Sep 16, 2020
Ensure your overdraft solution contributes to service improvements and future growth By: Ron Jennings, Executive Vice President of National Sales & Alliances As the industry settles into a new normal—complete with unique operational challenges and service...
Sep 16, 2020
ICU Day is a chance to energize and celebrate how credit unions like yours are “Inspiring hope for a global community.” Give your staff some pep by shopping the Member Celebrations Store’s collection of ICU Day gear for your next training day! Support and...
Sep 16, 2020
The “new normal” is in full swing – and THINK 20’s theme, “Activate Your Next,” feels apropos. For some credit unions, your “next” may be activating behavioral science to optimize all the little things that heighten member engagement. For others, it might be placing a...
Sep 16, 2020
A delegation of credit union advocates met with Congressman Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District in early September. In past visits with our Congressional Delegation, handshaking and standing room only were the norm. This meeting was much...
Sep 16, 2020
Class actions lawsuits targeting credit unions that impose multiple non-sufficient funds (NSF) charges on a single “item” and/or that assess overdrafts (OD) fees on certain debit card transactions are beginning to resurface by plaintiff law firms. Three things of note...
Sep 16, 2020
NCUA has announced that federally insured, low-income credit unions that want to become certified CDFIs can again apply to utilize its qualification process for streamlined CDFI certification. The current intake period closes Oct. 17. Credit unions that have obtained...
Sep 16, 2020
According to an independent study conducted by 2020 Ballast Research – formally National Journal Research – Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and its League partners are the most influential financial services organization and one of the top ten most effective...
Sep 16, 2020
With everything going on in today’s world, each one of us makes multiple assessments of risk every day. We might not be aware that is what we are doing, which leads to different evaluations and, in some cases, conflict. What I’m going to discuss in this...
Sep 16, 2020
Now more than ever before, reliable, secure, easy-to-use remote banking service is vital to a credit union’s success – and even their survival. That is why Cooperative Solutions Group is so excited to announce our partnership with Access Softek to bring member credit...
Aug 19, 2020
The NCUA recently issued guidance to credit unions regarding the CFPB’s July 22 changes to parts of its Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans Rule. In a letter to federally insured credit unions, NCUA Chairman Rodney Hood said that, although...
Aug 19, 2020
The U.S. Mint is encouraging the public to “help get coins moving.” “Coins aren’t circulating through the economy as quickly as they were prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, which means that sometimes coins are not readily available where needed,” said David J. Ryder,...
Aug 19, 2020
Nearly 400 credit union professionals participated in CUNA Mutual Group’s recent “Moving Forward Forum – Insights and Strategies for a New Frontier,” focusing on the fact that there likely is no such thing as “going back to normal” in a post-pandemic world. The forum,...
Aug 19, 2020
To date, Children’s Hospital has recorded hundreds of stories read by Children’s employees and volunteers and they would love to include Credit Unions in their virtual library. They have put together playlists for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Dr....
