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- by Michael Fryzel

Bursting bubbles

When I was growing up, the only bubbles I ever heard anyone talk about were those created by soap, champagne or chewing gum. Chomping away on Double Bubble chewing gum, ...

- by Michael Fryzel

As minimal as possible, as much as necessary

Without order there is chaos. Without laws there is anarchy. Without rules there is confusion. Knowledgeable individuals recognize that without these elements in play, our society would not exist as ...

- by Michael Fryzel

Questions please

During the last five years as an NCUA Board Member, I have often spoken to credit union groups, large and small, across the country. Unless it’s an address before ...

- by Michael Fryzel

Frosted, glazed or plain

Hardly a month goes by without there being another article written about the need for credit unions to focus on Generation Y, the young people of our country who will ...

- by Michael Fryzel

A little bit of this, a little bit of that

When I was in high school, we used a cheer to fire up our football team: “Two bits, four bits, six bits a dollar, all for Fenger stand up and ...

- by Michael Fryzel

A friend in need

Some will never feel the direct impact of the federal government shutdown. Others will never know one occurred. However, many people across this country are impacted in a way none ...

- by Michael Fryzel

Help make a difference

Saturday, October 26, is the annual Make a Difference Day. For more than two decades, this day has been designated as the nation’s largest day of community service. It ...

- by Michael Fryzel

A year to remember

Never in the century-long history of the U.S. credit union industry has there been as pivotal a time as was experienced in the year that began in August 2008. ...