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It’s always important to be aware of your surroundings and make security a priority. But, during the holiday season, as many people travel more, spend more time in the kitchen,…

No one would be shocked by the conclusion that banking will see much change in 2022. They might be relieved if the pace slowed for a year, but the market…

Hear that? Yep, it’s 2022 knocking at the door. And, if you’re brainstorming how to make this the best year yet for your credit union and its members, we’ve got…

The House of Representatives and the Senate are in session this week, the House will continue to resolve the debt limit legislation ahead of theDec. 15 deadline. The Senate is…

Administrative agencies – including the NCUA and CFPB – have released their fall regulatory agendas, which include several NAFCU and credit union advocacy priorities, as well as already introduced or…

The average new vehicle loan amount increased 8.5% in a year, according toExperian. The company’s latestState of the Automotive Finance Market reportfound that the average new vehicle loan amount increased…

Presenting to the C-suite or board of directors at your credit union can be an amazing opportunity. It is also terrifying! Here are some things I remember to tackle ahead…

After almost two years of Teams meetings and Zoom calls, we’ve probably all seen elements of our co-workers’ normal lives playing out in the background of their video screens. Seeing…

It’s that time of year when we begin to reminisce about the good and the bad of the year we’re leaving behind. By now, you’ve probably realized that 2021 was…

Member satisfaction is more than a metric atTruliant Federal Credit Union($3.6B, Winston-Salem, NC), where a growing team of experts is combining people and analytics to forge deeper, broader member relationships.…

Season greetings, compliance folks! December is already shaping up to be a busy month in terms of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) updates from the regulatory agencies. Let’s review some recent…

VisiFI was selected as one of the finalists for this year’sNACUSO Next Big Idea Competition. The competition organized byNACUSOduring theirAnnual Conferencethis year is in its 9th year and was sponsored…

CUNA Senior Economist Dawit Kebede issued the following statement in response to the November Consumer Price Index: “Inflation continued to surge in November. Supply chain disruptions, higher demand for goods…

The Women in Housing and Finance (WHF) Thursday held a public policy lunch on financial institutions regulation, with featured speaker NCUA Chairman Todd Harper. NAFCU Vice President of Regulatory Affairs…

Chairman of the National Credit Union Board when the pandemic hit, the Honorable Rodney E. Hood took stock last week in the fact that credit unions have fared well during…

If Thursday’s National Credit Union Administration 2022 budget briefing was any indication, the agency board could have a hard time reaching a consensus by Dec. 16, when the board is…

The holiday season is always a time for chaos, making it one of the most opportune times for scammers to get in on the action. However, with its supply chain…

One of the multiple signs that the holidays are upon us is the sudden proliferation of holiday specials on TV and streaming. It’s no exaggeration to say there’s a holiday…

As we round the corner to year two of living through a pandemic, many workers have reported a feeling of tiredness, brain fog, and weariness. As leaders, it’s our duty…

With a focus on collaboration for advancing the credit union movement, credit union leagues gathered in Arizona last week for the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL) winter conference.…

NAFCU Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Ann Kossachev Wednesday participated in theNCUA’s public budget briefingto share key credit union feedback on the agency’s 2022- 2023 budget proposal. In her testimony…

The world is a vastly different place now than when thecurrent expected credit lossaccounting standard was first imagined. In 2016, when CECL was introduced by the Financial Accounting Standards Board,…

Credit unions over the course of the last few years have been navigating a combination of challenges with digital demands. A critical need for remote work capabilities, an increased demand…

New data in 2021 has shown how consumers have increasingly adapted to mobile apps – financial apps, in particular – during the COVID-19 pandemic. Call it common sense, call it…