Will Higher Rates Create The Next Housing Bust?
Early warning signs suggest values in hot markets are getting stretched, and increased mortgage rates will send some areas into overvalued territory.
Early warning signs suggest values in hot markets are getting stretched, and increased mortgage rates will send some areas into overvalued territory.
How shifts in the way we consume the Internet will change the publishing habits of credit union bloggers.
What do mountains, frisbees, and barbecue competitions all have to do with credit unions?
Membership at the Florida credit union declined slightly while the number of share draft accounts increased.
Credit unions can and should identify HELOC candidates and win that business before interest rates rise.
Today’s mobile generation can access end-to-end information during the mortgage process, and credit unions can customize apps with branded marketing messages.
Keeping up with macro and micro trends via smartphone is a smart way to boost mortgage business.
Credit unions are increasing their share of the shrinking mortgage market.
Mortgage lenders are using data to gain an edge in closing more high-quality home loans.
Mortgages comprise more than 41% of the credit union industry’s balance sheet. As new regulations take form, the mortgage business is more complex than ever before.

Arriba Advisors co-founder Tom Russell explores how credit unions can bridge the gap between a growth mindset and their technical reality.

RKL offers insight, expertise, and experience to help fight off growing threats.

Members are anxious about their financial futures, even as credit unions remain financially strong. Institutions that respond to this moment can make 2026 a turning point.

Global events are flowing directly into household budgets, reshaping how credit union members save, borrow, and cope. Such trends don’t always show up in headline data.

Credit unions are benefiting from a rare margin advantage as loans reprice slower than deposits. The question now is how institutions will use that strength to better serve members.

Membership growth is slowing, but financial activity is not. What does the modern financial relationship look like?

Inflation, war, and uncertain futures have reshaped members’ needs in 2026. What does credit union performance data from the first quarter of 2026 say about household budgets, inflation pressures, and more?

Look beyond the headlines to better understand what is driving current market trends and how they could impact credit union investment portfolios.

Today’s job market is shaped by skills based expectations, with employers slowing entry level hiring and placing greater emphasis on applied experience.

St. Cloud Financial is betting on digital assets to protect member relationships and future relevance. It’s picked up lessons for other leaders along the way.
Will Higher Rates Create The Next Housing Bust?