How to go digital, stay personal
1. Go digital and engage with younger generations Millennials and Generation Z are not so different: they both share the need for a financial partner that can help them organize money, while pacing with an [...]
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13 finance experts’ tips to help business owners prepare for retirement
Founding and owning a successful business doesn’t necessarily insulate someone from potential financial difficulties. Indeed, balancing the needs of the business with personal financial needs can be an ongoing challenge. And like everyone else, [...]
Make your content more shareable with these 6 steps
You have a brand, and you have a marketing strategy in place to get your message out to the masses. If you’re like many of us, what you don’t seem to have, unfortunately, [...]
Barbara Mahoney on leadership
In August 2020, after spending 13 years at Leominster Credit Union ($815.9M, Leominster, MA), John O’Brien announced he would end his nearly eight-year-stint as CEO on Nov. 30. To take the helm after [...]
How long does bankruptcy stay on your credit report?
If you’ve made the hard choice to file for bankruptcy, you may be wondering about the impact on your credit. Specifically, how long does bankruptcy stay on your credit report? As you’ll see [...]
Evaluating the implementation of a DMS for your credit union?
For credit unions evaluating the implementation of a document management system (DMS), one of the key considerations is the return on investment of making the decision. As with any technology investment, a DMS must provide [...]
Tips to keep your credit union’s social media on track
How many times has your credit union’s social media engagement been stopped and re-started? Has your team been able to keep a consistent cadence of posts? If not - do not worry, you’re [...]
The energy within your zone of genius
We all have a zone of genius built inside of us. It’s called “strengths.” For managers and leaders, these inherited strengths are natural to spot in others. After all, you’ve invested a lot [...]
Chart your new next
The indicators are everywhere. The COVID crisis, depending on your perspective, is over or at least quickly receding. The economy is mostly open or at least opening. Consumer confidence is at its highest level since [...]
Using data and insights to drive growth in banking PODCAST
Jim Marous: Hello and welcome to banking transform solutions, a new podcast that provides financial institutions insight into marketplace solutions that can help organizations for the digital banking transformation. I'm your host Jim Marous founder [...]
CUNA writes to CFPB about proposed delayed effective date for recent debt collection rules
CUNA submitted a comment letter on Wednesday in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposal to delay the implementation date of the Debt Collection Final Rule. The Bureau has proposed to delay [...]
NAFCU to NCUA: Modernization, reforms needed to ensure healthy industry
NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger wrote the NCUA Board Tuesday detailing several of the association's priorities to ensure credit unions can effectively support members recovering from the coronavirus pandemic while maintaining the integrity and [...]
Adapting your credit union’s collection approach to a post-pandemic world
As we come out of the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to adapt to changing economic conditions, it is difficult to predict when, or how quickly, a member’s financial picture will recover. Even after rounds [...]
How to create a compelling brand personality
If you want to win at content marketing, you need to create a compelling brand personality and deploy it across your various content platforms. While a compelling brand personality is an outgrowth of a similarly [...]
Fintech-bank hybrids are the future of banking
Few recent banking trends have been as well documented as the accelerated shift to digital. Accenture Research has found that the percentage of consumers who say they use mobile banking at least weekly rose from [...]