COVID-19 is changing the way we do business and how we handle our personal lives. This year, we’ve seen both a global pandemic and record high home sales. How has the real estate industry [...]
From economic stimulus payments to unemployment benefits, criminals are thriving on unparalleled opportunities for fraud during the COVID-19 crisis. With over 189M stolen through COVID-19-related fraud as of November 2020, criminals deploy a variety of [...]
"Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to our eyes. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow strong or weak; and at last some crisis shows what [...]
Credit unions and their members are gradually coming to terms with the rules of engagement for life after Covid-19. The amount of business transformation and adaptation that has occurred since March 2020 has been truly [...]
Hoeg & Company, Ltd. has completed its review of the U.S. Credit Union Industry for Q3 2020 YTD and named the 50 most Operationally Efficient and 50 most Operationally Effective institutions nationally. The review [...]
The NCUA Board released its monthly meeting schedule for 2021 Tuesday. The board meeting calendar is posted to the NCUA’s website along with the agendas, which are available one week in advance of each [...]
As the House prepares to consider the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), NAFCU Vice President of Legislative Affairs Brad Thaler urged the chamber to support and pass the important piece of legislation. [...]
Over the last decade, the number of credit unions has declined by approximately 30%; however, mergers dwindled during the first few quarters of 2020 as the many uncertainties forced CUs to focus on internal operational [...]
Financial Education. Most of us could all use a whole lot more of it. But, in today’s world of online information overload (and limited in-person contact), what’s the best way for financial institutions [...]
Branding in 2021 is not going to look massively different than branding in previous years…it will just be about a thousand times more critical that you get it right. In the current market environment, [...]
Core processing systems handle a vast volume of data each and every day. Credit unions have to store that data somewhere, and the pandemic has made securing such confidential information more complicated. The rush to [...]
Given the current low-rate environment, I’ve again been getting some questions on “negative rates” and the impact they would have on financial institutions, and more specifically interest rate risk modeling. We’ve all heard [...]
Remarkable Credit Union · Maximum Impact: How to Reimagine Your Credit Union's Product Strategy Want to make a meaningful difference in your community? Maybe it’s time to align your impact strategy with your product and [...]
With the recession continuing, it’s more important than ever to focus on your credit union’s growth – so you can thrive, not just survive. At NAFCU’s Virtual Strategic Growth Conference, February 17 – 18, [...]
Emotions play a huge role in shaping member experience. Emotions influence members’ desire to buy or not to buy, what they remember and share about their experiences, and, most importantly, whether they will be loyal [...]
