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How COVID-19 has elevated the role of debit and checking

How COVID-19 has elevated the role of debit and checking

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the performance of debit has served as a bright spot for credit unions. While its usage suffered initially under stay-at-home orders, its recovery has been impressive. Recently, Visa’s Executive Vice [...]

What is a lead magnet? And why do you need one?

What is a lead magnet? And why do you need one?

Do you worry that your website doesn’t do a good job of turning prospects into sales leads? Would you like to keep visitors coming back after their initial visit? What you might need is [...]

Predictive analytics in play at BCU

Predictive analytics in play at BCU

BCU ($4.0B, Vernon Hills, IL) is honing its skills in predictive modeling as the SEG-based cooperative tracks and acts on financial issues COVID-19 is posing among its far-flung membership. John Sahagian, BCU’s chief [...]

Fraud in 2020: Credit union FAQs

Fraud in 2020: Credit union FAQs

Phishing attacks, payment app fraud, identity theft, and new COVID-19 scams continue to impact credit unions in 2020. An important component in fraud prevention is keeping your employees and members educated and informed on these [...]

FCC should ensure blocked callers are notified immediately

FCC should ensure blocked callers are notified immediately

CUNA continued its engagment with the Federal Communications Commission by sending a joint letter supporting FCC’s goals of eliminating illegal automated calls but working to ensure consumers receive important, time-sensitive calls from financial institutions, [...]

CFPB launches week-long event on consumer protection

CFPB launches week-long event on consumer protection

The CFPB is launching a week-long virtual event, Consumer Financial Protection Week, that will focus on how the bureau is protecting consumers in the financial marketplace, address issues consumers are facing today, and inform consumers [...]

Four big ways 5G technology will change banking

Four big ways 5G technology will change banking

The buzz about the global implementation of 5G has been going on for years now, with very high expectations and even some controversy taking place along the way. But even though full deployment takes time, [...]

Gravity is gone

Gravity is gone

“So I'll meet you at the bottom if there really is one They always told me when you hit it you'll know it But I've been falling so long it's like gravity's gone and I'm [...]