This week, America’s Credit Unions will monitor several hearings in the House and Senate, as well as the April NCUA Board meeting. In addition, the organization kicks off Regulatory Compliance Certification School in Fort [...]
Thank you for tuning in to episode 183 of The CUInsight Experience podcast with your host, Randy Smith, co-founder of CUInsight.com. This episode is brought to you by Motivosity. Motivosity is all about building [...]
In today’s financial services industry technological advancements seem to dictate the rules of the game, and it is easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of emerging trends. The technology landscape is constantly [...]
This is the question I get asked every year when I schedule our pilgrimage to Chicago to experience Opening Day at Wrigley Field. At the surface level, it’s a logical question. Baseball is a [...]
It was a busy week engaging with policymakers in Washington, D.C., as our advocacy team met with members of the Federal Reserve Board—including Chair Jerome Powell—and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). We’[...]
The financial services industry faced intense challenges in 2023, such as high interest rates, staffing shortages and liquidity, to name a few. To remain competitive, financial institutions were forced to increase deposit rates, sending more [...]
While new requirements often elicit groans from busy bank marketers, the latest around email authentication from Google and Yahoo are crucial measures — not unnecessary burdens. As tempting as it may be to dismiss these sender [...]
On Wednesday, April 10th, the Credit Unions for Kids National Advisory Board accepted the Founders Award on behalf of the credit union industry. The Founder’s Award is a highly prestigious award provided to a [...]
Lenders are continuously focused on new products to gain a competitive edge; but the unprecedented changes in interest rates over the past 18-24 months, coupled with consistently rising housing prices and tight inventory, has placed [...]
A critic of the credit union tax exemption predicted Thursday that Congress may take a close look at the benefit as they search for ways to pay for expiring tax cuts next year. Parts of [...]
Inflation has been high for years now, and while it's decreased quite a bit from its peak of 9.1% in June 2022, it's still below the Federal Reserve's target goal of 2%. To move [...]
America’s Credit Unions wrote to several House and Senate committees this week in support of international credit union priorities as Congress considers funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). America’s [...]
One question I’ve been asked since starting The CUInsight Experience podcast in January of 2019 is “where can I find a list of the books mentioned on the show?” Ask and you shall receive. [...]
April marks National Financial Literacy Month, a time designated by US legislators in 2003 to raise awareness about the importance of financial literacy and practical education in this realm. It serves as a crucial reminder [...]
Making ends meet is hard—very hard—for most Americans. As of January 2024, 62 percent of Americans report living paycheck to paycheck, an increase of 2 percent from a year ago, according to PYMNT [...]
