The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) April 29th meeting minutes, released this past Tuesday had one rather alarming comment. "Several participants remarked that a program of ongoing Treasury securities purchases could be used in [...]
One of the more common questions we get from our credit union website clients is “how can we put secure forms on our website?” Credit unions can be far more efficient if they replace paper [...]
Unemployment in the United States jumped into the double-digits in April, hitting 14.7%as the fallout of the coronavirus continues to deepen. But even as credit unions put systems and strategies into place to [...]
In a blow to our economy unlike anything we’ve seen before, spending has plummeted across all payment methods and has impacted nearly every category, except for necessities such as groceries. Most financial institutions are [...]
Picture this. You’re standing in what looks like an endless line at your credit union during your lunch break. It’s dusty and dark. The posters are outdated. Chicago’s “If You Leave Me [...]
My first financial relationships after graduating from college were with a local bank in the community where I lived and the credit union where I worked. There was great similarity in the operation of the [...]
I have been feeling divinely uninspired lately. Now the smart part of me knows that this is because my rear has been at home for weeks upon end. The “der-de-der” part of me just thinks [...]
Around 80% of credit unions are offering some form of new loan for their members, CUNA Senior Economist Jordan van Rijn told Forbes recently for an article on coronavirus hardship loans. The article notes that [...]
New-home sales were up 0.6 percent from March's revised rate of 619,000 annualized units to 623,000 units in April. NAFCU Chief Economist and Vice President of Research Curt Long noted that although [...]
The financial services industry has never really been static and has long been subject to shifts in government regulations and tax codes, disruptive technologies, economic policies, inflation rates and, most recently, the pandemic. However, change [...]
A South Dakota credit union CEO has leveraged a single donation into a community effort to provide supplies for frontline workers battling the coronavirus (COVID-19). Pam Brown-Graff was watching the local evening news April 5 [...]
A month ago I blogged about BSA/AML compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s post covers one of the most frequently asked questions the compliance team at NAFCU has received the last couple of [...]
Have you been dreaming of adding a new skill set to your resume, but you just haven’t had the time? Maybe you set a goal for yourself many years ago, or you want to [...]
These might be uncertain times, but that doesn’t mean down time has to be chalked up to lost opportunity. CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union($413.2M, Alexandria, VA) has turned to professional development as [...]
Publisher's Note: CUInsight is hosting a free webinar Wednesday, June 3 titled, Do Your Data Tools Support Your Members? The Time is Now. We hope you'll join us! Register here. For years, credit unions have [...]
