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CUNA Mutual Group sees growth in investment programs, advisors in 2015

MADISON, WI (December 8, 2015) — CUNA Mutual Group’s Wealth Management business is helping more credit union members meet their financial goals as a result of its continued growth in programs and financial advisors. The company’s broker-dealer, CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc. (CBSI), added ...

Discovery Conference industry insights now available on-demand

MADISON, WI (November 12, 2015) — CUNA Mutual Group’s sixth annual, day-long Discovery Conference on Oct. 21 set a record with more than 2,500 registrants of which 58 percent were credit union executives. The virtual, no-cost event offered credit union leaders valuable industry ...

Tom Merfeld named Chief Financial Officer of CUNA Mutual Group

MADISON, WI (November 10, 2015) — CUNA Mutual Group announced today that Tom Merfeld has been named chief financial officer for the company. Merfeld joined the company in 1994 and most recently served as the company’s chief market risk officer. He will replace Alastair ...

Move beyond disruption to become a disruptor

MADISON, WI (October 21, 2015) — Credit unions are facing their greatest competitive threat ever by disruptive competitors with new products and services that are eroding credit unions’ market share and value proposition, attendees of CUNA Mutual Group’s sixth annual Discovery Conference were told ...

Marketplace reflection needed to build for the future

MADISON, WI (October 21, 2015) — Large credit unions are at the forefront of a new frontier of challenges and opportunities that will shape the face of the credit union movement for decades to come, attendees of CUNA Mutual Group’s sixth annual Discovery Conference ...

Research shows millions willing to switch financial institutions

MADISON, WI (October 21, 2015) — Credit unions have a huge opportunity to grow membership among middle-income Americans, attendees of CUNA Mutual Group’s sixth annual Discovery Conference were told today. “Through our What Matters Now™ research, 64 percent of middle-income, non-credit union members surveyed ...

Subprime auto lending on the rise

MADISON, WI (October 21, 2015) — As auto sales continue to boom, millions of subprime borrowers are entering the market for new vehicles.1 This presents a significant growth opportunity for credit unions to generate new loans while protecting and serving their members, attendees of ...