Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo delivered a significant blow Wednesday to legislation enabling banks and credit unions to serve the cannabis industry, announcing his opposition to a bill designed to help marijuana businesses in [...]
Until 2014, Digital Federal Credit Union ($9.0B, Marlborough, MA) encouraged innovation to produce internal benefits. It solicited opinions from staff members about areas of improvement and partnered with local colleges to take the pulse [...]
And your financial health is a big part of the picture. As the calendar flips to the new year, here are some things to check off your financial wellness list before year-end. Review or update [...]
Credit union leaders have long viewed diversity and inclusion as the right thing to do. More and more data show how correct they were and are. Diversity in work teams, when combined with an inclusive [...]
Looking to stand out in your market? Looking to connect with your community in new and different ways? Struggling to get members to come to you, and looking to go the them instead? You may [...]
After months of advocacy by NAFCU and credit unions, the Senate passed the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that does not include a credit union-opposed provision regarding bank leases. Additionally, the bipartisan [...]
There’s no question about it: Today’s workplace can be stressful. The long work hours, the endless flow of information, the competing demands on our attention—all of these factors can make us feel [...]
Research is at the core of CUNA’s Awareness Initiative, which is increasing consumers’ consideration of credit unions as their best financial partner. In this video, Chris Lorence, CUNA’s chief credit union awareness officer, [...]
An Alaska man was apparently filled with the holiday spirit of giving after he robbed a credit union branch last week. Michael Brian Jensen walked into the Anchorage branch of the $8 billion Alaska USA [...]
Recently, as a resident young person here at CU 2.0, I have ventured on to TikTok. You may have heard of it—either from your kids, the news lately, or maybe from our blog. [...]
If you have not already done so, please send in your 2019 Credit Unions for Kids fundraising dollars as soon as possible. Simply submit the reporting form on our website (which includes mailing instructions) along [...]
An “overdraft service” as defined by Regulation E is a “service under which a financial institution assesses a fee or charge on a consumer's account held by the institution for paying a transaction (including a [...]
If you’re like me, you look forward to setting New Year’s resolutions. But whether you resolve to eat healthier, read more or reconnect with family and friends, you know that by sticking to [...]
If you haven’t completely finished your Christmas shopping yet, there’s a good chance it’s because you can’t figure out what to get for dear ol dad. Dads aren’t really that [...]
One of these days, I need to write down some life lessons for Kate and Briggs. When they leave for college (both on scholarship, mind you), I'll hand them an envelope. Inside, there'd be some [...]
