2019 will undoubtedly go down as one of the ugliest political circuses in U.S History. However, 2020 may top it with the upcoming election, ongoing impeachment and anticipated onslaught of negative rhetoric. There was [...]
Happy New Year and welcome to a new decade. The dramatic changes from 10 years ago have given us both challenges and immense opportunities. Many of us spoke about 2020 and how we were getting [...]
Your auto portfolio is key to your credit union, and you watch its performance carefully. You underwrite prudently and put measures in place, such as collateral protection insurance (CPI), to safeguard against loss due to [...]
Credit union leaders and emerging leaders can now register for the National Credit Union Foundation’s (the Foundation) 2020 Credit Union Development Education (DE) Trainings taking place in Madison, Wis. DE is a transformative and [...]
The NCUA – in a letter to credit unions Monday – announced the operating fee schedule for 2020. The fee scale has been raised 1.13 percent due to the Overhead Transfer Rate (OTR) level and changes [...]
Before the new year began, my husband and I took a mini-vacation to a bed and breakfast in West Virginia to relax and unwind. With three young kids at home, it’s not often we [...]
An armed robber walked into the Rockford, Ill.-branch of the $375 million Heritage Credit Union Friday, holding a 39-year-old female employee hostage for six and a half hours when he allegedly sexually assaulted her, [...]
Did you get a chance to see your local Santa Claus this year? If so, how did he seem? Was he excited to mingle with kids and kids-at-heart, or was he bored out of his [...]
A survey conducted with 400 talent management leaders found that the No. 1 most valued skill in leaders today is strategic thinking. Unfortunately, research with 154 companies found that only three out of every 10 [...]
The best business leaders listen to their employees and go out of their way to solicit feedback and input. All employees want to feel valued and heard, and when you empower your employees to share [...]
Tracking spending, especially recurring spending, can influence people to better manage their finances. Banks and credit unions have the unique opportunity in this arena to help their customers achieve financial health. And they should. We’[...]
The next generation of leaders, who may have not yet reached executive level, are becoming more influential in organizational success. Recognizing that young professionals are proving to be the lifeblood of successful organizations; State leagues [...]
Anyone with grandparents will have probably heard some yarn about the good old days; kids played outside, poodle skirts were fashionable, greased hair was actually attractive, and everything was cheaper. It would appear that products [...]
Generational Shifts bring new data and challenges to the leadership of traditional companies. They also bring questions such as: How do we remain relevant? How do we balance our relevance? How do we continuously grow [...]
The National Credit Union Foundation is currently seeking nominations for a vacant board seat. Volunteers may generally serve up to three terms of the duration of the term of office for the seat they are [...]
