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In Latin American countries, the concept of financial education is not taught in schools nor by financial institutions. If you were to scroll through the website of a Latin American…

Join our conversation to hear how student lending has become a staple asset for credit unions nationwide, and how student loan refinancing is such a big piece of this. Learn…

Research from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) puts the direct cost ofreplacing an employeeat as much as 50%-60% of an employee’s annual salary. Total costs associated with that…

According to the Pew Research Center, about half of lower-income Americans report household job or wage loss due to COVID-19. Young adults were disproportionately at risk of job losses from…

The House passed its version of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Tuesday night with CUNA-supported Bank Secrecy Act modernization language in the bill. Absent from the…

On the 10-year anniversary of the signing of the Dodd-Frank Act, NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger penned an op-ed in Credit Union Times calling on policymakers to reduce the…

With a breadth of new, interrelated offerings, Ryan Myers, director for CUES strategic partner Cornerstone Advisors, Scottsdale, Arizona, says CRM vendors are quickly surpassing the concept of CRM as a…

In light of accelerating industry trends and the COVID-19 pandemic, we gave ourselves a challenge: Create a unique credit union concept and build our own vision for the branch of…

Right now, credit unions’ competitors face the same market challenges as credit unions themselves. This fact means credit unions could gain or lose some competitive advantages going forward. Some big…

Earlier this year, the Foundation and CUNA hosted the eSchool: Putting Empathy into Action During a Pandemic. After attending the eSchool, Foundation supporter BECU asked about the opportunity to scale…

Next week, NAFCU kicks off its first ever virtual Regulatory Compliance School. In honor of School, let’s go back to basics and review what it means for a transaction to…

Data intelligence helps facilitate action. Whether we want to admit or not, artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a part of our day-to-day lives as consumers are routinely inundated with personalized…

The last few months have demonstrated the cooperative nature of credit unions, NCUA board nominee Kyle Hauptman told members of the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday. Hauptman, a native of Maine…

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Monday released updated housing goals, confined to the 2021 calendar year, in light of the coronavirus pandemic and the uncertainty surrounding its economic impact.…

With plans continuously in flux amidst the evolving pandemic situation, nearly every credit union is re-evaluating strategies across the board. With no guide for the array of new challenges, collaborating…

Unemployment insurance supplements from the federal government will likely be cut off from tens of millions of Americans next week after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he did not…

The availability of funding for small businesses is essential to keeping local economies afloat. In a 2019Forbes article, writer Nish Acharya notes: “Across America, cities, states, and regions have spent…

The popularity of workplace wellness programs has skyrocketed over the last several years. In fact, nearly half of U.S. workplaces offer some type of health and wellness program.1 Wellness programs…

In the early days of the coronavirus shutdown, one of my favorite neighborhood restaurants proudly displayed signs indicating that they were open for takeout and delivery service. Defying hard times,…

As Covid-19 is putting a pause on new car purchases andstruggling rental car companies such as Hertz and Enterprise are selling theirfleets at rock-bottom prices, more consumers are buyingused cars.…

Members and teammembers of SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union, based in Orange County, California, get an A+ as a partner with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals (CMN Hospitals) and Credit Unions for…

Any compliance professional will tell you: Compliance is a big lift these days. The stakes are higher than ever, and the changes are coming at a breakneck pace. But at…

Federally insured credit unions can join a meaningful conversation on the importance of financial inclusion for persons with disabilities and the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act during…

The House Small Business Oversight Subcommittee Friday held a hearing with Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, which focused on the impact of the…