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SHAZAM Announces DocuCommand Document Management System

SHAZAM, Inc., a provider of financial services to community banks and credit unions nationwide, is proud to offer DocuCommand™, an advanced, enterprise-wide document scanning, archiving, retrieval, and management system. Whether working from multiple desktops,...

SAFE Act Passes House

The House of Representatives passed the SAFE Banking Act as included in the America COMPETES Act. The SAFE Act would provide protections for financial institutions serving cannabis-based businesses where it is legal. Medical or recreational cannabis laws have passed...

Virtual Prepaid Cards: Better for the environment and for business

Virtual or Plastic? It’s a choice that soon all credit unions and card issuers will be asking as the virtual card market continues to grow to a predicted threefold increase by 2025 (PYMNTS.com). While it’s easy to see the environmental benefit of not filling landfills...

League Hosts State Legislative Conference

Nebraska credit union leaders gathered in Lincoln on February 2nd for the League’s annual state government affairs     conference. Governor Pete Ricketts spoke during the luncheon touting his administration’s top three priorities of tax relief, water conservation, and...

Align Your Overdraft Strategy with Your Market

By: Mark Roe, JMFA Executive Vice President of National Sales With the holidays upon us, price increases on everything from groceries to gift items to gasoline could have a Grinch-like impact on consumers who were already struggling with the ongoing economic impact of...

ITM Technology

By Joe Woods, CUDESVP, Marketing & Partnerships Technology continues to grow and expand across all markets and industries including the financial sector.  In line with this technology growth, financial markets are also seeing a continued shift in service...

Four Formidable Forces Shaping the CU Digital Landscape

By Kevin Polinsky, Senior Director, CUNA Mutual Group FinTech Solutions Financial services continue to see rapid-fire developments that are creating an increasingly competitive environment. While there is seemingly no shortage of areas requiring the critical focus of...

League to Sponsor Personal Finance Institute in Kearney

Study after study indicates that financial literacy educational interventions in school classrooms has a positive impact on knowledge and measurable financial behaviors. Financial literacy education leads to better personal finance behavior. Individuals with higher...

CUNA Strategic Services Selects Amazon Business

CUNA Strategic Services (CSS) has selected Amazon Business, a procurement solution that helps organizations reshape their buying process, as the newest alliance provider. The collaboration will allow credit unions to combine the selection, convenience, and value they...

CMN and CU4Kids Updates

Thank you so much to those who support CMN Hospitals, and the kids and families served by Children’s Hospital & Medical Center.  Below is a link from their recent blog post highlighting our partnership and the important impact you all are...

Bill Introduced to Raise Tax Burden on State Credit Unions

Senator Justin Wayne of Omaha introduced LB 1225 which would eliminate the state’s Financial Institution’s Franchise Tax paid by state-chartered credit unions and banks in lieu of state corporate income tax and subject them to the state corporate income tax. In...

Educational Insights – CUNA Strategic Service (CSS)

2020 Analytics Predicting the 2022 NCUA Supervisory Priorities The NCUA will soon be releasing their Supervisory Priorities for 2022. Based on past priorities, evolving NCUA guidance, and the current economic environment here is what 2020 Analytics thinks will be most...