What’s the Greatest Threat to Your Credit Union?
by Henry Meier To me, the two greatest threats to the credit union business model are the virtual bank and the inevitable competition we will face as big-box retailers offer ...
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Compliance Isn’t the Problem — People Are the Problem
by Joe Swatek If you’ve worked in marketing for a few years, I’m sure this has happened to you. You send your marketing materials to your compliance person ...
Tax Foundation Says Taxing CUs Among the Least Harmful Revenue Raing Options
by Keith Leggett Taxing credit unions is among the least harmful revenue raising options, according to The Tax Foundation. According to the December 5 Fiscal Fact, “[i]f lawmakers decide ...
Leaders: We’ve Got To Win Them
by Matt Monge Let’s assume for a minute that you’ve been putting some of the foundational, building-block things in place to foster and support healthy culture (things like ...
Email Security – Viruses, Spam, Phishing
New computer viruses, spam techniques, phishing attaches, and spyware come out each day. These malicious tools can spread easily through your IT environment. These threats are easily delivered through email ...
21 Ways To Make A Big Financial Change
We always intend to make financial changes in life, but we don’t often realize there are little things we can do to make a bigger change. Wise Bread has ...
Dodd-Frank: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
by Henry Meier NCUA used its last meeting of the year to finalize regulations mandated by the Dodd- Frank Act requiring federal regulators to eliminate any requirement “of reliance on ...
Capital and Capitol Conundrums
BY SARAH SNELL COOKE Sometimes things you didn’t think would affect you sneak up on you by surprise, whether out of nowhere or through ignorance or you’re merely ...