It’s Time To SOAR
A focus on aspirations and results trumps obsessing about weaknesses and threats.
A focus on aspirations and results trumps obsessing about weaknesses and threats.
Five can’t-miss data points featured this week on CreditUnions.com.
Low-income credit unions from 41 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands received grant awards last year. How much did they receive? And where did the money go?
Revisiting the topics of The Millennial Disposition through the eyes of Syed, a 20-year-old student at the University of South Carolina.
The senior vice president at Directions Credit Union discusses strategies for developing new managers and challenging senior executives to think differently in the face of disruptive change.
A new approach to the credit union basics of people and finance helped this West Virginia cooperative turn six-figure losses into seven-figure gains.
Plus, Mark Cuban talks disrupting in the face of regulation.
Redefining value and the future of fintech at SXSW.
Cory Booker and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy highlight day one at the Austin, TX, conference.
Last week’s Dow rally fades into memory as the market looks for additional positive reinforcement.

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.
It’s Time To SOAR