The latest from Randall Smith

- by The Financial Brand

3 Easy Steps To How To Wreck Your Credit Union

Executive managers running retail financial institutions need to avoid these leadership mistakes that could bring their entire organization crashing to the ground. By Tom Glatt, Jr., Founder of Glatt Consulting ...

- by Ongoing Operations

Top 5 “Do NOT’s” of Business Continuity

by Royce Yeager People talk a lot about what you should do with your Business Continuity Plan, but we are going to discuss what you should not do. 5. Do ...

- by Bankrate.com

List Of Failed Credit Unions in 2012-2013

This list shows the U.S. credit unions that have either failed or have been placed into conservatorship in 2012 or 2013, and it is updated weekly. Most of the ...

- by Mark Arnold

Get Out Of Your Bubble

by Mark Arnold As credit union and banking executives, we tend to live our lives in bubbles. We talk our own language (debt ratios, risk based lending, return on investment, ...

- by CDFI Brand

CDFI Brand Awareness vs. Brand Clarity

Which of the following would you rather have at your CDFI? MORE people and organizations know ABOUT you The same number of people and organizations know about you, but UNDERSTAND ...

- by TMG

Consumers Demanding Service and Pricing Levels

by Jeff Falk In the past few years, the financial industry has gone through a series of events that have changed the way it does business — the implementation of the ...

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5 Things We Can Learn about Leadership from Siri

by Matt Monge Apple’s virtual assistant Siri was designed to learn and get more sophisticated over time. The evolution in Siri’s capability and the increase in value she ...

- by CUNA Councils

Auto Buying Is Evolving Rapidly—Are You?

by Pierre Cardenas Today’s credit unions have access to deposits that are cheaper than ever before. So why isn’t it easier to make money from these low-cost deposits? ...