The final fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was released Thursday by the conference committee with NAFCU-fought wins for credit unions: It doesn't include the harmful provision that would have treated banks the [...]
The 2020 presidential election is over. We have a new president-elect, and for the first time in the history of the United States a vice president-elect who is a woman. We should be shouting from [...]
Commerce, business, the stock market and free trade were all built on our ability to sell things to each other. This is why the credit union marketing function is so incredibly important. Marketing teams work [...]
On November 20, 2020, the Federal Reserve along with the FDIC and OCC published an interim final rule to mitigate the costs to banks of crossing asset-based regulatory thresholds sooner than expected. Just in time [...]
Pumpkin spice season may be in full swing, but winter is coming! As we head toward colder weather, what can you do to help ensure your home and family are safe and snug when Santa [...]
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, each of our companies have been tasked with meeting unprecedented challenges. We've had to make tough decisions, ask more of our employees than we ever have, and continue to provide the [...]
When Diane Krieger started at Bethpage Federal Credit Union ($10.0B, Bethpage, NY) nearly two decades ago, one of the cooperative’s values was “learning.” For Krieger, who is now the vice president of organizational [...]
Welcome to the CUInsight Minute, sixty seconds from our Publisher & CEO Lauren Culp with our favorite reads from the week. Mentioned: Creating impact through well-being by TANSLEY STEARNS, CANVAS CREDIT UNION Last weekend, as [...]
There are exactly THREE weeks until Christmas. WHAT?? Yes, you read that correctly. If you haven’t finished your shopping, it’s time to get your sleigh in gear. If you’ve still got some [...]
The current economic crisis marks an inflection point where the world will never resemble what it was. Many consumers and their families are shaken by the financial impacts of unemployment and disruptions to their daily [...]
Gone are the days where consumers are restricted to local credit unions or driven by product differentiation. Consumers have more choices of credit unions and other financial institutions now than ever before and are not [...]
According to Business Insider, 82% of start-up businesses close down due to a lack of cash flow. Entrepreneurs who want to avoid being a part of that statistic need to have a plan in place [...]
CUNA Senior Economist Jordan van Rijn discusses the latest on the pandemic’s economic impact, as well as the effects next year of an incoming Biden administration in CUNA’s latest Economic Update video. As [...]
During yesterday's NCUA Board 2021-2022 budget briefing, NAFCU Chief Economist and Vice President of Research Curt Long thanked the board for its budget transparency and stakeholder engagement, and encouraged the agency to "continue to find [...]
For years, I’ve heard speakers at industry conferences tell credit union leaders that they have to “tell a better story.” I’d sit there thinking, “What does that even mean?” I became really frustrated [...]
