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In the scramble to get top-of-wallet position, graphics count, and graphics need to reflect demographics and local markets, explains senior graphics designer Josh Hatcher of CUES Supplier memberVericast, San Antonio.…

A lot has changed for credit unions within the past two years. Many have evolved their delivery models to support more digital, remote communications while still aspiring to offer a…

Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Office of Servicemember Affairs released itsannual reportidentifying trends among consumer complaints submitted by servicemembers, veterans, and their families. The report highlights credit…

The NCUA recently released an updated version of itsLow-Income Designated (LID) Area Workbook, used to determine which geographic areas are classified as low-income. The new workbook implements the most recentAmerican…

Credit unions were successful this week on Capitol Hill after the House passed two CUNA-League backed bills. The SECURE Notarization Act (H.R. 3962) authorizes the use of remote online notarization…

Trying to focus on our jobs and our lives at home can be draining. It can also be isolating. As leaders, it is our job to help foster uplifting workplaces…

The Federal Reserve’s actions will impact every sector of the economy as it tries to tamp down the impact of inflation, CUNA Deputy Chief Advocacy Officer for Federal Government Affairs…

The Commerce Department released its advanced estimate of economic activity Thursday, showing the U.S. economy, in terms of real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), contracted by 0.9 percent in the second…

Last fall the Justice Department (DOJ) promised it would “spare no resource” to ensure “vigorous” fair lending enforcement as part of itsCombatting Redlining Initiative. Now a Delaware-based mortgage company hassettleda…

I'd like to welcome you to the first of a series of conversations I will be having with real estate and real estate lending professionals regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion…

As theU.S. economy shrinks for a second straight quarter— one definition of a recession — many Americans aren’t prepared for an economic downturn. However, financial advisors say there’s plenty that…

The House Financial Services Committee on Thursday approved legislation that would limit the number of overdraft fees a credit union or bank may charge a consumer. Voting 27–22, the committee…

During its markup yesterday, the House Financial Services Committee passed by voice vote the NAFCU-backed H.R. 6889, theCredit Union Board Modernization Act, which would amend Federal Credit Union Act language…

The House on Tuesday passed legislation that would require banking agencies, including the National Credit Union Administration, to investigate the challenges facing groups that want to start a credit union…

CUNASenior Economist Dawit Kebedeissued the following statement following the Federal Reserve meeting today: “The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) increased the federal funds rate by 75 basis points, in…

Senators Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, are expected to introduce legislation as soon as today in an effort to expand the “Durbin Amendment,” which was enacted in 2010…

Does this story sound familiar? Your organization invested in a customer relationship management software and rolled it out to the entire organization. While marketing is leveraging it to manage campaigns,…

After two and a half years of navigating disruptions to the economy following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, experiencing historic highs and lows in the labor market, and dealing…

Credit unions and banks would be prohibited from discriminating against people based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation, under a bill introduced in the…

The global supply chain has seen massive changes over the years. Advancements in technology changed business operations with respect to logistics and supply chain management including distribution, inventory management, and…

Compliance is a lot to manage. With near-constant regulatory change on top of a mountain of existing compliance responsibilities, the only way to get it all done is to make…

People helping people. Those are big words, meaningful words. They carry weight. Do your credit union’s brand actions align with that mantra? Do they align with whatever other promises your…

This year’s theme for International Credit Union (ICU) Day is “Empower Your Financial Future with a Credit Union™,” which will take place on Thursday, Oct.22. International Credit Union Day festivities…

New home sales fell 8.1 percent in Juneto 590,00annualized units, a two-year low. May was revised down 54,000 units. Compared to last year, June sales were down 17.4 percent. NAFCU…