CEFCU ($7.1B, Peoria, IL) found the right person to meld the qualitative and quantitative aspects of running a credit union. Jennifer Flexer has been on the leading edge of internet technologies and even hand-entered [...]
The cooperative model is rooted in inclusion and access. Why, then, does our country’s credit union industry, and the broader cooperative movement, remain primarily white? It’s a question that many people in this [...]
The process of reviewing appraisals for commercial loans is an important aspect of due diligence that is not always given thorough consideration. Appraisal reviews can serve many important purposes, but our focus here will be [...]
Credit Union women have blazed the DEI trail as a worldwide movement for over 12 years with an extremely relevant purpose – advancing economic stability through diversity, equity and inclusion. This DEI movement takes on all [...]
You think you know that the team leader you just hired will be a great asset to the company. The candidate writes well, knows every MS Office application inside and out, arrives at every appointment [...]
The advocacy challenge ahead is maintaining progress and taking advantage of opportunities in a different political environment, wrote CUNA Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan in Credit Union Times this week, as CUNA prepares for its [...]
According to the Small Business Administration's most recent paycheck protection program (PPP) data, roughly 300,000 loans were made during the week ending Feb. 21. There have been 1.9 million loans approved in 2021, [...]
Necessity is the mother of invention, and 2020 only reinforced the proverb. While banking trends mostly followed predictions, the pandemic drove them at an accelerated rate that has created a foundational change. Digital banking is [...]
World Council recently issued its 2021 Global Regulatory Update. It is designed to look ahead or prognosticate on what the main regulatory issues will be for credit unions. This year was particularly difficult to compile, [...]
Of all the credit unions on a digital transformation journey, the ones led by a team that is excited about the possibilities of analytics have a huge leg up. You can feel the difference. There’[...]
At its February meeting last week, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board approved a final rule that provides federally insured credit unions (FICUs) with more flexibility in determining when a share account can be [...]
Not to be rude and bring up 2020, but before we can put the year fully behind us and move on for good, you’ve got one last task to tackle—filing your 2020 taxes. [...]
2020 has been one heck of a year, and credit unions across the country have spent an immense amount of energy and focus trying to serve their member’s needs under the constraints of COVID-19. [...]
I love underdogs in sports. Loveable losers. Longshots. When actual victories aren’t at hand, underdogs represent the best qualities—personality, spirit, and gumption. While there are many soul-lifting moments in sports underdog history, allow [...]
America’s credit unions have never been more resilient, and perhaps never more necessary than now. In the past year when Americans faced multiple crises, credit unions had their back, and proved their “People Helping [...]
