MADISON, WI (November 15, 2013) -- The market opportunity for indirect merchant lending is plentiful and the advantages of indirect merchant lending seem clear: credit unions can provide members with loans when and where they need them. What’s more, credit unions can expand their ...
MADISON, WI (October 9, 2013) -- The CUNA Technology Council presented its 3rd Annual Best of Show Award to Wescom Resources Group (WRG) at the 18th Annual CUNA Technology Council Conference, held September 22-25, in Hollywood, Calif. WRG was recognized for its TellergySM tablet software ...
MADISON, WI (October 1, 2013) -- Are credit unions making the most of the member and business data available to them? How are credit unions incorporating business intelligence and data analytics into their strategic planning? A new white paper from the CUNA Technology Council, “The ...
MADISON, WI (September 30, 2013) -- CommunityAmerica CU, Element FCU, Gesa CU, Motorola ECU, and Virginia CU were honored as winners of the 2013 CUNA Technology Council Excellence in Technology Awards at the Council’s 18th Annual Conference, which took place September 22-25 in Hollywood, ...
MADISON, WI (September 30, 2013) -- Eight credit unions were the winners in the 9th annual CUNA Operations, Sales & Service (OpSS) Council’s Excellence Awards, which recognize innovative solutions optimizing credit union performance. The award winners were recognized during the council’s 16th annual ...
Results from Annual Election by the Not for Profit, Member Led Professional Organization MADISON, WI (September 26, 2013) -- The CUNA Technology Council announced its executive committee and officers during the Council’s 18th Annual Conference, which took place Sept. 22-25, in Hollywood, Calif. This ...
MADISON, WI (September 16, 2013) -- The CUNA Technology Council announces a new educational resource, a video white paper titled, "Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity: Are You Prepared?" documenting four credit unions' stories of survival following the aftermath of major natural disasters. Keesler FCU (Biloxi, ...
MADISON, WI (September 12, 2013) -- While the sky may seem the limit for community-based credit union growth, a harsher reality speaks otherwise. As the ongoing large-scale conversion to community charters continues, credit unions are finding that switching the charter does not necessarily equate to ...
MADISON, WI (September 9, 2013) -- Whether it’s a new scam or a new twist on an old scheme, fraud continues to increase as the avenues for perpetrating it expand. At the same time that phone, email, and other traditional pathways continue to be ...
MADISON, WI (August 13, 2013) -- In the not-so-distant past, credit unions financed more unsecured loans for small-ticket purchases such as furniture, jewelry, and electronic equipment. The credit card has taken the place of financing these purchases during the past fifteen years; it has become ...
MADISON, WI (August 8, 2013) -- Although the viability and definition of what a sales culture means in the credit union movement continues to be debated, many credit unions are working toward a “sales-as-service” or needs-based sales environment. A new white paper from the CUNA ...
MADISON, WI (August 1, 2013) -- The employee benefits landscape has been transformed over the last decade, by burgeoning costs, regulatory changes, and new benefits options. During and after the great recession, employers have reduced their benefits budgets and are shifting costs and decision-making to ...
MADISON, WI (July 18, 2013) A new white paper co-published by the CUNA Lending Council and Technology Council "Partners in Progress: How Lending and IT Work Together to Improve Efficiency and the Member Experience," discusses the implementation of lending technology meant to optimize the member ...
MADISON, WI (June 17, 2013) A new credit union marketer is emerging — one who understands how data can drive decisions, one who measures, shows and shares results for marketing initiatives. This marketer knows how to collaborate with other credit unions, while maintaining a unique brand ...
MADISON, WI (June 13, 2013) A new white paper from the CUNA Lending Council, "Collateral Risk: Insights on Loan Portfolio Monitoring and Management," discusses the practice of collateral risk management. In an environment in which few financial institutions have been immune to recent dramatic economic ...
