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Scammers are constantly innovating, coming up with new ways and strategies to trick the innocent out of their hard earned money. As Cybersecurity Month draws to a close, we take…

Total rewards preferences among the workforce have always differed somewhat from employers' perceptions. In recent years, tight labor markets have given current and future employees more leeway to press their…

If you’ve been following credit union compliance issues during the past 2 years, then you’ve no doubt heard about the effort by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or bureau)…

Plaidserves as a bridge between credit unions and financial apps, facilitating the exchange of account data, including account balances and transactions. On today’s episode, our host Jami Jennings,VisiFI’sVice President of…

Frontline staff at branches across the country are getting a lot more ad hoc pricing requests than in the past. Decisionmakers, in turn, are spending more of their day approving…

Nearly 74,000 participating Dupaco Community Credit Union member-owners received a share of more than $3.3 million in Thank Use Ownership Perks for 2023. The special payout to participating members happened…

NAFCU Vice President of Legislative Affairs Brad Thalerreiterated the association’s supportfor rules aimed at targeting illegal and fraudulent robocalls, while also detailing concerns about their impact on credit unions, ahead…

Today’s consumers are faced with more options than ever when making payments or conducting transactions. Gone are the days when physical cash, checks and cards were the only choices available.…

Halloween is a time for getting together, carving pumpkins, dressing up, and telling scary stories. This spooky season, let’s discuss some scary facts about money today and how you can…

As I travel my own career path, I’ve noticed two types of people traveling alongside me. Those who are driving and those who are in the passenger seat just along…

According toJavelin Research, more than 1 in 5 adult Americans have been a victim of account takeover (ATO) fraud. ATO fraud—defined as unauthorized parties gaining access to an individual’s account…

Fintech partnerships play a pivotal part in the strategies of a growing number of banks. Whether that strategy happens to be offering banking as a service or launching a separate…

Both chambers of Congress are in Washington, D.C., this week. The House has scheduled a floor vote to name a speaker Tuesday morning, and the Senate will consider various nominations.…

NAFCU and several other financial services industry groupswrote Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powellahead ofWednesday’s Federal Reserve Board meetingon debit card interchange fees and routing under Regulation II. The groups urged…

It's no secret that interest rates have been changing a lot recently. During the pandemic, we experienced record-low interest rates. Over the last year though, rates have skyrocketed.The Federal Reserve…

The Fraud Strategy team put all the tools to work to stop a recent large scale fraud attempt. Early detection tools empowered the team to prevent a fraud scheme that…

You probably just read that title and had horrified flashbacks to high school mathematics, but don’t worry…there aren’t any complicated equations here. Bank and credit union brand trigonometry is quite…

2023 saw the 14th year of the Credit Union for Kids (CU4Kids) Golf Classic, hosted by Tennessee credit unions, US Community and Enbright. Over the past fourteen years, the CU4Kids…

Pot banking advocates are excited about what they believe is their best chance yet at a federal law that allows financial institutions to serve the marijuana businesses more easily. The…

Credit union loans outstanding increased 0.8% in August, compared to a 0.7% increase in July of 2023 and a 1.7% increase in August of 2022, according to CUNA's latest Monthly…

The Senate Banking Committee Thursday heard directly from NCUA Board nominee Tanya Otsuka, who has been nominated to replace current Board Member Rodney Hood as his term expired in August.…

Many people turn to student loans to finance their higher education opportunities. But once you’ve taken out these loans, paying them off can be a difficult and stressful process. If…

Bank collapses, recession forecasts, and rising interest rates, oh my! If there’s anything we know for certain, it’s that uncertainty is here to stay. As much as we’ve tried to…

The credit union mantra of “people helping people” is needed more than ever in our world today. Whether it’s recovering from war, rebuilding after natural disasters, or simply helping communities…