How to get more revenue from your website: Conversion rate optimization
Imagine you need to add a quart of oil to your car. You pop the hood and grab your funnel. As you start to pour, you realize the funnel has several holes in it—more [...]
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Digital transformation challenges: For your CU & members
Did someone say “digital transformation”? Ok, that was everyone shouting it at the same time. Got it. I’m glad we made that transition. It’s all done by now, I presume? You’ve had, [...]
COVID-19 – Auto industry update, impact on CUs, and how to stay relevant
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the economy with the auto industry and CU auto lending being no exception. March, April, May and June new vehicle sales were down 41%, 60%, 29%, 20% respectively, compared to [...]
PPP lender liability, loan forgiveness should be addressed
Changes to regulations and the creation of new lending programs have, and will continue to help consumers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, CUNA wrote Friday to the House Small Business Committee for its hearing on [...]
NAFCU’s Thaler pushes for simplified PPP forgiveness process
Ahead of today's House Small Business Committee oversight hearing of the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Treasury Department's programs created to help mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, NAFCU's Brad Thaler reiterated the association's [...]
Back to basics: Shopping for settlement service providers (Part 1)
Being stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic, many people have turned to videogames for entertainment. One of the games that is popular in my household is Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the Nintendo Switch. [...]
11 tips to effectively facilitate team discussions
As our businesses reimagine the way we operate in a socially-distanced society, we'll be faced with tough conversations and difficult decisions about the best way to move forward. Leaders must equip themselves with as much [...]
Cybersecurity for a remote workforce: How to protect your CU against COVID threats
Cyberattacks hit the news again this week as Twitter suffered a massive hack aimed at some of the country’s most recognized and wealthiest figures, including Jeff Bezos, Kanye West and Elon Musk. According to [...]
Foundation launches free disaster recovery app for credit unions
The National Credit Union Foundation, in collaboration with PSCU, is excited to announce the launch of a new CUAid Disaster Recovery app to streamline and connect credit union organizations with one another when disasters strike [...]
CUInsight Minute with Lauren Culp – July 17, 2020
Welcome to the CUInsight Minute, sixty seconds from our Publisher & CEO Lauren Culp with the top three of our favorite things from the week. Mentioned this week: The frugal generation: How credit unions can [...]
3 quick steps to take when you lose your job
2020. What a year. The economy is down and unemployment is up. If you’re out of work due to shutdowns and stay-at-home orders, you’re probably more than a little frustrated. If you’re [...]
How the right document management platform delivers data control, access, and security to credit union members
Consumers are increasingly concerned about the security of their sensitive personal information. This is especially true related to financial data—and with good reason, given the prevalence of cybersecurity threats targeting the financial industry. As [...]
2020: The year of perfect vision
Here we are. Just past the mid-point of 2020. 2020, the year of perfect vision. What we have gotten thus far seems like anything but perfect vision. The year began with several tragic events, then [...]
The future of marketing is here . . . and it’s cause marketing
Ethical business is the new way of doing business, and it’s a nonnegotiable. If building a trustworthy brand was important before a global pandemic and national tensions, it’s even more important now. More [...]
CUs must remain in position to help pandemic recovery
CUNA appreciates the pandemic response from the Federal Housing Finance Agency and encourages it to ensure there is consistency between their policies and directives of Congress. CUNA submitted a comment letter to a House Financial [...]