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Wave 11 of our Consumer Financial Hardship Study found that more than half of Americans check their credit scores at least monthly. When checking your scores, it may be confusing…

The NCUA board passed a final real estate appraisals rule, approved an exemption from the Bank Secrecy Act’s Customer Identification Program and heard a briefing on the new MERIT Examination…

Retail sales showed a small recovery in August and rose 0.6 percent, following a revised 0.9 percent rise in July and an 8.6 percent increase in June. NAFCU's Curt Long…

It’s no secret that the coronavirus pandemic has altered the ways in which businesses interact with consumers—many engagements have shifted to online and mobile channels to protect the health and…

Waves of cybercriminals infiltrating networks and stealing sensitive information is a perennial problem. But implementing the Foundational CIS Controls to strengthen your organization’s security posture can keep you ahead of…

As a business leader, you spend a lot of time and effort—not to mention expense—to provide the best possible benefits for your employees. After all, ensuring that the members of…

If we take only one lesson away from 2020, it’s that disasters are going to happen. However, knowing what form those disasters will take and when they will occur is…

Celebrating its 85 anniversary, community-charteredEast Idaho Credit Union($309.6M, Idaho Falls, ID) serves more than 33,000 members across cities and towns that trace their heritage back to Old West wagon trails…

To help keep balance sheets in tip-top shape, credit unions are turning to optimization experts. It takes a lot of time to manage your balance sheet––to make sure, every day,…

As uncertainty continues around what “business as usual” will look like post-pandemic, it’s more important than ever to have the resources and support necessary to provide effective and compliant services…

The Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA) should ensure there is consistency between the policies within their regulatory purview and the directives of Congress during the COVID-19 recovery, CUNA wrote Tuesday…

In an editorial published in American Banker,NAFCU president and CEO Dan Berger stressed that the association stands ready to help and lead the credit union industry into a new era…

Although many of us have had to deal at some point with a senior manager who seemed to lack morals, empathy or sincerity, the majority of organizational leaders are not…

The past year has brought a tidal wave of change to banking and digital-first cards have come to the forefront of the new standards being created. Large financial institutions were…

COVID-19 has disrupted many aspects of everyday life, with one of the most notable being work environments. Financial technology providers and credit unions across the country have quickly adapted to…

The Fair Housing Act prohibits practices that lead to discriminatory effects, or disparate impacts, not just practices that include overt or intentional discrimination. However, it is not always clear when…

Inresponse tothe California Wildfires and Hurricane Laura, the National Credit Union Foundationhasgrantedover$100Kin disaster relief supportviaCUAidto the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues and theLouisiana Credit Union League. The Foundation hasalready…

Implementing a cloud-based document management platform is an integral part of a modern credit union’s operational infrastructure. Every day, hundreds of files flow in and out of your organization –…

CUNA will conduct a webinar on its latest Member Activation Program (MAP) campaign, Credit Unions Vote, Thursday, Sept. 17 starting at 4 p.m. (ET). Registration is free for CUNA members,…

Winners of NAFCU's 2020 Annual Awards were honored yesterday during the association's virtual Congressional Caucus. Eight winners – selected by a panel of credit union peers – were recognized for…

As a credit union, the member experience drives everything Virginia Credit Union does, and new ideas about how to better serve members and make the banking experience even more frictionless…

Today marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, and while highlighting the time of the year in which we honor the contributionsof the Latino community to the U.S., this post…

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, some credit union relief and government support programs are due to expire – and many Americans are still struggling financially. While these short-term programs have…

In this podcast, listen as Senior Relationship Manager, Damian Babineaux, and Systems Manager, Larry Blount, describe how JMFA is leveraging technology to provide greater value to its clients. Specifically, they…