulemaking Agenda

On June 11, the regulators released their Spring 2021 Rulemaking Agendas, which helps inform what the agencies are planning to review and finalize in 2021. The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) also released a blog, [...]

APIs: Integrate and innovate

APIs: Integrate and innovate

Payments innovation and APIs come hand in hand. But having APIs is no longer enough. To ensure APIs result in a usable and viable service or product, they must be well-documented. In fact, the documentation [...]

NAFCU-sought items for CECL, FOM, more on spring reg agendas

NAFCU-sought items for CECL, FOM, more on spring reg agendas

Administrative agencies – including the NCUA and CFPB – have released their spring regulatory agendas, which feature several items that NAFCU has been advocating for, as well as others that have already been introduced or included on [...]