Credit union leaders are always in search of new ways to better serve members and add value to their lives. While your organization doesn’t chase shareholder returns in the same way that other financial [...]
Dear Credit Unions, How is it that I’ve been working in social media for eight years and (until six months ago) never knew about you? How is it that I’m just NOW drinking [...]
Protecting Americans’ financial and other personal information no matter what entity possesses it is of utmost importance to credit unions, CUNA wrote to House Financial Services Committee leadership Tuesday. The committee conducted a markup of [...]
Following NCUA Board Chairman Rodney Hood's announcement of coordinated efforts with state regulators to modernize the supervisory system, NAFCU is seeking insight into how credit unions prepare for examinations. Association-member credit unions can provide their [...]
To compete and succeed in this ever-evolving and changing financial marketplace, credit unions must continue to push themselves to think and act differently. Fintech companies across the payments industry are continuing to influence consumers’ preferences [...]
The foray into solar lending at UMassFive College Federal Credit Union began with a desire to create a new loan product and simple Google search on “solar energy.” “If you want to grow at a [...]
The NCUA on Tuesday proposed a 2020 agency operating budget of $316.2 million, an $11.8 million increase over the board-approved 2019 budget. That amounts to a 3.9% increase over 2019. The operating [...]
Bulletproof hosting is a major problem and another indication of the growth and maturity of the criminal enterprise. Law enforcement has a challenging task in finding and arresting bad actors who are attacking organizations. So, [...]
Are you more George Michael or Lady Gaga? Maybe Rolling Stones or Blake Shelton? These can be fun questions to answer, but at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter who you are [...]
With Halloween upon us, there’s a chilling feeling in the air for many people—the expenses of the upcoming holiday season combined with potential unknowns that could wreak havoc on their budgets. Many rely [...]
The statistics are all over the place, so I won’t repeat them ad nauseam here. But the fact is, video is a major driver in content marketing. If you’re not using it now, [...]
With most of the world’s economies showing clear signs of being in the late phase of the economic cycle, many traditional financial institutions are facing a critical juncture. Whether a recession or a prolonged [...]
As 2019 is quickly coming to a close, it’s clear that credit unions have moved the needle when it comes to advocacy, serving communities and exceeding member expectations – that’s why we continue to [...]
You can’t be all things to all people. Niches lead to riches. Clarity, clarity, clarity. You’ve heard all these things before, but once you pick your “one thing” that makes your credit union [...]
It’s a puzzle. Employers are well aware that people are a key differentiator between one organization and the next. Too often, however, when you take a look at what those employers are doing to [...]
