In a ceremony held this week at the annual CEO/Executive Team Network™ in Amelia Island, Florida, CUES celebrated the contributions and achievements of seven credit union executives. Sterling Nielsen, CPA, president/CEO of Mountain [...]
What does it mean to be a hero? Many people believe heroes are ordinary people who do extraordinary things, says Kevin Brown, a motivational speaker who addressed the 2019 CUNA Lending Council Conference Wednesday in [...]
A Kentucky federal judge sentenced former credit union executive Josephine M. Crowe Monday to 11 years in prison for stealing more than $3 million from the Louisville Metro Police Officer’s Credit Union that led [...]
The forest fires, the evacuations and now the increase in frequency and reach of the rolling blackouts has made life—and running a credit union—in Northern California “extremely complicated,” says Brett Martinez. The CEO [...]
Okay, let’s start this out with a major caveat: Most young people don’t have a good understanding of the financial world. Ask them to tell you what APR stands for. Or the difference [...]
Lake Trust Credit Union ($1.9B, Brighton, MI) dove into member business lending not long after its creation through a merger of equals in 2010. Since then, the cooperative has built a healthy MBL portfolio [...]
NAFCU continues to hear from credit unions who have either received a demand letter or notice of a complaint filed relative to overdraft and insufficient funds fees (NSF). We have blogged about this issue before [...]
Divorce is an ugly thing. Even when it's nice, it’s still ugly. Obviously, it has an effect on finances. Either you and your spouse had jobs, in which case your income is about to [...]
The United States is no stranger to hurricanes. Hurricanes Barry and Dorian struck several months ago, Hurricanes Michael and Florence hit hard in 2018, and Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria brought devastation in 2017. In [...]
If I had to stand in front of a jury today and be judged on how well I’ve lived my life and served others, I’m afraid of what the verdict may be. While [...]
We remember what makes us laugh or smile. We often recount (somewhat less funny) versions of laughter-inducing events to our family, friends, and coworkers. It’s no wonder, then, that Super Bowl advertisers trip over [...]
AARP released a study this month on the impact of training financial professionals to prevent financial exploitation. AARP collaborated with CUNA to launch the BankSafe program in May, designed to empower financial institution employees with [...]
NAFCU's Brad Thaler reiterated the association's call for a national data security standard to Congress Monday, arguing that not having one in place "creates risk, as bad actors often target those companies who do not [...]
It’s a fact that change comes easier to certain people compared to others. While some embrace change as a chance for a new beginning, others look at it as a departure from the norm, [...]
If your credit union is wildly successful, be very worried. That’s when complacency sets in, says Diana Kander, author of “The Curiosity Muscle." “Every dollar you make is a reason not to change,” says [...]
