Credit Unions are About as Exciting as Algebra. Learn How to Change That
By Bo McDonald Try to stand in front of a class for 5 minutes and explain the difference between a bank and a credit union. Don’t be surprised if ...
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Are Hidden Bank Fees Ripping You Off?
By Dedrick Muhammad, Senior Director of Economic Programs, NAACP A lack of transparency and disclosure around bank fees has created prohibitive barriers that keep many people from fully taking advantage ...
Location, Location, Location–The Myth of Virtual Banking
By Tom Everyone seems to be talking about virtual and mobile banking. More banks and credit unions are looking to attract customers with virtual services that remove the need to ...
Nostalgic Gen Y Marketing Already?
by Tim McAlpine This is a fun new video produced by Microsoft to promote Internet Explorer 10. Once the king of the browsers, in snobby tech circles, IE is now ...
Prepaid Cards Become More Mainstream
by Konrad Christensen Many financial institutions (FIs) looking to attract business from underserved or underbanked customers rightly turn to prepaid cards to achieve their objectives. Yet, what many of these ...
Doing a Disservice to the Housing Industry
By Henry Meier The CFPB has unleashed its first wave of Dodd-Frank inspired mortgage reform and it’s time to climb out of the bunker and survey the damage. The ...
Inauguration Lessons: Credit Union Operational Resiliency
by Robin Remines Inauguration 2013 – The Behind the Scenes Effort to Operational Resiliency The inauguration challenged business leaders in the area to develop contingency plans that would address reduced staff ...
Rules of Email Marketing Are Changing
Email is one of the most important digital marketing channels, but it’s rapidly evolving, according to Reggie Brady, president of Reggie Brady Marketing Solutions, a direct marketing consultancy. “The ...