Maurice Smith is an “eternal optimist.” Yet he worries that credit unions could “lose their relevance” in the minds of members. “Without distinctiveness, we lose a little bit of our soul in a commodity market,” [...]
Connecting with the target audience is critical for effective marketing. It’s vital because the way the target audience reacts can directly relate to business growth. One of the best ways to connect is by [...]
Soon after a devastating line of tornadoes hit Kentucky and other states Dec. 10, credit union leaders and the Kentucky Credit Union League came together to determine how to help storm victims. “We’ve been [...]
Former Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) passed away Tuesday. “Harry Reid was a credit union champion whose leadership made a lasting impact for consumers across the country,” said CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle. During a [...]
Traditional financial service providers continue to search for ways to maneuver the perilous competitive waters stirred up by fintech providers. The Curql Collective offers a collaborative approach that provides “swim lanes” allowing credit unions to [...]
Financial first responders. We’ve all heard the phrase used these last two years, and we’ve all felt that glow when hearing it, because we know the amount work of good credit union professionals [...]
Credit union financial staff can improve their analytical skills and credit union operations at CUNA Financial Management eSchool: Essentials in January and February. “This fundamental financial eSchool covers a wide range of topics including financial [...]
The voting period for four contested CUNA Board of Directors elections has ended. Lori Herrick, District 1, Class A director will take office immediately and serve through the 2023 CUNA Annual General Meeting (AGM). All [...]
Two former White House Chiefs of Staff will share their unique perspectives at the 2022 CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC). Reince Priebus, the first chief of staff to President Donald Trump, and Thomas “Mack” McLarty, [...]
NCUA issued a Letter to Credit Unions (21-CU-16) to provide clarity on the already existing authority of federally insured credit unions to establish relationships with third-party providers that offer digital asset services to the members, [...]
Credit Union Awareness announced this week that they have exceeded consumer consideration goals. According to the second wave of research completed in November 2021, the program surpassed consumer consideration goals by 8 points from the [...]
As we turn the calendar to 2022, CUNA News wants to hear where you think the credit union movement, financial industry, and economy are going. Help us examine the future of credit unions, and then [...]
The Senate confirmed Alanna McCargo Tuesday night to serve as president of the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). McCargo—senior advisor for housing finance at the Department of Housing and Urban Development—was nominated [...]
Request for pay (RFP) plays a fundamental role in real-time payments modernization and has the potential to revolutionize bill payment as we know it. RFP is a critical part of the real-time payment system where [...]
The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 was passed by Congress in December of 2020 as a part of the larger National Defense Authorization Act. The AML Act is comprised of over 200 pages of changes, [...]
