“Black women are the most educated demographic in the U.S. when you look at the number of associate and bachelor degrees earned. But for a number of reasons, their education levels and the financial [...]
Publisher’s Note: CUInsight is hosting a free webinar Wednesday, March 24th titled, 5 Ways to Transform Your Credit Union with Texting. We hope you’ll join us! Register here. The growth in credit unions [...]
The National Association of Latino Credit Unions and Professionals (NLCUP) congratulates the Board of Directors of the Credit Union Association of New Mexico for the naming of Juan Fernandez Ceballos as its new president/CEO. [...]
Ahead of a House Appropriations subcommittee oversight hearing today on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), NAFCU's Brad Thaler reiterated the association's concerns with postal banking and argued credit unions are well positioned to achieve [...]
I recently had a first-time asset/liability committee meeting with a new client. The meeting was scheduled for 90 minutes, with the idea it would give us enough time to establish appropriate perspective and focus, [...]
Four years ago, I was forced to attend a one-hour workshop at my high school. The teacher walked in and started droning on: “Today, we’ll learn about budgeting, saving, and investing…” Most of my [...]
The pandemic has quickly pushed the payments world toward the direction of “hands-off.” The rise of contactless payments and digital banking will attest to that. But that doesn’t mean banks can leave consumers to [...]
February was another great month for DCUC! We enjoyed broadcasting our successful Defense Matters Forum. We were featured in the opening session of the CUNA GAC. We sponsored the NCUF Celebration, spoke with the Cooperative [...]
Normally, it can be difficult to recognize major societal shifts as they’re happening. The smartphone revolution, for example, evolved as cell phone technology improved in the early 2000s. As a society adjusting to the [...]
Effective strategic planning events are one of the main differentiators between underperforming credit unions and healthy, growing credit unions. However, making an event effective requires more than simply showing up and putting some dreams on [...]
It’s widely recognized in the payments industry that attempted fraud incidences increase during times of crisis, and the coronavirus pandemic is the latest example of this. We’ve seen a year over year increase [...]
Growing consumer interest in digital banking services—combined with the necessity to modify normal in-person operations during the past 12 months—has caused a major change in the way credit unions connect with members. Over [...]
Loan participations have become an increasingly important tool for credit unions, allowing them to manage their balance sheets and generate additional income. Naturally, when parties are conducting a participation sale, the sale often hinges upon [...]
Hoeg & Company, Ltd. has completed its review of the U.S. Credit Union Industry for Business Quality and Operational Efficiency in 2020 and named the 50 credit unions with the best Business Quality and [...]
Zogo, a gamified financial literacy app that helps credit unions educate, engage and attract Gen Z, has been selected as the newest CUNA Strategic Services (CSS) alliance provider. The collaboration will allow credit unions to [...]
