2017 Writer’s Choice Awards
Credit unions share their best practices with CreditUnions.com all year. Here, Callahan’s staff writers share their selections for a handful of lesser-known pieces that are worth revisiting.
Credit unions share their best practices with CreditUnions.com all year. Here, Callahan’s staff writers share their selections for a handful of lesser-known pieces that are worth revisiting.
Net interest margin and provision expense both rise, leading to flat ROA.
Five can’t-miss data points this week on CreditUnions.com.
First mortgages are on the rise as the real estate portfolio shifts.
All is calm, but is all bright?
Credit unions make auto loans despite a slowdown in auto industry performance.
Credit unions add more than 10,000 employees.
Membership at the nation’s credit unions expands, and the average member relationship deepens.
It may or may not be a bubble, but consumer debt might roil the waters for credit unions and their members. Can machines learn to help with that?
Five can’t-miss data points this week on CreditUnions.com.

Langley FCU asked what it would take to be a truly exceptional workplace, and it shares four ways to get there.
In the age of smartphones and smartwatches, a strong physical branch network builds trust and credibility.

Inflation has cooled, but its aftereffects still shape how credit union members spend, save, borrow, and relate to their credit union.

Risk gets a rebrand — and a bigger mandate — at MSUFCU, where a Strategic Enablement department helps initiatives move forward while keeping the organization safe and sound.

A 55+ member club is helping the Minnesota cooperative strengthen long term relationships, support active aging, and rethink how it serves members later in life.

A public-private partnership in Michigan aims to influence opportunities after high school via a child savings account that provides yearly deposits and every reason to imagine what comes after graduation.

Check all the right boxes while tying your credit union compliance efforts to strategy.

Make your succession plan strategic and give it ‘teeth’ to reap the benefits of stronger governance and more effective C-suite leadership.

Lower prices and better amenities are making pre-built homes an appealing option for credit unions looking to bolster their balance sheet and borrowers stymied by the affordable housing crisis.

Data from Vanguard shows retirement preparation declines with age, leaving no generation fully ready. The gap presents both a challenge and an opportunity for credit unions.
Markets Take A Cue From “Silent Night”