No one could have anticipated the year we’ve all been through. From transitioning to working from home and e-learning, to ordering groceries online and having family gatherings over Zoom, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected [...]
Does anyone else feel like you have been riding a roller coaster trying to balance a raw egg? Over the last several months, the volatility in the market has caused some executives concern for their [...]
Before the pandemic, most members of Siraji Savings and Credit Cooperative, or “SACCO” as credit unions are known in Kenya, had not yet embraced technology. Only 18% of their 10,000 members were using mobile [...]
This was going to be an article about holiday cheer and Christmas music. The first paragraph would be asking you when you first heard that holiday song this year. And then there would be a [...]
It's been said so many times it's almost clichéd: "Our people are our most important asset." However, just because something, by repetition, may be clichéd does not mean it isn't true. The year [...]
The hope and promise of the new year make this a perfect time for reflection, renewal, and reaffirmation. Emerging from the holidays traditionally yields lots of energy as we head into the new year, scanning [...]
Fostering true diversity and inclusion is about finding out what people are all about and celebrating their differences. The importance of D & I really drills down to the concept that, when you look at [...]
Credit unions and mortgage lenders are experiencing surging loan volumes and delays in loan processing. The GSE’s have tightened their income and asset expiration allowances to 60 days from 90 days. This has resulted [...]
Thank you for tuning in to episode 101 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by Trellance transforming data into actionable insight [...]
In 2020, we launched a brand-new, fraud-focused webinar series, “Let’s Talk Fraud.” During these webinars, Allied’s fraud experts answered credit unions’ pressing fraud questions. Here are the top 5 fraud topics we were [...]
While participation in the NCUA’s credit union diversity self-assessment has not been as strong as hoped thus far, the insights provide a small snapshot. The agency’s key findings are consistent with my own [...]
We’re all aware of how tech is reshaping the way consumers do business with credit unions and other financial institutions; for instance, applying for loans entirely online or depositing payroll electronically, with funds made [...]
“Leadership starts at the top.” That is a common phrase that we have all heard before, right? It is a motivational, digestible, and relatable saying. It empowers employees to hold leadership accountable and it also [...]
An unexpected occurrence happened along the path of three decades serving credit unions and their business partners: the course widened to include helping many of the most recognized customer-centric companies in the country. After all, [...]
On October 15, 2020 the NCUA Board of Directors unanimously approved a proposed rule that would ease regulations on derivative use, open the scope of permissible derivatives, and make it easier for Federal Credit Unions [...]
