Credit union leaders from six states visited Washington, D.C. during a busy week in the Nation’s Capital, discussing credit union concerns with policymakers as the House was preparing for its historic vote on [...]
As the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is set to stop publishing after 2021, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision and Chair of the Financial Stability Board Randal Quarles is warning that the transition away [...]
October is National Employment Disability Awareness Month. Credit unions have a lot to gain from hiring some of the 61 million Americans who have a disability. Only 18.7 million were employed in 2017, so [...]
A proposed credit union to serve the black community in North Minneapolis that has been in the making since 2017 suffered a major setback after its executive director was ousted for alleged financial misconduct, mismanagement [...]
In yet another sign that Facebook has grown too large for Mark Zuckerberg’s skill set, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Facebook’s ambition to create a cyber currency called Libra, in association [...]
I hate asking for help. I believe manuals are for dummies. I believe in the sink or swim. I believe in the figure it out. I do not listen to directions well. I listen halfway [...]
When seeking a core conversion, every bank must find the platform that best fits its strategy and individual needs. It’s critical for banks to stand back and evaluate each solution based on its broad [...]
I had a different blog topic in mind for this week, but then I saw the jaw-dropping results from an employee satisfaction survey that showed 49 percent of all workers "have thought about leaving their [...]
Money can’t buy happiness. You’ve heard this before, right? We tend to think of people who accumulate one object after the other, ultimately leaving them in a shallow hole, needing even more in [...]
Building a new credit union website design isn’t something you can place on your list of aggressive quarterly goals and check off a few weeks later. Instead of a redesign fling once every few [...]
Recently, I was having a conversation with two organizations; a credit union and a major financial player in the Caribbean Finance market. The credit union expressed the need to grow their membership while the other [...]
Rose, “Miss Rose”, attended every financial education seminar hosted at the Credit Union that year (and we hosted many). Regardless the topic, she listened intently, keen on participation, keen on positivity. One day, following a [...]
CUNA-affiliated CEOs and senior executives should check their email inbox this week to ensure they’ve received CUNA’s annual membership survey. By following the link in the email subject lined “Fill out CUNA’s [...]
"Credit unions are stronger, and they serve their members and communities better, when they promote greater diversity, equity, and inclusion as part of their business model," NCUA Chairman Rodney Hood said in a release announcing [...]
Many credit unions focus a significant part of their business model on community engagement. Being involved in local and community events gives credit unions the opportunity to further their brand recognition while actively engaging with [...]
