State In The Spotlight: Vermont
July 9, 2018
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Despite numbering only 19, credit unions in Vermont turned out an impressive performance.
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Harness The Wisdom Of The Crowd
July 3, 2018
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Industries across the globe, including financial cooperatives, are making good use of mob mentality.
Building A Strong Credit Union
July 3, 2018
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Strategic planning beforehand helped Justice FCU perform strongly during the economic recession.
Managing Risk Reveals Opportunity
July 3, 2018
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Member One FCU uses ERM to identify and measure the impact of current business risks while assessing emerging threats.
Why Regulating Financial Cooperatives is Different from Banking Regulation
July 3, 2018
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Several factors contribute to the impression that regulating credit union cooperatives is the same as banking oversight, but nothing could be farther from the truth.
Happy Inter-Dependence Day: How Credit Unions Make Us More Free
July 3, 2018
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Profits aren’t un-American, but empowering economic freedom is the difference-maker in the credit union brand of patriotism.
A Tale of Two Cards: Rewards v. Non-Rewards
July 2, 2018
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This session will educate attendees on how to successfully manage a rewards program for their card holders, including rollout and redesign planning considerations, ongoing portfolio management, expense control and vendor analysis considerations.
Budgeting For Your Credit Card Program
July 2, 2018
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With so many variables in play it can be very difficult to forecast and budget for your credit card program. This session will provide up-to-date information on market performance expectations for the coming year as well as suggested planning structures and expectations for any credit union that takes its card program seriously.
Underwriting & Risk Management: Balancing Risk, Reward, Value & Service
July 2, 2018
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Risk management for credit cards has never been more challenging. Our largest competitors have moved well beyond credit scores for their decisions, ongoing risk-management techniques become ever more sophisticated and bad decisions can haunt your credit union for years to come. This session will offer insights into developing trends as well as providing specific employable techniques for improving
Use Member Data to Perfect Your Credit Card Program
July 2, 2018
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Everyone knows that credit unions have advantages envied by many large banks. Many of these advantages have to do with member stability, information and affinity. This session will offer insights into how a credit union can use best-in-class information, both external and internal, to make the most of its credit card program.
State In The Spotlight: Vermont
Despite numbering only 19, credit unions in Vermont turned out an impressive performance.
Harness The Wisdom Of The Crowd
Industries across the globe, including financial cooperatives, are making good use of mob mentality.
Building A Strong Credit Union
Strategic planning beforehand helped Justice FCU perform strongly during the economic recession.
Managing Risk Reveals Opportunity
Member One FCU uses ERM to identify and measure the impact of current business risks while assessing emerging threats.
Why Regulating Financial Cooperatives is Different from Banking Regulation
Several factors contribute to the impression that regulating credit union cooperatives is the same as banking oversight, but nothing could be farther from the truth.
A Tale of Two Cards: Rewards v. Non-Rewards
This session will educate attendees on how to successfully manage a rewards program for their card holders, including rollout and redesign planning considerations, ongoing portfolio ...
Budgeting For Your Credit Card Program
With so many variables in play it can be very difficult to forecast and budget for your credit card program. This session will provide up-to-date ...
Underwriting & Risk Management: Balancing Risk, Reward, Value & Service
Risk management for credit cards has never been more challenging. Our largest competitors have moved well beyond credit scores for their decisions, ongoing risk-management techniques ...
Use Member Data to Perfect Your Credit Card Program
Everyone knows that credit unions have advantages envied by many large banks. Many of these advantages have to do with member stability, information and affinity. ...
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