Part 3 of 3P’s: Product-Free, Personal, Passion
Forget product, place, price and promotion. This three-part series features credit union success stories that demonstrate the power of the new three P’s.
Forget product, place, price and promotion. This three-part series features credit union success stories that demonstrate the power of the new three P’s.
While many credit unions are finding success in share certificate growth, others are pursuing innovative strategies to achieve results in regular share, money market and share draft accounts.
Learn about Jim Blaine’s focus on members’ financial needs.
Diana Dykstra, CEO of San Francisco Fire Credit Union ($423m, San Francisco, CA) describes their 2007 strategy for demonstrating the credit union difference – allowing members to set their own rates and create their own accounts.
Backed by record-setting financials but with low member growth, Pete Sainato, CEO of Justice FCU, is instigating a program of significantly boosting return and value to members.
How Oxford FCU is having success with its’ two-pronged strategy that is attracting younger members and driving up debit card usage.
The fastest growing segment of our country’s population represents an oportunidad importante for credit unions.
Defying the stall in industry growth rates, BECU is growing shares at five times the national average according to First Look data. What is driving their success?
New research shows greater levels of financial satisfaction and confidence among military millennials, and Navy Federals introduction of a new financial education website.
Outbound calling allows a credit union to personalize the point of contact and can be successful at getting members to increase their relationship with the credit union.

Credit unions that enable seamless movement between fiat and digital assets position themselves as a trusted on- and off-ramp.

The credit unions that win the next generation will be the ones that showed up early, when young members were forming habits and deciding whom to trust.

The challenge is no longer whether to adopt AI, but how to adopt it responsibly with the right governance, the right partners, and the right balance between technology and human oversight.

McKinsey projects trillions of dollars in growth across digital assets, with money movement emerging as one of the biggest opportunities.

The Indiana cooperative blends internal development with selective partnerships to meet members’ needs today now while positioning for what’s next.

The San Diego cooperative leans on its CUSO and the CURQL network to make fintech investments, but member needs still guide which solutions ultimately make it into the credit union’s operations.

Hands-on work with artificial intelligence tools is future-proofing staff members, giving them the confidence to adopt new technology and embrace efficiencies.

Wages briefly caught up with inflation, but rising costs have pushed them back into negative territory. Here’s what that shift means for member finances and credit union performance.

Suncoast Credit Union balances near-term needs with longer-term bets, applying discipline to timing, valuation, and fit to decide when to invest and when to walk away.

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