The mortgage market needs a plumber…fast!
When you own a house, most hope that they never have to know too much about the intricacy of the home’s plumbing system. Odds are, if there’s a plumber at your home telling [...]
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Best practices for managing delinquency in uncertain times
Now more than ever, the credit union philosophy of “people helping people” is critical to maintaining member loyalty and trust in their biggest time of need. While the COVID-19 pandemic has left us all experiencing [...]
3 questions with The National Credit Union Foundation’s Gigi Hyland
CUInsight CO-Founder Randy Smith is joined by Gigi Hyland, Executive Director of The National Credit Union Foundation for a quick interview with just 3 questions: (0:57) What is your company doing to support credit [...]
4 ways to improve your mood while quarantined
Being quarantined has even the happiest of people a little bit down. If you’re feeling’ “blah”, here are a few simple ways you can turn that frown upside down… Dance more: You may not [...]
8 techniques when leading during a crisis
"A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.” - General George S. Patton General George S. Patton was a brilliant battlefield commander during World War II. His genius was [...]
Credit unions in the Philippines look to build on COVID-19 struggles
As American credit unions face their own unique struggles with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, so too do financial cooperatives in countries across the globe—including the Philippines. Despite a citywide lockdown in Manila and the [...]
5 ideas for now and the future
I must say it’s great to see ALL credit unions embracing the various products of the COVID-19 impact and continuing to operate within the necessary parameters. On our end, we’ve been figuring out [...]
CUNA/AACUL/Leagues bring PPP recommendations for equal CU access
Challenges to lenders making loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) persist, CUNA, the American Association of Credit Union Leagues and state Leagues wrote to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Tuesday. The PPP is a Small [...]
New report warns of stimulus payment fraud
As the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service begin to disperse stimulus payments under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), an article from KrebsOnSecurity warns that the new website to help [...]
Bad actors revel in hard times
Here’s a scenario that may become more common as credit unions deploy remote workers as part of their COVID-19 pandemic response: A scammer looks up CU employees on LinkedIn and then calls the IT [...]
Addressing the mental health implications of COVID-19
You, your employees and members have been bombarded with traditional and social media reports, speculation, facts, conjecture and outright mistruths for weeks now and the barrage is likely to continue. Amidst all the havoc, there [...]
5 ways to protect credit union employees through a pandemic
We continue to hear from credit union leaders that a chief concern among their members is the health and well-being of the credit union people who serve them. Several cooperatives have reported a large number [...]
3 questions with BloomCU’s Derik Krauss
CUInsight Publisher & CEO Lauren Culp is joined by Derik Krauss, Co-Founder of BloomCU for a quick interview with just 3 questions: (0:31) What is your company doing to support credit unions and their [...]
Blasts from the past – Resources on serving business accounts
Some credit unions historically have not served businesses, but may revisit that decision from time to time. For credit unions that may be considering how to help businesses in their communities, here is a round [...]
Work from home without losing your mind
How in the world am I going to work from home without losing my mind? Or, if you’re a leader...How am I going to help my team work from home without slowly losing [...]