Leagues and credit unions from Connecticut, Maine and Michigan were in Washington, D.C. earlier this month to talk credit union issues with regulators and legislators. The credit union difference, and how it continues to [...]
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., emphasized the need for a federal law that addresses data breach, data privacy and ownership issues during a Senate Banking Committee hearing Thursday. Ahead of the hearing on data privacy [...]
The Independent Community Bankers of America this week began arming its members to fight credit unions on the local level. The effort is part of the organization’s “Wake Up” campaign and tools include customized [...]
Entrepreneurs and small-business owners are often confronted with unique financial challenges, including business accounts, loan worthiness, credit, capital and cash flow issues. “It’s essential for anyone who is starting or running a business to [...]
To a large extent, the scar that the Great Recession left has kept the financial world on red alert for any kind of recurrence. Just as the present growth has been slow and shallow, its [...]
Money20/20 is a major gathering celebrating payments and financial services innovation for connected commerce. It brings together thousands of professionals from the worlds of mobile, retail, marketing services, data and technology to network and [...]
In the past month, I've attended two events – my organization's annual leadership institute and Mastercard's Global Inclusive Growth Summit – that have touted a leadership trait that often flies under the radar. It's a component of [...]
In the effort to build a winning corporate culture, many organizations focus on things such as comprehensive benefit plans, competitive compensation packages, health and wellness programs, or other creative employee perks. While all of these [...]
Halloween is right around the corner and there’s no better time to plan your costume than now. With so many choices out there and a Spirit store every 50 feet, it’s hard to [...]
How do you fix a broken pipeline? I’ll be honest: I’m not experienced in the fields of pipefitting or plumbing or natural gas distribution, but I can imagine that one accurate answer is, “[...]
A quick peek into what lies ahead for credit unions in 2020 reveals some formidable challenges, but also exciting opportunities for institutions that embrace change and remain focused on putting members first. By keeping an [...]
Can you imagine Googling your credit union right now and finding nothing? Today that would mean you don’t exist. At all. Imagine a time when there was no internet. If a member wanted to “[...]
Credit unions continue to make the best financial partner for 115 million Americans despite the latest bank attacks, CUNA Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan wrote to Congressional offices Thursday, part of CUNA’s continuing efforts [...]
Together, NAFCU and the credit union industry have achieved some great wins in 2019 as the association continues its mission of strengthening credit unions. As the industry's Washington Watchdog, NAFCU has been hard at work [...]
Federal credit unions have new growth opportunities thanks to a recent appeals court decision on field of membership and the National Credit Union Administration’s new definition of a “member in good standing.” These regulatory [...]
