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The statistics are all over the place, so I won’t repeat them ad nauseam here. But the fact is, video is a major driver in content marketing. If you’re not…

With most of the world’s economies showing clear signs of being in the late phase of the economic cycle, many traditional financial institutions are facing a critical juncture. Whether a…

As 2019 is quickly coming to a close, it’s clear that credit unions have moved the needle when it comes to advocacy, serving communities and exceeding member expectations – that’s…

CUNA will be engaged with a Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-money Laundering (BSA/AML) scheduled for the House floor as well as a markup by the House Financial Services Committee this week. The…

NAFCU's newly developed digital and interactive 2020 Vendor Directory is designed to give service providers and businesses key exposure to the credit union industry's top players. Those who wish to…

Real-time payments may be booming, but they may also be growing targets for fraud — and credit unions and other financial institutions are getting worried, an industry pro warned this…

Your work force may include a number of employees who are not taking full advantage of your retirement plan and are at risk of not having enough savings to retire…

The new managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, revealed striking statistics at the institution’s annual meeting in Washington, DC, in October. Two years ago, 75% of the…

A quickly-growing phone scam targets banking customers via text message, pretending to be with a bank's fraud department and asking about fake "suspicious withdrawals." While precautionary measures like text message…

Boards of directors — for corporate enterprises, charitable organizations, professional societies — play extremely important and responsible oversight roles. The way I see it, they are positions women should aspire…

A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) public service announcement alert indicates $26 billion has been lost from business email compromise (BEC) schemes between June 2016 and July 2019. This total…

The housing market is quite fickle. It’s impacted by economic factors that are often difficult to understand, and typically leaves consumers and lenders alike on the hunt for information in…

The Dark Web is a shadowy part of the internet where criminals plot their activity. This hidden area of the web is widely misunderstood, however. In this podcast we will…

Leagues and credit unions from Connecticut, Maine and Michigan were in Washington, D.C. earlier this month to talk credit union issues with regulators and legislators. The credit union difference, and…

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., emphasized the need for a federal law that addresses data breach, data privacy and ownership issues during a Senate Banking Committee hearing Thursday. Ahead of the…

The Independent Community Bankers of America this week began arming its members to fight credit unions on the local level. The effort is part of the organization’s “Wake Up” campaign…

Entrepreneurs and small-business owners are often confronted with unique financial challenges, including business accounts, loan worthiness, credit, capital and cash flow issues. “It’s essential for anyone who is starting or…

To a large extent, the scar that the Great Recession left has kept the financial world on red alert for any kind of recurrence. Just as the present growth has…

Money20/20 is a major gathering celebrating payments and financial services innovation for connected commerce. It brings together thousands of professionals from the worlds of mobile, retail, marketing services, data and…

In the past month, I've attended two events – my organization's annual leadership institute and Mastercard's Global Inclusive Growth Summit – that have touted a leadership trait that often flies…

In the effort to build a winning corporate culture, many organizations focus on things such as comprehensive benefit plans, competitive compensation packages, health and wellness programs, or other creative employee…

Credit unions continue to make the best financial partner for 115 million Americans despite the latest bank attacks, CUNA Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan wrote to Congressional offices Thursday, part…

Together, NAFCU and the credit union industry have achieved some great wins in 2019 as the association continues its mission of strengthening credit unions. As the industry's Washington Watchdog, NAFCU…

Federal credit unions have new growth opportunities thanks to a recent appeals court decision on field of membership and the National Credit Union Administration’s new definition of a “member in…