Exit Interview: Jenny Lorenz, Linn Area Credit Union
Now-retired Hawkeye State CEO looks back on 35 years of change and a legacy of leadership.
Now-retired Hawkeye State CEO looks back on 35 years of change and a legacy of leadership.
Home equity loans for remodeling can help fill the mortgage lending pipeline as the refinancing boom begins to fizzle.
Afena FCU partners with a local foundation to take on payday lenders with long-term, low-rate loans with a savings component and financial counseling.
After a two-year concerted effort, Teachers FCU is turning its goal of attaining real-time data insights into a reality.
By incorporating insights like feature adoptions, user behavior, fraud data, and more, credit unions can better prepare for the future.
Opti-channel: a new approach to using analytics to meet digital expectations one member at a time.
Alliant’s Maura Ronayne uses business intelligence to help the credit union make intelligent business decisions from the member experience perspective.
For credit unions looking to understand their members, drive value, and meet goals, dashboards are powerful tools — when done right.
Quad Cities credit union R.I.A. turned a cold call with its neighboring brewery into a branded beer that raises funds for charity.
Former examiners who now serve in the credit union C-suite talk about why they switched careers and what they have to offer the cooperative movement.

The Michigan cooperative keeps everyday payments working and members happy by using a common friction point to build brand loyalty.

How a former Sam’s Club finance leader adapted his member-first mindset to a not-for-profit credit union.

How a unique role instills SchoolsFirst FCU’s future leaders with an appreciation for its past.

Arriba Advisors co-founder Tom Russell explores how credit unions can bridge the gap between a growth mindset and their technical reality.

RKL offers insight, expertise, and experience to help fight off growing threats.

Members are anxious about their financial futures, even as credit unions remain financially strong. Institutions that respond to this moment can make 2026 a turning point.

Global events are flowing directly into household budgets, reshaping how credit union members save, borrow, and cope. Such trends don’t always show up in headline data.

Credit unions are benefiting from a rare margin advantage as loans reprice slower than deposits. The question now is how institutions will use that strength to better serve members.

Membership growth is slowing, but financial activity is not. What does the modern financial relationship look like?

Inflation, war, and uncertain futures have reshaped members’ needs in 2026. What does credit union performance data from the first quarter of 2026 say about household budgets, inflation pressures, and more?