NCUA: “The Empirical’s New Clothes”… Derivatives
Part I – Ignoring A Scandal by Jim Blaine A reasonable person can – and should – have several concerns about the latest round of proposed rule-making on derivatives from the NCUA. But, ...
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Great Ideas and a Big Thought About Serving Younger Members
By Lisa Hochgraf In recent history, participants in CUES Net, the CUES-members-only listserv, were talking about how to best reach and serve younger members. Tonya Gail, marketing director at $86 ...
New Age Leaders Need Greatness, not Just Goodness
by John A. Vardallas, CAE, CUDE With all the recent events unfolding in the American business and political sector, perhaps the most concerning isn’t so much the competency of ...
Lucky ’13 in 13′ Credit Union Growth Strategies
by John A. Vardallas, CAE, CUDE 2013 is the year of the snake. The snake is smart, coy and clever, but it is also ready to strike at any time, ...
Five Ways to Make a Credit Score Model Work for You
by Barrett Burns Times have changed since a promise and handshake were all you needed to get a loan. Now credit scores speak to your character. Most credit unions primarily ...
How to Increase Purchase Mortgage Business
by Michael Corn With such a long period of low mortgage rates, credit unions and other financial institutions have been deluged with mortgage refinancing applications. But, as everyone knew and ...
Get Rid of the Boring Stuff At Your Credit Union
by Bo McDonald Starbucks and Southwest Airlines are really awesome companies. When I’ve been to at a conference listening to the speaker extoll the operations of such great companies, ...
5 Reasons Why Credit Unions in the Cloud is Awesome
by Royce Yeager Are you eyeing up Cloud as a replacement for your Credit Union IT configuration? This post is for you. 5. Stop Managing the Really Annoying Parts of ...