October is National Employment Disability Awareness Month. Credit unions have a lot to gain from hiring some of the 61 million Americans who have a disability. Only 18.7 million were…
A proposed credit union to serve the black community in North Minneapolis that has been in the making since 2017 suffered a major setback after its executive director was ousted…
In yet another sign that Facebook has grown too large for Mark Zuckerberg’s skill set, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Facebook’s ambition to create a cyber currency called…
I hate asking for help. I believe manuals are for dummies. I believe in the sink or swim. I believe in the figure it out. I do not listen to…
When seeking a core conversion, every bank must find the platform that best fits its strategy and individual needs. It’s critical for banks to stand back and evaluate each solution…
I had a different blog topic in mind for this week, but then I saw the jaw-dropping results from an employee satisfaction survey that showed 49 percent of all workers…
CUNA-affiliated CEOs and senior executives should check their email inbox this week to ensure they’ve received CUNA’s annual membership survey. By following the link in the email subject lined “Fill…
"Credit unions are stronger, and they serve their members and communities better, when they promote greater diversity, equity, and inclusion as part of their business model," NCUA Chairman Rodney Hood…
Many credit unions focus a significant part of their business model on community engagement. Being involved in local and community events gives credit unions the opportunity to further their brand…
Your culture is the pulse of everything your organization does. It represents the way employees work to produce a product or service. “Culture eats strategy every time—for breakfast, lunch, and…
A former teller at the $121 million West Virginia Federal Credit Union in South Charleston will be sentenced in January after admitting in federal court that she embezzled $165,500, the…
On July 9, 2019, the five-county area surrounding Kearney, Nebraska experienced unprecedented flooding. The flooding affected several Trius Federal Credit Union members, employees and even one of their branches. Being…
It’s estimated that 90% of companies fail to execute their strategic plans successfully. With statistics like this, it’s not surprising that only 2% of leaders surveyed express confidence their organization…
The credit union industry is changing, whether we like it or not. We speak with members over social media. We automate tedious processes. Some of us are experimenting with AI.…
Credit unions have an important role in the community in which they reside, and their identity is often associated with a certain organization, entity or field of employment that has…
Who really wants to stand in line to conduct simple transactions in a brick-and-mortar bank that is only open to fit the lifestyle of retirees? Almost any major financial transaction…
CUNA Senior Policy Analyst Samira Salem and National Credit Union Foundation Chief Financial and Operations Officer Hannibal Brumskine will join more than a dozen other credit union leaders Nov. 6…
NAFCU's award-winning compliance team works daily to offer compliance assistance and services to keep credit unions' informed of the ever-changing regulatory environment. Each month, the team answers hundreds of compliance-related…
Business borrowers really like credit unions—when they use them. In fact, credit unions have some of the highest business-borrower satisfaction rates among all types of lenders, according to the Federal…
If the structure of the CFPB is unconstitutional, as the Trump Administration admits, the agency’s enforcement actions since it was formed should be invalidated, a payday lender contends. All American…
The U.S. House of Representatives took an historic vote on legislation to make it easier and safer for cannabis businesses – and the businesses that serve them – to engage…
It’s no fun being denied anything, especially credit. Usually when someone is trying to get a line of credit, it’s for a big reason or major life milestone. Having a…
The NCUA can be pretty restrictive about who’s eligible to join federal credit unions. That’s why it may surprise you how many groups are automatically allowed to be added to…
The CFPB recently released Supervisory Highlights, issue number 19 (Supervisory Highlights). The Supervisory Highlights reported some of the CFPB's examination findings for exams that the CFPB completed between December 2018…