Both data warehouses and data lakes are essential data storage solutions commonly used across the business world. Despite the similar-sounding names for both terms, however, the two are not interchangeable.…
Costly compliance issues and risk variables are on the rise for credit unions and can get in the way of meeting strategic goals. Luckily, in the age of digital transformation,…
Establishing and retaining a relationship with a credit union is the best way for a small business entrepreneur to partner with a provider of essential financial services, CUNA wrote to…
In a 52-43 vote Tuesday,the Senate confirmed Dr. Lael Brainardas vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the first of four central bank nominees set for consideration by…
Recently, several major companies including Twitter, Marriott,SolarWinds, MGM Resorts, Zoom, to name a few, fell victim tocyberattacks. These attacks spanned a wide range of types, including malware, phishing,ransomware, denial of…
Recruiting and onboarding a new employee is similar to dating, Mia Perez says. Perhaps the most important commonality is to watch what you say. “Communication is key in any relationship,”…
Many consumers will search for a coupon that saves them a dollar at the local supermarket, but when it comes to healthcare—a far more complex and expensive service—we rarely ask…
In a recent article on Organizing for the Future, McKinsey & Co. has provided a great framework for organizing for a post-pandemic future. They recommend that to better organize for…
What does it take to become the CEO of a credit union? What skills, education and experience prove most vital? To explore this question, CUCollaborate analyzed the LinkedIn profiles of…
Many things come in threes: the three little pigs; the three wise men; the three musketeers. There is something magical about that number. On a recent chat withGlenn Bryan, president…
The saga of the definition of “autodialer” continues; this time, focusing on equipment with the capacity to “produce” telephone numbers to be called via a random or sequential number generator.Here,…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has the opportunity to transform regulation without hampering consumers’ access to credit and financial products and services, CUNAwroteto the Senate Committee on Housing, Banking, and…
In a new op-ed forAmerican Banker, NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger calls out the soaring closure rate of big bank branches and its disproportionate impact on underserved, rural communities,…
Strategic planning time! Do I hear groans or cheers? In my experience sitting on boards and employed as a nonprofit staff member, I typically hear some grumbling when the topic…
Credit unions are not alone in struggles to fill staff vacancies in the wake of theGreat Resignationand the coronavirus pandemic, when more people evaluated their lives and priorities. Sixty-five percent…
How do you know if you’re ready tobuy a houseor not? It’s a good question, but the reality is that there’s no one right answer. Whether you’re ready to buy…
As we enter into Q2 2022, the already strong used vehicle market is expected to heat up. Experts at Cox Automotive predict the coming months will be the strongest part…
There are common marketing mistakes that are easy to fall into no matter how many years you’ve been in the business. I call these red flags. When you see red…
When you find success, a lot of people are going to want the results you’ve had, but the question will be: “Are they willing to do what you’ve done.” I…
After a two-week recess, the House and Senate are both back in session this week. Both the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban…
Discussions about regime change usually occur in a geopolitical context when one country’s leaders seek to replace their counterparts in another. But emergence of regimes and changes associated therewith occur…
A little girl wearing a princess dress approaches a counter to buy an ice cream cone. When she nears the counter, the man working the register bows and announces her…
Don’t you hate having to wrap up a conversation mid-sentence when there’s still SO much more to say and learn? Lucky for us—and most especially for our listeners—we have a…
NCUA Chairman Todd Harper issued aLetter to Credit Unionsin December, both confirming and clarifying the authority that federally insured credit unions have to offer cryptocurrency services to their members through…