Kate Lee On Leadership
The marketing director of Affinity Plus FCU talks about micromanaging, leadership vulnerability, and onboarding new members after the Ditch Your Bank campaign.
The marketing director of Affinity Plus FCU talks about micromanaging, leadership vulnerability, and onboarding new members after the Ditch Your Bank campaign.
The Texas credit union outsourced processing and funding services to bring in more business and members.
A checking account with risk-mitigating features keeps Langley FCU’s losses at just 7% of its income.
A college loan can be, and often is, the foundation of a long-lasting relationship between a member and a credit union.
Five can’t-miss data points featured this week on CreditUnions.com.
Three ways credit union understandings and practices have changed.
Both stocks and bonds rallied yesterday on the heels of two central bank meetings.
New car balances take up more of the portfolio, but big credit unions find big business in indirect lending.
In episode No. 635, Callahan senior industry analyst Michelle Parker shares how credit unions in Iowa, Arkansas, Ohio, and Mississippi lead the nation in mortgage lending growth.
Why participants of the program say Callahan’s Leadership Team Development is boosting their performance and success rate.

Alltru FCU stopped treating education as the end goal. Now, financial empowerment guides product design, access, and risk decisions.

More than 50 million U.S. households earn less than the minimum average income needed to cover basic costs of living.

Automatic enrollment and community partnerships help the credit union foundation expand access to early savings for underserved families.

Studies show credit card debt and Buy Now, Pay Later usage continue to rise. Bigger increases could be around the corner.

The credit union completed a three acre headquarters campus in 2021 that offers 52% more space while consuming a fraction of the resources. It’s a model of how cooperatives can lead on sustainability without sacrificing performance.

CDFI credit unions might be fewer in number, but their impact reaches millions of members, and their footprint highlights how targeted mission can translate into broad, measurable reach.

Preventable fraud losses quietly erode credit union margins. The difference between a 25% and 6% loss rate isn’t risk. It’s execution.

Holy Rosary Credit Union has embedded itself into a local high school’s career and technical education program, offering scholarships, internships, and courses eligible for college credit.

Credit union leaders want to know where peers are placing their focus. These six priorities reflect how leadership teams are responding to change with intention and clarity.

As margin support begins to fade, earnings performance is becoming more sensitive to revenue mix and harder to interpret through public reporting alone.
Leadership Team Development: Elevating Credit Unions’ Daily Operations