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.
Credit unions need to embrace integrated lending processes to compete in a need-it-now and from anywhere world.
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.
Managing their time with data-driven scheduling platforms empowers advisors to serve members and the cooperative to better retain staff.
Seventy credit union mergers occurred in the first six months of 2021, continuing a decades-long trend.
Debt forgiveness seems unlikely but opportunity for refinancing would grow after payment pause ends on Jan. 31, 2022.
Employees asked, and Horizon FCU made Black Friday a paid holiday. The Pennsylvania cooperative has made other decisions by following its mission, vision, and values, too.
Look beyond the headlines to discover the driving forces behind market trends and consider how they impact a credit union’s investment portfolio.
To take on transformation, Signal Financial makes an old-school move and keeps digital services with IT under one manager.
Hire smart people and keep the movement in mind. Parting thoughts from Doug Fecher.
Callahan & Associates is committed to helping credit unions quantitatively demonstrate they are not only socially and commercially valuable financial institutions but also invaluable community partners.

Coastal Credit Union evaluates fintech through the lens of member value, strategic growth, and organizational readiness to implement new ideas.

Long-term growth depends on pairing trusted community relationships with intentional investment in technology, leadership, and purpose.

Credit unions are making decisions about where to build, invest, and partner as they balance today’s priorities with tomorrow’s opportunities.

Industry leaders share how they approach fintech investment, balancing immediate needs with longer-term bets while keeping member value and mission at the center.

Credit unions that enable seamless movement between fiat and digital assets position themselves as a trusted on- and off-ramp.

The credit unions that win the next generation will be the ones that showed up early, when young members were forming habits and deciding whom to trust.

The challenge is no longer whether to adopt AI, but how to adopt it responsibly with the right governance, the right partners, and the right balance between technology and human oversight.

McKinsey projects trillions of dollars in growth across digital assets, with money movement emerging as one of the biggest opportunities.

The Indiana cooperative blends internal development with selective partnerships to meet members’ needs today now while positioning for what’s next.

The San Diego cooperative leans on its CUSO and the CURQL network to make fintech investments, but member needs still guide which solutions ultimately make it into the credit union’s operations.
The Gradual Shift To Policy Normalization Begins