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What’s in a name: Digital Services Architect

What’s in a name: Digital Services Architect

With 10 branches in five states and a SEG membership dispersed well beyond that, Honda Federal Credit Union ($881.5M, Torrance, CA) understands well the digital service imperative. That’s why the California-based credit union [...]

Healthy self-regard and humility

Healthy self-regard and humility

Fifteen emotional competencies form the foundation of human behavior, and improving this foundation increases the ease and effectiveness of our many relationships in the workplace and, ultimately, our leadership effectiveness. Dr. Deedee Myers helps us [...]

Why PFR should be your 2020 goal

Why PFR should be your 2020 goal

Today’s consumers want a financial relationship that can help them manage their daily financial needs and improve their overall lifestyle; but they haven’t found one yet. We know this because 40 percent of [...]

Avoid legal risk with transparency and full disclosure

Avoid legal risk with transparency and full disclosure

Legal scrutiny for community banks and credit unions has picked up recently with an increase in the number of demand letters alleging deceptive practices and excessive Overdraft/NSF fees. While recent allegations of improper fee [...]

Is your overdraft program UNMANAGED?

Is your overdraft program UNMANAGED?

Is your credit union offering only static, one-size-fits-all overdraft limits? Giving every member the same overdraft limit means you’re working with an UNMANAGED program and limiting your ability to manage charge offs and address [...]

7 ways to market your book

7 ways to market your book

After receiving an influx of questions about writing and publishing a book, I decided in 2014 to put my advice into an article and publish it on LinkedIn. The regular stream of inquiries continued, and [...]

Credit union tax status is ‘crucial’ part of financial system

Credit union tax status is ‘crucial’ part of financial system

The importance of not-for-profit financial cooperatives is as significant today as it’s ever been, CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle wrote Tuesday for a hearing discussing the proposed Treasury Department budget for FY2021. “Credit unions [...]

NAFCU meets with FCC to further address call blocking concerns

NAFCU meets with FCC to further address call blocking concerns

Members of NAFCU's Regulatory Affairs team joined a coalition of other organizations yesterday for a meeting with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to discuss the Declaratory Ruling and Notice made in June 2019 to allow [...]

Is fintech ready for coronavirus?

Is fintech ready for coronavirus?

The coronavirus outbreak is having a wide range of side effects, from pasta shortages at U.S. grocery stores to a rise in stock prices for video-conferencing companies. The ripples could reach far-off distances and [...]