Does the idea of talking about gender differences strike fear in your heart? Is your company considering diversity and inclusion training? Have you seen these initiatives go horribly wrong? I have. If you talk about [...]
For years I have pondered a puzzle: why do financial institutions spend so much on cybersecurity and employ wonderfully smart and talented people - but the results are not as good as one would hope. [...]
Community financial institutions are a quintessential part of Main Street USA, CUNA Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan wrote in Credit Union Journal Monday, and when local banks close it is a loss for the community. [...]
NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger joined CNN International's Quest Means Business last week to discuss the impact the coronavirus is having on the U.S. and global economies. "There is going to be an [...]
To become the best you can be, don’t look at your weaknesses. Instead, focus on your strengths. “We often study the failures to try to understand good,” says author and consultant Marcus Buckingham. “But [...]
As part of its ongoing efforts to educate policymakers and the public about large credit unions’ abuse of their tax exemption, the American Bankers Association—through its Explore Credit Unions campaign—is launching a new [...]
Does your credit union effortlessly acquire new members? if so, this post is not for you! However, if you work for a select employer group SEG-based credit union and you’re looking to grow your [...]
When it comes to the tax status of banks versus credit unions, there’s a clear understanding of the key differences between these two competing — yet separate – industries. Credit unions exist to provide provident credit [...]
Don't be fooled: it's not just Social Security Administration (SSA) scams making the rounds. Tax scam emails are flying fast and furious as well. I’ve gotten a few, including the following... The relevant text [...]
Welcome to episode 61 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by our friends at CO-OP Financial Services. CO-OP is your trusted [...]
The 2020 CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference is finally here! 5,000 credit union advocates from all over have once again arrived in Washington D.C., gathering together to celebrate credit unions at “the industry’s [...]
If you’re working to maintain a good credit score, you’re not alone. Perhaps you’re a college student with HUGE student loan debts. Or, maybe you're a startup with SBA loans trying to [...]
Credit unions are rooted in community and thrive on highly personal, relationship-driven service. These attributes are – and should remain – the core of a credit union’s mission. That increasingly means enabling technology with a purpose: [...]
Here we are again, another presidential election cycle. What will this POTUS selection process mean for the global, national, and local economies? How will politics impact our industry (banking and consumer financial service)? Along which [...]
Photographer Platon has captured images of a wide variety of people, from the homeless to a who’s who of cultural icons. During his ED (Filene) Talk Sunday at CUNA GAC, Platon shared his stories [...]
