None other than Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of Apple, questioned whether the algorithms used to automatically decision applications discriminated against his wife based on sex. David Hansson, another well-known tech executive, made the same claims [...]
A California credit union will pay $450,000 to settle a sex, age and retaliatory discrimination lawsuit brought by three former women executives after they applied for the CEO position for which a younger man [...]
Conversations with attendees at Directors Conference, recently hosted by CUES, point to the idea that director recruitment is often a fairly challenging—and sometimes downright scary—undertaking. But a look around the general session room [...]
It's easy to talk. But you have a problem when your words don't have a purpose or don't lead to action. There are reasons teams might defer to talk instead of action: Ideas are just [...]
A study from TransUnion’s Iovation unit finds that just over three out of five (61%) of consumers’ banking transactions in 2019 were conducted on mobile phones. Strikingly that figure is up from 52% in [...]
Marketing based on credit union field of membership can be challenging. Understanding the right platforms to use and their limitations on financial institutions can hinder marketing to your eligible audiences. There are a few different [...]
Nobody likes getting dinged with fees. In fact, levying too many fees at your members is a surefire way of frustrating them. But what if I told you there’s a way to make your [...]
Welcome to episode 52 of The CUInsight Experience podcast. Hosted by Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. In this episode Randy welcomes Renée Sattiewhite to the show. Renée is the President and CEO [...]
Being a marketing consultant in the credit union industry for many years, I’ve talked with countless credit unions about their vision for future marketing success. They interview us to evaluate whether TwoScore is a [...]
Generation Z, defined as those born between 1996 and 2010, may not be high on your radar—but they should be. According to Business Insider Intelligence’s 2019 report, Banking and Payments for Gen Z, [...]
The licensing of software has certainly evolved over the past 20+ years. I’m old enough to remember when software was delivered on floppy disks that were actually floppy. Yes, I’m talking about those [...]
Federal government funding is scheduled to expire Dec. 20, and reports indicate Congress has reached a tentative agreement to prevent funding from lapsing. Should no agreement be reached by Dec. 20, the federal government would [...]
Following Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mark Calabria's recent announcement that the agency plans to issue a re-proposed rule setting capital requirements for the Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac early next [...]
“Alexa, what is diversity?” The state of being diverse; variety; a range of different things. “Alexa, what does it mean to have diversity?” Understanding that everyone is unique and recognize individual differences. Most of us [...]
Brandon Riechers believes in developing young professionals and getting them involved in all areas of the credit union movement. “I’ve always been a champion of young professionals,” says Riechers, president/CEO of $2.6 [...]
