Being a leader has certain similarities to being a parent. As a parent, you love all your children equally. Yet you still must work to avoid the appearance of playing favorites and make sure you [...]
Are you seeing a 20-something who still lives in his parents’ house, plays video games all day and (if he has graduated from college) has mounds of student debt? Maybe he’s texting his friends [...]
Recent volatility notwithstanding, the economy is hot, driving credit union growth and increased real estate activity in branch network evolution and headquarters occupancy strategies. Commercial realtors are a key partner in these exciting, expensive and [...]
I’ve visited hundreds of credit union websites over the years, conducting research for various projects and reviews. Many of them are excellent. In the last few years, the quality has gone through the roof [...]
On a recent Wednesday night, I was attending a parent association meeting at my childrens’ school. These meetings have historically run long, sometimes going until 9:30 p.m. or later. I go to bed [...]
When Bruce Foulke joined American Heritage Federal Credit Union in 1979, it was a $5 million financial institution serving 4,000 members. Under the CUES member’s leadership as president/CEO, the credit union has [...]
With Trump-appointed deregulators now in charge of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the specter of new regulations governing overdraft practices and fees has been lifted, at least temporarily. CFPB is at a fork in the [...]
In his work with credit unions developing strategic plans and identifying growth strategies, Scott Butterfield of Your Credit Union Partner, Seattle, has come across plenty of mission and vision statements. He uses a single word [...]
When other financial institutions took a step back during the Great Recession of 2008, Redstone Federal Credit Union stepped up its commitment to grow its member ranks—and has posted average monthly gains of 1,[...]
Not all directors are satisfied with the performances of their colleagues. More than a third of directors feel someone on their board should be replaced, according to the 2016 Annual Corporate Directors Survey conducted by [...]
Executives these days won’t say yes to just any compensation package. In fact, according to a January 2018 Credit Union Management magazine article and a new e-book by CUES and CUESolutions provider CUNA Mutual [...]
Ask most credit union C-suites to describe their digital transformation goals, and chances are the CMOs and CTOs will be brimming with ways to leverage data, analytics and technology to become even more member-centric. Query [...]
Effective Jan. 1, federally regulated financial institutions in Canada are now required to meet the new Mortgage Stress Test Rule handed down from the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. While the rule won’[...]
In the past, photography relied on film and printed photographs. Today, it relies on electrons to capture and distribute images to our family members and friends. The tools we once associated with photography became obsolete [...]
Two recent surveys about sexual harassment suggest it will be a top priority for company leaders in 2018, but human resources professionals do not expect the increased media attention around high-profile cases to make things [...]
