Chas-ing the past and changing the terms
I hate banks. I have an old Chase credit card that I have had since my college days that I just keep for emergencies. I never use it. It never had a fee. Well Chase’[...]
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The improved FinCEN 314(B): Teaming up to tackle AML/CFT
Money launderers deploy a host of tactics to throw AML specialists off the trail, from investing in businesses and real estate to using a complex array of financial instruments. Often, they move money between multiple [...]
3 questions with United Solutions Company’s Jim Giacobbe
CUInsight Publisher & CEO Lauren Culp is joined by Jim Giacobbe, CEO of United Solutions Company for a quick interview with just 3 questions: (0:30) How is United Solutions helping to solve the needs [...]
Learn the process behind a successful project
Want to learn the secret behind consistently delivering successful projects? We’ve put together a series of articles to give you insight into our process – and this process not only applies to the design-build process [...]
7 things leaders should stop doing
As leaders, we are constantly analyzing what we could be doing better – developing new ideas and cultivating new strategies – especially at the start of a new year or new quarter. We intensely focus on putting [...]
CUInsight Weekly Minute with Robbie Young – February 19, 2021
Welcome to the CUInsight Minute, sixty seconds from our Associate Publisher Robbie Young with our favorite reads from the week. Mentioned: Protecting cardmembers against cybersecurity and fraud threats in the new normal by ELAN As [...]
3 services you should stop paying for
I've mentioned before that there are things you should stop paying for, and that list included a lot of "stuff". But what are some services you should consider discontinuing? In this wild world we're living [...]
How a cloud-based document management system can improve the health of your CU
If you think about it, the sheer volume and sensitivity of data that flows through your credit union in the form of digital and paper-based documents on a daily basis is incredible. One simple account [...]
Credit unions should sell the “why,” not the rates
The commercials during Super Bowl LV did not disappoint and provide meaningful lessons for all brands to follow. From “The Boss” making his first-ever commercial cameo for Jeep to the Brady/Gronk spoof for T-Mobile, [...]
Is your credit union prepared for pandemic-prompted shifts in 2021?
This past year has brought about some game-changing events for the financial services industry, and we will continue to see the impact of these moving forward. For credit unions, digital investments will continue to be [...]
Overdraft proposal would help CUs meet evolving member needs
NCUA’s proposed overdraft policy is part of the agency’s proactivity in adapting rules, regulations, and policies to ensure credit unions can meet evolving needs of their members, CUNA wrote Tuesday. Specifically, the proposal [...]
NAFCU outlines CU relief measures as Senate committee tackles coronavirus response
Ahead of today's Senate Banking Committee hearing to discuss the response to the coronavirus pandemic and relief needed to recover from ongoing circumstances, NAFCU's Brad Thaler highlighted tools and flexibilities that will allow credit unions [...]
Inside Marketing: Valuable marketing visuals
Social distancing and increased usage of digital channels has generated creative new uses for visual communication methods, such as video and infographics. But determining how and when to best leverage video applications requires careful consideration. “[...]
How credit union marketers can prioritize and innovate in 2021
I’d say that this year has gotten off to a bit of a rocky start, wouldn’t you? As turmoil and uncertainty persist as the “new normal,” you’re likely still finding yourself pulled [...]
Connecting head (data) to heart (mission)
The credit union point of differentiation is the credit union hug. The credit union hug is equal parts the seventh cooperative principle, “concern for community,” the credit union “people helping people.” spirit and the cooperative [...]