CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle and Gigi Hyland, executive director of the National Credit Union Foundation, emphasized the importance of Financial Well-Being for All™ during their keynote address at the 2022 Co-op Think Conference Wednesday [...]
Credit union supporters saw victories in Tuesday’s primaries in Ohio and Indiana, as all 19 credit union supporters in the two states won Tuesday. Candidates were supported by the Ohio Credit Union League, Indiana [...]
Thinking differently is more than just coming up with ideas, says Humane Product Architect Ken Kocienda. It takes many steps for ideas to be fully realized. Kocienda, a former product engineer at Apple, saw how [...]
CUNA strongly objects to legislation, regulation and other government intervention to restrict the ability of credit unions to offer overdraft protection plans that help members resolve short-term financial difficulties, CUNA wrote to a Senate Banking, [...]
Sallie Krawcheck, founder of the investing platform Ellevest—“built by women for women”—offered lessons in market segmentation Tuesday at the Co-op THINK Conference in Chicago. Ellevest’s success comes from a shared belief that “[...]
The Senate is in Washington, D.C. this week, and CUNA will be engaged with several committee hearings, including ones covering interchange and overdraft practices. The Senate is also expected to consider consideration of presidential [...]
There’s no one-size-fits-all look and feel of a financial institution. As technology advances and member needs shift, credit unions must position themselves to continue providing high-quality member experiences. In this episode of the CUNA [...]
Financial institutions should be permitted to lawfully serve businesses that engage in cannabis-based businesses authorized under their state laws, even when such activity may be inconsistent with federal law, said CUNA in a letter to [...]
Bitcoin. Virtual reality. Artificial intelligence. All are technologies that have the capability of shaping the future of the credit union industry, and organizations need to find the right talent to keep up with the changing [...]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has missed many opportunities to leverage credit unions’ mission, CUNA, AACUL, and the Leagues wrote to the House Committee on Financial Services on Tuesday. “We encourage the Bureau to [...]
Clackamas Credit Union employees are handing out Berenstain Bears books to members nine years old and younger who walk through their doors this month. “The Berenstain Bears Visit the Credit Union,” a story about brother [...]
Study after study of financial literacy levels shows that most adults don’t know what they need to know in order to make sound financial decisions. Some examples: Many Americans do not follow financial best [...]
Establishing and retaining a relationship with a credit union is the best way for a small business entrepreneur to partner with a provider of essential financial services, CUNA wrote to the House and Senate Small [...]
Recruiting and onboarding a new employee is similar to dating, Mia Perez says. Perhaps the most important commonality is to watch what you say. “Communication is key in any relationship,” says Perez, chief strategy and [...]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has the opportunity to transform regulation without hampering consumers’ access to credit and financial products and services, CUNA wrote to the Senate Committee on Housing, Banking, and Urban Affairs Tuesday. [...]
