As technology continues to transform the lives and expectations of members, they increasingly turn to businesses that can provide them an end-to-end solution combined with a customized experience, before they may even know they need [...]
Chances are you’re still trying to make sense of the recent tax law changes. The changes affect nearly all taxpayers and touch a wide variety of taxes- including corporate, estate, partnership and “pass through” [...]
Growth in health savings accounts (HSAs) continued at a rapid rate last year, with a 20 percent increase in the number of accounts and a 22 percent increase in assets from 2015 to 2016, according [...]
With the rise of new payment methods, such as mobile wallets and P2P, I often get asked about the future of credit and debit cards. The truth is, cards aren’t going away anytime soon. [...]
Although Financial Literacy Month officially occurs in April, your members are looking for ways to manage their financial futures throughout the year. Obvious statement? Perhaps, but it’s important to note that regardless of the [...]
by: Edward Kramer, EVP, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services In part I of this series, the new data fields that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFBP) seeks to collect for more HMDA reporting transparency and timeliness [...]
by: Edward Kramer, EVP, Wolters Kluwer Financial Services In 2015, expectations loom large for lenders around finalization of rules for the new Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data collection requirements. Created as part of the [...]
by: Randy Lindberg, Founder and Managing Partner with Rivial Security (A Quantivate Partner) There are some ordinary steps that you can take to assess vendor due diligence. But, you don’t want to be ordinary… [...]
by: Kirk D. Sherman and James S. Patterson After almost eight years and several false alarms, the IRS may finally issue the new Section 457(f) regulations addressing nonqualified deferred compensation plans and severance plans. [...]
If your credit union member is unable to work due to a disabling injury or illness what would happen to their ability to make their loan payment? May is Disability Insurance Awareness Month. And, it’[...]
For the 9th consecutive year, NAFCU and Burns-Fazzi, Brock (BFB) will conduct a comprehensive survey of credit union executive compensation and benefits. The NAFCU-BFB Survey of Executive Compensation and Benefits is the industry’s most [...]
According to the Federal Reserve, Chip and PIN technology involving a secure microchip used with a numeric code makes transactions about 700 times more secure than older payment methods. Is Chip and PIN technology a [...]
The calendar has flipped and we’re charging into 2015. Those of us in the financial services industry do so with questions about what changes have gone into effect that impact IRAs and HSAs, as [...]
by: John Ulzheimer New Years resolutions are great, but before you start focusing on them, take a look at this list of personal-credit resolutions to fulfill before New Years. Claim your free credit reports. For [...]
by: Marney McFadyen, VP of Sales, Credit Control One of the most enjoyable aspects of my role as a NAFCU Preferred Partner is that I get to talk to so many credit unions around the [...]
