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The list of this century’s biggest data breaches, which have exposed more than 4.99 billion records, reads like a corporate who’s who: Yahoo, eBay, Equifax, Heartland Payment Systems, Target, TJX…

Like many of you, I have been busy, busy, busy attending NAFCU’s Virtual Regulatory Compliance School. Thevirtual experience was new for me (and I bet most of you), but the…

Your workforce consists of a diverse group of people who perform very different types of work, and as technology advances the nature of their work continually shifts. Where employees once…

CUNA announced today the appointment of Deshundra Jefferson as Chief Stategic Communications Officer. Jefferson previously served as Traveling Press Secretary and primary spokesperson for the presidential campaign of Deval Patrick,…

The Federal Reserve yesterday provided an update on its FedNow Service, indicating that the program will be launched in phases. NAFCU remains supportive of the Fed's efforts to create a…

Recently, conversations around diversity and equality have become daily happenings in a way unseen since the civil rights movement of the 1960s. As a result, credit union leaders have begun…

Every once in a while, the NAFCU Compliance team gets asked about the requirements for providing transaction receipts. Back in the pre-COVID days, this used to be about when a…

By now you’ve probably heard of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), but if you’re not based in California, you may not be paying much attention… yet. Ben Herman, the…

Famous author, lecturer and sales guru Dale Carnegie once said: “Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home…

At all levels of our organizations – from the executive suite down – we're feeling immense levels of stress. We've been working harder over the past six months to meet…

Reps. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) and Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) have both seen their districts hit hard by the pandemic, and both have seen credit unions in action as financial first responders…

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, has offered an amendment to the Senate’s Phase 4 package – the Health; Economic Assistance; Liability Protection; and Schools (HEALS) Act – which…

Tired of renting, Ryan Bubenyak and Heather Staton dreamed of buying a home they could call their own. But homeownership was always out of reach. “We were saving as much…

Having a mentor is an effective and meaningful way to approach career development. Mentors can advise on ideas for getting recognition at work, short- and long-term professional goals, and leadership…

2020 has delivered a significant digital wake-up call for mid-sized retail, commercial and business banks. They have been positioned at the epicenter of COVID-19’s economic storm, helping businesses and consumers…

Amid signs that federal pandemic assistance funds have not reached businesses that need them the most, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) this week introduced legislation creating a new $2 billion emergency…

Most every marketer in a bank or credit union has struggled to get buy-in for a marketing campaign, promotion, the marketing budget, and other facets of the marketing discipline. There's…

In the aftermath of the Great Recession, State Employees’ Credit Union($45.2B, Raleigh, NC) created a CUSO that uses the resources and ethos of the nation’s second-largest credit union to turn…

The Senate Banking Committee agreed via voice voteWednesday to advance the nomination of Kyle Hauptman to serve on the NCUA board. Hauptman was nominated June 15 and testified before the…

The Federal Reserve's second-quarter senior loan officer opinion survey (SLOOS) revealed banks tightened standards and saw weaker demand for loans to consumers as the coronavirus pandemic continued. “Banks tightened lending…

It’s been more than four months since the coronavirus pandemic halted the U.S. economy, closing businesses and offices across the country. Many credit unions that participated in business lending had…

Recently, Foundation Executive Director Gigi Hyland joined the weekly Montana Credit Unions call to discuss member and employee financial well-being in the new normal we are now facing. Below are…

With each new court rule or agency guideline, the clarity of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 seems to take one step forward and two steps back. Most recently,…

With the flurry of activity precipitated by the coronavirus, financial marketers have demands like never before: PPP forgiveness (or a new round of these loans), refis, new loans to fund…