When marketing to your credit union’s members or prospective members on social media, it’s easy to dive deep into the consumer trends of each generation including Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z [...]
As financial institutions become more and more data-driven, an effective data governance strategy becomes increasingly important. Data governance has been a buzz word in the industry for quite a while. But what does it really [...]
Nominations are open for World Council of Credit Unions’ 2023 Distinguished Service Award (DSA). First presented in 1986, this esteemed award honors individuals and institutions that have provided outstanding service to credit union development outside [...]
Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, wrote to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Thursday to voice concerns that the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund is not considering stakeholder feedback as they update the [...]
Take a look at the year ahead in the latest CUNA News Weekly Wrap-up, which summarizes the best CUNA News, CUNA News Podcast, and Credit Union Magazine content from Jan. 16 through Jan. 20. CUNA [...]
Auto insurance premiums are among the most predictable bill payments in consumers’ lives. All but one state (New Hampshire) requires car owners to have auto insurance policies that help protect drivers, citizens, cars, and property [...]
Credit unions, at their core, have a strong commitment to service. But how do you scale the concept of serving your members to the broader community — even to the wider world of financial services? Our [...]
Gift cards are a convenient and flexible way for shoppers to buy gifts for others, allowing recipients to purchase items of their own choice. A recent Research and Markets report revealed gift cards to be [...]
As if you didn’t expect it, the battle continues in the financial services sector to eradicate predatory payday lenders in the United States. Despite individual states’ gains in recent years to cap payday loans’ [...]
While signals are mixed regarding whether the U.S. economy will fall into a recession, many economists are in agreement that a significant downturn is likely. A recent article by Ed O’Boyle from Gallup [...]
Welcome to the CUInsight Minute, sixty seconds from our Managing Editor John Pettit with our favorite reads from the week. Mentioned: The importance of planning, thinking early and often, and always being decisive! by ANTHONY [...]
Better credit scores can obviously benefit you when it comes time to get a loan. But what other advantages does a higher credit score give you? Here are three ways a better credit score can [...]
Financial literacy is the backbone of consumers’ ability to manage their money and make smart, informed choices. But the absence of accessible, effective financial education is drastically decreasing the average financial literacy rate, and thus [...]
Welcome to 2023. Since it’s still early in the year, we’re all still on track with our plans for change in 2023, right? Hooray! Go us! And if we’re off track a [...]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a proposed rule to establish a public registry of nonbanks’ terms and conditions in form contracts. The rule would not apply to credit unions. Nonbanks subject to the [...]
