The latest from Seth Brickman

Apr 18, 2024 - by Seth Brickman, QCash Financial CUSO

Financial literacy initiatives on the rise in America’s high schools

Earlier this year, the state of Washington’s House of Representatives unanimously adopted House Bill 1915 (HB 1915), a bill that would require high school students to complete a financial ...

Mar 19, 2024 - by Seth Brickman, QCash Financial CUSO

5 ways specialty loans offer your members a better way

Spring is almost here, and with it comes an uptick in commitments and activities for many families. Are your members financially prepared? Tax returns, youth sports, summer camp, mid-year holidays, ...

Feb 21, 2024 - by Seth Brickman, QCash Financial CUSO

A leader fit for his time: Rodney Hood’s legacy in a time of financial chaos

It wasn’t exactly a given he would work in financial services. Behind an intense passion to serve the public good, Rodney Hood’s first career choice was the ministry, ...

Jan 18, 2024 - by Seth Brickman, QCash Financial CUSO

Revised CDFI rules a boon for credit unions in 2024

This last fall, the Department of the Treasury updated key standards and reforms to the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund dedicated to strengthening credit unions’ abilities to be a ...

Dec 11, 2023 - by Seth Brickman, QCash Financial CUSO

In light of consumer loan losses, FICO’s time is over

Of all the abnormal economic conditions we’re experiencing, the increase in consumer loan losses is what’s most perplexing in the eyes of Ent Credit Union’s Chief Revenue ...

Nov 6, 2023 - by Seth Brickman, QCash Financial CUSO

As holiday debt increases, small-dollar loans emerging as stabilizing solution

The hectic nature of the holiday season is upon us, and that means a lot of things to a lot of consumers these days; mainly, figuring out how they are ...

Oct 25, 2023 - by Seth Brickman, QCash Financial CUSO

How lottery winners can help us reinvest in financial literacy and education

You probably heard about the recent winner of the Powerball jackpot lottery, right? The Powerball Lottery had ballooned to a record amount of $2.04 billion by November 2022. Three ...

Sep 22, 2023 - by Seth Brickman, QCash Financial CUSO

As credit card spending rises, CUs must encourage financial discipline

So much of the American economy right now seems to come down to perspective. The land of the free has had the strongest economic recovery when measured by GDP in ...