Credit unions should focus on product, experience, and innovation while leveraging their established brands and market presence.
Vehicle production continues to suffer in 2022 and experts predict effects to ripple into 2023 and beyond.
Sustainable success requires continuous reinvention, adaptation, and a willingness to innovate.
Major revisions to the call report take effect in the first quarter of 2022. Here’s what you need to know.
Attracting top talent now involves competing with the whole country, not just the shop down the street, and cooperatives are doing what they can to attract and retain employees.
To lead with purpose, credit unions must adopt a multi-stakeholder model, which includes their associates, members, and communities.
Cooperatives are using cash to meet rebounding loan demand and invest in higher-yielding securities and investments.
Vehicles are selling, but credit unions must consider the risks of financing less reliable used cars at all-time-high prices.
Low loan rates are attractive to members, and credit unions have managed to offset interest spread compression through controlling or deferring expenses
Inflation and international trade sanctions cast shadows over member spending behavior in the near future.
New data from Gallup shows half of all employees who work for companies that pay for AI tools use them. Credit unions are building their own momentum.
For Mike and Dave Valentine, the family business just happens to be credit unions. The father-son duo talk leadership styles, cooperative values, and the lessons they’ve learned from each other along the way.
People who are truly financially thriving have both means and a sense of security that comes from confidence about the future. Building that kind of emotional engagement requires a deliberate design of everyday interactions.
Look beyond the headlines to better understand what is driving current market trends and how they could impact credit union investment portfolios.
A rethink of closing costs, rate relief, and employer partnerships helped 7 17 Credit Union build an affordable housing mortgage program that works.
Where is mortgage growth coming from right now? This week, CreditUnions.com covers a mix of home equity campaigns, targeted affordability programs, and niche lending strategies that are bringing borrowers back into the market.
Home equity lending is a winning option for credit unions in today’s mortgage environment. Learn how three different shops meet members’ needs.
Manufactured home loans can provide members access to affordable housing, including those in rural areas. Two credit unions share how they approach the niche product.
After a prolonged slowdown, signs of life are returning to mortgage lending. Growth is uneven, with first-time buyers and shifting rate dynamics driving activity in select segments.
The Michigan cooperative keeps everyday payments working and members happy by using a common friction point to build brand loyalty.