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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…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently issued a report titled,Data Spotlight: Challenges in Rural Banking Access(report), documenting the challenges rural communities in America face relating to access to financial…

As Congress returns from its Spring recess, supporters of marijuana banking are pushing hard to ensure a competitiveness bill now in a House-Senate conference also allows financial institutions to offer…

CUNA submitted aletterto the Secretary for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Ann Misback on Friday in response to the Board’s proposed guidelines for evaluating account and services…

The NCUA Board Thursday met for two briefings, one on the NCUA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Program, and the other on cybersecurity. On the NCUA’s DEI program, the Board…

Over the past several decades, mergers have reshaped the competitive and cultural balance of the credit union system. Small credit unions have become increasingly endangered as technological advances and marketplace…

Back by popular demand, CO-OP is launching another#ShadesUpforKidscampaign to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the National Credit Union Foundation. What is #ShadesUpforKids? Co-op Chief Experience Officer Samantha…