If there’s been one constant in 2020, it is uncertainty. From an unprecedented worldwide pandemic to a crushing economic downturn and contentious presidential election, this year has thrown more curveballs than any other in [...]
To illustrate what it means to be agile in your thinking, Francesca Gino told participants of Knowledge & Networking November the story of a chef and sous-chef at a top restaurant in Italy. Simply put, [...]
As we prepare to close 2020 and begin to plan for 2021, credit unions are considering strategies and solutions. Each year in November, lenders from credit unions across the country gather at the CUNA Lending [...]
Eager for action and hot for the game. The coming attraction, the drop of a name. Blowin' and burnin', blinded by thirst, they didn't see the stop sign…took a turn for the worst. – The [...]
As credit union CFOs help guide colleagues and board directors through the different phases of COVID-19, maintaining financial excellence enables greater flexibility, creativity, and purpose-driven decision making. By staying on top of rapidly changing financial [...]
If there was a clear winner in this month’s election, it was cannabis. With strong majority support for ballot initiatives legalizing recreational cannabis in Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota, 15 states will [...]
Here is some good news—we are all more resilient than we think! As a result, we can find ways to thrive over the next few months and well into 2021. That is not to [...]
I was thinking about some of the things that have happened in my life, both the amazing and the not so much fun times. I started daydreaming about the woulda, coulda, shoulda ways the outcome [...]
This article almost didn’t make it to publication. I strongly considered asking the wonderful people at CUInsight if the piece they expected in mid-November could be pushed to a more convenient time. It’s [...]
CUNA supports a Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) risk-assessment process and publication of national anti-money laundering (AML) priorities but cautions against the use of one-size-fits-all regulatory requirements. FinCEN issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [...]
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida Monday provided an update on the Federal Open Market Committee's new strategy framework – adopted in August – to better reflect economic changes and monetary policy approaches. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, [...]
When Candise Taylor interviewed for the position of CEO of $21 million asset Sweetwater Federal Credit Union in Rock Springs, Wyo., in 2017, she made a promise to the credit union board. “I told the [...]
With more members moving to digital banking and a convergence around standard digital experiences, your brand and your branch experiences are becoming much more important differentiators. They represent an opportunity to create deeper connections with [...]
Virtually no aspect of the economy has remained untouched by COVID-19 — and the impacts continue to evolve the payments landscape at a rapid speed. The pandemic has changed our world dramatically and has been a [...]
Columbus United Federal Credit Union ($73.9M, Columbus, NE) is leveraging its relationship with another nonprofit provider of affordable housing to make a difference in their rural corner of the Cornhusker State. Through its work [...]
