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Credit unions are unique financial institutions, existing solely to serve their members. In a digital age, particularly in a time when in-person interactions can be out of reach, new approaches…

Despite another pandemic-impacted holiday shopping season that was accompanied by supply chain challenges, 2021 saw another year of high-volume holiday spending. As we have now reached the time of year…

Consumers are turning to credit unions for a number of reasons: personalized service, commitment to their local communities, and affordable rates. Learning and building upon each of them within your…

Welcome to 2022, a new year offering fresh opportunities and challenges—and you can start it by accepting some fiscal responsibilities that offer both. The pandemic has disrupted the personal finances…

CUNA joined the Chamber of Commerce and multiple bank trade associations in filing anamicus briefthis week in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) case that will be hearden bancby…

NAFCU's Regulatory Committee met Tuesday and discussed several proposals open for comment from federal financial regulators, including the NCUA, CFPB, and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The group first reviewed…

Disruption, isolation, doomscrolling … several such words have leaped in popularity lately. My favorite: unprecedented, which was recently named thePeople’s ChoiceWord of the Year. We are living in unprecedented times,…

It’s a New Year’s riddle: What do you get when you combine a small, nimble team with the best technology? The answer? Confidence in facing the unknowns of 2022, says…

Putting your focus on becoming your members’ primary financial institution begs the question, “How do you define a PFI?” CUES member Dan Clarke, SVP/member experience with $5 billionService Credit Union,…

Given the current economic and pandemic state, unfortunately, financial fraud will continue to thrive well into 2022 and beyond with fraudsters anticipated to exploit consumers across all digital channels. As…

According theAmerican Psychological Association‘ssurvey, which measures causes of stress, money consistently lands near the top with 61% of Americans reporting money-related anxiety. The biggest factor in this stress is overspending.We…

I hope everyone’s new year is still going well, and I hope you are all on track to meet your new year’s resolutions. For their upcoming resolutions, on January 18,2022,…

NCUA’s latest Letter to Credit Unions (22-CU-02) provides credit unions with an update on the agency’s examination programs. It also covers NCUA’ssupervisory priorities for 2022. NCUA Connect & MERIT In…

Total retail sales fell by 1.9 percent in December, following gains of 0.2 percent in November and 1.8 percent in October. NAFCU Chief Economist and Vice President of Research Curt…

Being a leader in lending over the last two years has made me curse the old Chinese proverb, “May you live in interesting times.” The last two years have been…

So much comes to mind when Darius Wise thinks about Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Atop the new Red Rocks Credit Union president’s list is the hope that carries on…

In a time when expectations for the availability, security, and performance of IT services has never been higher—and is matched only by the hunt for a strong return on investment—more…

It happens all the time—you get hit from behind in a fender-bender and pull over to exchange insurance information—only to be met with an uninsured driver. Suddenly a relatively routine…

While the only two certainties in life are death and taxes, life-changing events run a close third. At some point, everyone will have a moment where their life shifts in…

No doubt about it. The CU Space is filled with spectacular people whose stories are too often untold—particularly those of the MANY women in the industry who are driving the…

CUNA wrote to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Thursday with suggestions for additional data development and analysis in order to promote shared understanding of overdraft services. CUNA—along with other…

NAFCU joined with other trade associations Thursdaycalling for Congressto pass comprehensive privacy legislation that protects all Americans equally. “It has been 1,285 days since the California Consumer Privacy Act, America’s…

Given the wide-ranging events of 2021, including the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the inauguration of a new president, and a new party assuming control of both chambers…