The latest from Jack Antonini

May 12, 2023 - by Jack Antonini, NACUSO

Amidst bank failures, customers worry about FI stability

The last two months have been chaotic, unnerving and problematic for financial institutions, not only in the U.S. where 3 of the 4 largest bank failures in the nation’...

Aug 10, 2022 - by Jack Antonini, NACUSO

NCUA is closer to unlimited third-party exam authority

The U.S. House of Representatives added hundreds of unrelated amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in late July, including Section 5403 that would grant NCUA oversight and ...

Dec 8, 2021 - by Jack Antonini, NACUSO

To dream again

Jacques Cousteau is arguably the most famous underwater diver in history. He loved the world’s oceans, and he realized how incredibly vital they are for the proliferation and sustainability ...

Oct 19, 2021 - by Jack Antonini, NACUSO

USAA’s focus on key result areas produced results

When I was CEO of USAA Bank, General McDermott, the CEO of USAA, encouraged us to focus on Key Result Areas (“KRAs”) to help us prioritize strategic investments that we ...

Sep 9, 2021 - by Jack Antonini, NACUSO

USAA’s death event prep created members for life

Seeing the withdrawal of American armed forces from Afghanistan, and the tragic loss of 13 young American heroes to a suicide bomber near the Kabul airport, brought back vivid memories ...

Jul 6, 2021 - by Jack Antonini, NACUSO

St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

Friday, February 14, 1992 started out like any other day, full of promise. I had no idea it would become the biggest test of my career, when late that afternoon ...

Jun 9, 2021 - by Jack Antonini, NACUSO

Does NCUA really need unlimited vendor authority?

On May 19, after the House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters prepared a draft bill for introduction a few days earlier, NCUA Chairman Harper testified at the House Financial ...