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As financial institutions become more and more data-driven, an effective data governance strategy becomes increasingly important. Data governance has been a buzz word in the industry for quite a while.…

Nominations are open for World Council of Credit Unions’2023 Distinguished Service Award(DSA). First presented in 1986, this esteemed award honors individuals and institutions that have provided outstanding service to credit…

Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho,wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet YellenThursday to voice concerns that the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund is not considering stakeholder feedback as…

Take a look at the year ahead in the latest CUNA News Weekly Wrap-up, which summarizes the bestCUNA News,CUNA News Podcast, andCredit Union Magazinecontent from Jan. 16 through Jan. 20.…

Auto insurance premiums are among the most predictable bill payments in consumers’ lives. All but one state (New Hampshire) requires car owners to have auto insurance policies that help protect…

Credit unions, at their core, have a strong commitment to service. But how do you scale the concept of serving your members to the broader community — even to the…

Gift cards are a convenient and flexible way for shoppers to buy gifts for others, allowing recipients to purchase items of their own choice. A recent Research and Marketsreportrevealed gift…

As if you didn’t expect it, the battle continues in the financial services sector to eradicate predatory payday lenders in the United States. Despite individual states’ gains in recent years…

While signals are mixed regarding whether the U.S. economy will fall into a recession, many economists are in agreement that a significant downturn is likely. A recentarticle by Ed O’Boyle…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued aproposed ruleto establish a public registry of nonbanks’ terms and conditions in form contracts. The rule would not apply to credit unions. Nonbanks…

NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger met with NCUA Chairman Todd Harper Wednesday at the agency’s headquarters in Alexandria, Va., to discuss credit union priorities, including several of NAFCU’s recent…

James Robert Lay, president ofDigital Growth Institute,Houston, Texas, believes in humanizing a credit union’s digital brand, which starts and ends with the user experience. Here are his 10 must-haves for…

Appreciation. Gratitude. Trust. This series has explored many topics that circle around the same subject: how to lead in a way that makes your business into the best it can…

Join Professor Todd Zywicki for a discussion of the history of the Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act, which established the interchange price caps, the recent Credit Card Competition Act,…

The digital banking landscape is in a constant state of change. As we enter the new year, financial institutions (FIs) are preparing for a range of anticipated changes and trends…

Your home-buying experience should be an exciting time, yet the process ahead is not without its drawbacks and potential problems. For many home-buyers, failing to do enough research at the…

Despite making significant progress in digital banking transformation since the pandemic, the relative confidence of most banks and credit unions in their future readiness has decreased over the past year,…

CUNA Manager of State Outreach Tylik McMillan spoke at the White House at an event with Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday. McMillan—who joined CUNA from the National Action Network, a…

NAFCU Senior Counsel for Research and Policy Andrew Morriswrote to the Federal ReserveTuesday to reiterate the association’s support for its proposal to publicly disclose which depository institutions have access to…

Leadership is a confidence- and a capability-building profession. For new leaders, in particular, setbacks are inevitable. They must bravely and persistently toil to get things right, and the answers aren’t…

There’s been a lot of concern about the economy lately, particularly regarding inflation, rising interest rates, layoffs, a potential recession — and thehousing market. The housing crash of 2008 left…

As financial institutions move into a new technology era, they realize that existing innovation cultures are broken. New fintech competitors are gaining market share while banks and credit unions are,…

In an era of consolidation among major financial institutions, credit unions and community lenders continue to provide their customers with the high-quality personalized service that can only be offered by…

Do any of your members take the 405 to Santa Monica and then, when they see the Jack in the Box, take a left onto Lincoln in order to get…