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Rebuilding Community One Mortgage At A Time

How a loan consortium in La Crosse, WI, aims to rebuild downtown and keep college students in state.
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Helping St. Louis Help Itself

1st Financial combines the right products with direct engagement to help underbanked residents build credit and financial security.
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Financial Health Underpins A Broader Social Purpose At A Texas Credit Union

University FCU considers community needs and institutional strengths to identify high-impact areas of service.
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A Cooperative Spin On Local Marketing

A California credit union partners with local businesses and earns positive guilt by association.
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High-Tech Meets High-Touch: How Avatars Help 5 Credit Unions Advance Member Service

Chatbots can learn, and these credit unions are infusing their technology with a touch of personality.
Credit Union Industry Commentary

What Has More Value: Quantitative Data Or Qualitative Conversation?

An impact benchmark is a worthwhile endeavor, but community impact doesn’t stop — or even start — with a number.
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Keeping Up With Members’ Consumer Lending Expectations Post-Pandemic

Credit unions need to embrace integrated lending processes to compete in a need-it-now and from anywhere world.
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Fellows Step Into Local Leadership Roles

A three-year partnership between SECU Foundation and a North Carolina nonprofit places high-achieving college graduates into community government roles to curb the state’s brain drain.
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The Great Resignation: How Credit Unions Can Keep Their Staff Engaged

Managing their time with data-driven scheduling platforms empowers advisors to serve members and the cooperative to better retain staff.
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Credit Union Consolidation Continues

Seventy credit union mergers occurred in the first six months of 2021, continuing a decades-long trend.
Membership And Annual Member Growth, 06.30.25

2 Hot Takes On Member Growth

Member growth is slowing. What can credit unions do about it? Callahan experts explore how purpose and financial wellbeing might be the key to sustainable member growth.

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