We caught up with a couple of CUNA Lending Council Crashers for some straight talk about what drives their generation to chose one financial institution over another.We asked... What are financial institutions missing that [...]
Hey Apple, Let me first start by saying you’re awesome. When I first heard about the concept of the iPhone in 2007, I remember thinking “What! I don’t understand you, tiny computer in [...]
The Discovery Conference - it's this mix of the benefits of going to a huge credit union industry conference with piles of content, networking, live chats - all online and all without the need to [...]
by. Michael Ogden How important is offering mobile access to customers to the financial industry today? New smartphone lending data from CUNA Mutual Group answers that question: 63% of adult smartphone owners use phones to [...]
A recent study found that more and more brands are encouraging employees to become engaged with their brand on social media. And the results are substantial. According to "Employees Rising: Seizing the Opportunity in Employee [...]
International Data Group's CIO magazine named CUNA Mutual Group among its 2014 CIO 100 award recipients. The 27th annual awards program was held Tuesday evening, Aug. 19, and recognizes organizations worldwide that exemplify the highest [...]
Recently I was asked to present on several social media topics during the CU Conferences Social Media Conference in Seattle. When I learned that the attendee list included a large number of credit union board [...]
Each month we look at the latest Credit Union Trends Report for the information our credit union followers need/want to know. Typically, it's loan trends (auto, home, refinancing) and membership growth This month in [...]
by. Michael Ogden According to a Ponemon Institute report, the average total cost of a data breach is $3.5 million. And that breaks down to $145 for each lost or stolen record containing sensitive [...]
Unlike banks, credit union executives are limited on how much they can contribute and receive from retirement plans. CUNA Mutual Group's Bruce Bauer (senior executive benefits specialist) spoke about this controversial subject at ACUC saying [...]
Instagram, Google+, Pinterest, Snapchat, YouTube and Vine – call them the six-headed photo and video monster. Once you take Facebook out of the equation, these sites are where the visuals live. Added together, these six sites [...]
I’ve had it with listicles of arbitrary length about nothing important lazily traipsing through every digital media platform in existence. 17 everyday foods that are surprisingly unhealthy (probably not that surprising); 9 crazy facts [...]
Change is difficult (for many people) when it comes to social media. Like so many things, social media is pretty habitual as far as how we use it on a daily basis – it becomes second [...]
It’s one thing to want to draw in a younger demographic to your credit union – it’s up to you to actually do something about it. Here are seven things this industry, and the [...]
Answer this question: what do you want your credit union to be? Typical answers: friendly, service oriented, member-focused, cleanest bathrooms in town. Those are all fine answers, but do any of those answers set your [...]
