The latest from Mark Brantley

Sep 1, 2023 - by Mark Brantley, CUEvangelist

Make it plain!

What is interchange? By definition, it is two or more people exchanging views or ideas. However, it could also be defined as a transportation junction that connects various roads or ...

May 26, 2023 - by Mark Brantley, CUEvangelist

Credit unions: The 7th estate

Our federal government is comprised of three major divisions known as the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The U.S. Constitution defines each branch’s duties and powers in Articles ...

Mar 7, 2023 - by Mark Brantley, CUEvangelist

Let “access to credit” be the “A” in your credit union’s DNA

Access is a commonly used word defined by Webster’s online dictionary as the “freedom or ability to obtain or make use of something.” Although it’s a commonly used ...

Nov 23, 2022 - by Mark Brantley, CUEvangelist

Let “not-for-profit” be the “N” in your credit union’s DNA

The credit union motto of “Not for Profit, Not for Charity, But for Service” is the hallmark of the credit union difference. Every credit union executive, board director, employee, and ...

Aug 29, 2022 - by Mark Brantley, CUEvangelist

Let “diversity” be the “D” in your credit union’s DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid also known by the acronym DNA is the common denominator that exists in every living thing. DNA serves not only as the building block of life on earth ...

May 6, 2022 - by Mark Brantley, CUEvangelist

A house is a not a home unless a credit union is there

The late Luther Vandross was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. His elegant, soulful style of music graced the musical airwaves with hits such as “Never Too Much,” “If ...

Dec 13, 2013 - by Mark Brantley, CUEvangelist

Section 342: It’s not about quotas

On October 1, 2013, the National Credit Union Administration (“NCUA”) released the Proposed Interagency Policy Statement Establishing Joint Standards for Assessing the Diversity Policies and Practices of Entities Regulated by ...

Jun 26, 2013 - by Mark Brantley, CUEvangelist

Payday Loans: Financial Weapons of Individual Destruction

During the Financial Crisis of 2008, Warren Buffet, the Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. characterized derivatives as “financial weapons of mass destruction” or financial W.M.D.s. ...