The latest from Scott Butterfield

Sep 13, 2018 - by Scott Butterfield, Your Credit Union Partner

The anatomy of a successful organic loan-growth strategy

Organic loan growth is a popular phrase these days. Today, an increasing number of credit unions are looking for ways to attract more loans directly. Direct loan growth (vs. indirect) ...

Aug 13, 2018 - by Scott Butterfield, Your Credit Union Partner

Strategic planning, and the race against time

Strategic planning season is underway, which means more of us are immersed in research, evaluation of data, and best practices to make sure our teams have the depth and breadth ...

Jul 13, 2018 - by Scott Butterfield, Your Credit Union Partner

The board-term debate

I was fortunate to recently facilitate a roundtable of credit union board chairs at NAFCU’s 51st annual meeting. The purpose of the roundtable was to debrief the week’s ...

Jun 1, 2018 - by Scott Butterfield, Your Credit Union Partner

Yep, it’s hard…but what’s the alternative?

Our team works with a lot of small and medium-sized credit unions. Our focus is usually on growth and revenue-related strategies, and if you’ve checked your CUNA’s U....

May 10, 2018 - by Scott Butterfield, Your Credit Union Partner

Consumer lending: Leave no stone unturned

Today’s competitive landscape requires many different loan-growth strategies that range from squeezing a little more from indirect auto channels, to a plan to increase higher-yielding consumer loans. Today’s ...

Apr 16, 2018 - by Scott Butterfield, Your Credit Union Partner

A path from financial toxicity to financial equality

Too many consumers are living in financially toxic situations. The low- and moderate-income, credit-challenged, minority, unbanked, and underbanked face the greatest barriers to financial equality. These situations negatively impact quality ...

Mar 8, 2018 - by Scott Butterfield, Your Credit Union Partner

The silver bullet for board recruitment

I was recently asked if there is a silver bullet for recruiting millennial-aged board members. This question comes up frequently when I’m on the road presenting to credit union ...

Feb 6, 2018 - by Scott Butterfield, Your Credit Union Partner

Problem members vs. members with problems

Like many of my past articles, the inspiration for this topic came from my friend and business partner, Alison Carr. Recently, Alison shared a conversation she was part of at ...