Each year, credit unions use the President’s Day financial services holiday to provide staff training. Even if your training was virtual this year, calculating the cost of this type of training day goes far [...]
Both chambers of Congress are in session this week, and both are expected to consider the $1.9 trillion COVID relief legislation through the budget reconciliation process. The House Budget Committee will mark up its [...]
Existing-home sales rose 0.6 percent in January to a seasonally-adjusted rate of 6.69 million units, representing a 23.7 percent increase in sales versus a year ago. However, in a new Macro Data [...]
A central, single source of truth for data at Texas Trust Credit Union ($1.6B, Arlington, TX) allows marketers to target members on a granular level. It also has revealed surprising new truths. “We thought [...]
It is well known that shoppers tend to behave differently online than they do in brick-and-mortar stores — and this extends to how they choose to pay at checkout. One of the more notable differences is [...]
America Saves Week is here! This week is dedicated to encouraging individuals to take a look at their financials and make a plan to save to improve their financial well-being. The Foundation is proud to [...]
Credit unions have a mission to help struggling members and a need to protect their own viability with prudent underwriting. That’s often seen as a tension, but it doesn’t have to be, say [...]
Happy Monday! My husband and I are obsessed with HBO Max show, The Great Pottery Throw Down, so we decided to take a 10-week pottery class. It is a lot harder than it looks in [...]
Thank you for tuning in to episode 2 of The CUInsight Network, with your host, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. In The CUInsight Network, we take a deeper dive with the thought leaders who [...]
Fraudsters are constantly adapting and searching for new ways to steal both your organizational and member data. This means that credit unions, regardless of size, need to keep up with the best practices and solutions [...]
In 1915, Dr. Carter G. Woodson and a handful of prominent African-Americans, began the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). In 1926, Dr. Woodson and the ASALH sponsored a national “[...]
I’ve been a coach for much of my adult life. One of my greatest joys as my children were growing up was supporting their athletic endeavors as a coach. Through coaching, you can help [...]
NCUA and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are co-hosting a webinar on the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) programs Feb. 23. NCUA and the IRS encourage credit unions, their [...]
As the NCUA Board Thursday received a quarterly briefing on the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF), Chairman Todd Harper said the fund is the agency's top priority for 2021 as it works to [...]
Recently, a friend became the new CEO of a credit union. This is her first opportunity to sit in the corner office. She asked me for advice and I was happy to oblige. I told [...]
