It is no secret: Seattle’s going through some things. Yes, the region’s housing economy is booming, and the city is one of the fastest-growing in the United States. The question is, at what [...]
Last month I shared what turned out to be one of the best days in my CU life. The grand opening of the CO-OP Park in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Truly a tribute to the [...]
To say stress permeates late November through the end of the year is like saying water is wet and Peppermint Patty was too brusque when she panned Charlie Brown’s Thanksgiving dinner. It seems financial [...]
What do you hear when someone starts talking about “the shadow banking system?” A secret, Illuminati-like cast of hood-wearing creepers dictating rogue government policies in a secluded location, the single objective of which is to [...]
In these days of unbridled cynicism and skepticism centered around bad-faith politics and social upheaval, it seems the power of hope is one of those old-fashioned ideas that appears to have, at least temporarily, outlived [...]
On a recent World Council of Credit Unions webinar leading up to the G20 conference in Rome, Italy, CUNA’s Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy Officer Ryan Donovan offered a reminder to credit union [...]
A dual celebration is underway as the financial services industry celebrates the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board’s recent vote to approve the final CUSO rule changes on October 21 and the start of [...]
It’s my favorite: Cooperation among cooperatives. We are stronger and better together. Last month I had the pleasure of seeing almost ten years of effort come to fruition in the form of a community [...]
What a decade in financial technology can do. What was once defined as alternative lenders or direct-to-consumer “disruptors” in industry-speak, fintech has evolved along with the financial services industry to include any technology company that [...]
As recently as two years ago, the practice of financial inclusion in the Southbridge neighborhood of Wilmington, Delaware, and the neighboring Route 9 Corridor was, in a word, lacking. An area so lacking in financial [...]
One of the marks for a growing and successful financial services industry, like any other industry, is the consistent search for forward-thinking innovation and the financial tools to keep credit unions top-of-mind while expanding membership. [...]
Thank you for tuning in to episode 18 of The CUInsight Network, with your host, Lauren Culp, Publisher & CEO of CUInsight.com. In The CUInsight Network, we take a deeper dive with the thought [...]
Most of us have experienced at one time or another that awful feeling when you realize you have either bounced a check or are about to. And most credit unions have “been there” for the [...]
A friend of mine was recently asked that in a job interview. It caught her off guard. She said there was about 20 seconds of radio silence (yes it was a Zoom interview) and then [...]
For most of us in America who count on financial institutions to manage our primary financial requirements may find it difficult to believe that, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), 14.1 million [...]
