The latest from Randall Smith

- by The Financial Brand

The Unexpected Credit Union Spokeswoman: Aunt Sophie

A fresh, creative integrated marketing campaign from Georgia United uses a sassy grandmother as an unlikely promotional spokeswoman. Georgia United Credit Union ($975 million in assets, 124,000 members) in ...

- by Banking.com

The Napsterization of Banking

There’s a documentary on the festival circuit right now (it played in a few theaters earlier this year) and, as Hollywood hype would have it, it’s generating buzz. ...

- by CUNA Councils

Fed Winds Down Quantitative Easing

by Steve Rick The end is near—at least for the Federal Reserve Board’s asset purchase program known as quantitative easing. The Fed has used this tool to purchase $...

- by Tim Mislansky

How to Create New HomeOwners

by Tim Mislansky Every year the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University publishes a study on The State of the Nation’s Housing. A friend of mine once ...

- by My Bank Tracker

How to Get the Best Rate On Your Auto Loan

BY KAIA ZAWADI When shopping for a new or used car you need to decide on how you’re going to pay for it. If paying for the car with ...

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Your First Line Of Consumer Defense

BY HOLLY PETRAEUS After a lifetime of living and working with servicemembers, I know that the young men and women who volunteer to serve this nation are a resourceful group. ...

- by My Bank Tracker

Overdraft Fees Are On the Rise

BY SIMON ZHEN Banks continue to raise the fee that is charged when customers spend more than they have in their accounts. Since the end of 2012, the average fee ...