What is holding your credit union back from growth?
FEAR! Wait, I know if you’ve read my articles before, you’re likely thinking, “NOT AGAIN!” Stick with me. I want to take a deeper dive into this thing called “fear” and provide some [...]
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Elections hub launches to track credit union champions throughout 2024 election
America’s Credit Unions PAC has launched its Credit Union Elections Hub , a resource to track election results from the primaries through the general election. As of May 13, 133 out of 134 credit union-supported [...]
Unlocking next-level potential
As a market leader in the design + build industry, LEVEL5 knows that a rebrand is so much more than getting a new logo or fresh tagline. When done with strategic foresight, a rebrand is about [...]
How fintech collaboration can be a strategy for success
One third of credit unions see fintech firms as their primary market competitor. Indeed, the innovative, digital nature of fintechs has helped them keep pace with changing consumer demands and provide convenient financial services people [...]
The power of AI—unleashing a new era
Rapid technological advancements have significantly disrupted the Credit Union (CU) industry. While this disruption may initially be perceived as a challenge, it is essential to shift our perspective and view it as an opportunity for [...]
The BCI celebrates Business Continuity and Resilience Awareness Week
Business continuity events and disasters can happen at any moment, be it an outage, a cyberattack, a severe weather event, or a natural disaster. It’s when these crises happen that members often need your [...]
Drafting success: Winning big with the right loan origination system
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Fresh approaches to revenue generation
Pressures on noninterest income are leading finance leaders to seek out new revenue opportunities, says Jeremy Zager, chief financial officer at $2.3 billion asset Dort Financial Credit Union in Grand Blanc, Mich. Zagar will [...]
Strengthening risk management in light of recent bank failures
A nearby house fire caused by the lack of fireproofing might prompt a family to install fire-resistant materials inside their house, update smoke detectors and sprinklers, and perform recurring maintenance to the furnace and any [...]
Despite ruling against the CFPB, banks must prepare alternatives to card late fees
The temporary reprieve from credit card late fee limits proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hangs on a very thin thread. The eleventh-hour decision on May 10 by the U.S. District Court for [...]
Court stops CFPB’s credit card late fees rule
A Texas district court Friday issued a preliminary injunction to stop the CFPB’s credit card late fees rule from taking effect this week. The CFPB finalized the rule in March, capping credit card late [...]
The CUInsight Experience podcast: Tony Hernandez – Multiple voices (#185)
Thank you for tuning in to episode 185 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by Motivosity. Motivosity is all about building [...]
The art of automated decisioning in lending
In this era of efficiency, where the click of a button brings entertainment to your screen, dinner to your door within minutes, and your favorite retail items arrive the same day, time has become an [...]
Congrats, Grad! Now what are you doing with your ENTIRE life?
My only child is graduating high school in a week. One week. Insert ugly mom cry here. If you slow the world down for a moment you can probably hear the cracking of my heart. [...]
Breaking regulatory barriers
Regulatory overreach is a barrier between credit unions and members This week we brought the unified credit union voice to two important hearings in Washington, D.C., as we continue to advocate against regulatory overreach [...]