Credit Union Industry Commentary

The Difference Is In The Mission

How credit unions define their mission, and the actions they take to deliver on it, creates member value as well as a distinct competitive advantage for the movement.

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A Question Of Culture

Whether a credit union’s staff and leadership is comfortable going off script to solve member problems is a matter of culture.

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Credit Union Industry Commentary

How Do Credit Unions Measure Success?

Financial institutions are in the numbers business, but credit unions must also look beyond metrics like growth, share, and loss.
Credit Union Industry Commentary

The Difference Is In The Mission

How credit unions define their mission, and the actions they take to deliver on it, creates member value as well as a distinct competitive advantage ...
Credit Union Industry Commentary

Tipping The Scale

Whether inflation swells or holds steady in the coming year relies on two variables.
Credit Union Industry Commentary

The NCUSIF At Year-End: An $800 Million Surprise Raises Tough Questions

Huge new reserves for the NCUSIF appear as if from nowhere while credit unions get peanuts from the corporate credit union bailout.
Credit Union Industry Commentary

Words Matter As Bankers Target Big Credit Unions’ Tax Exemption

Credit unions need to redefine the debate to clarify the difference between for-profit banks and member-owned financial cooperatives.
Credit Union Industry Commentary

Credit Unions Matter. But Do Members Care?

If members don’t think their credit union is relevant, sooner or later, it won’t be.
Credit Union Industry Commentary

A Question Of Culture

Whether a credit union's staff and leadership is comfortable going off script to solve member problems is a matter of culture.
Credit Union Industry Commentary

NCUA Audit Reports Show There’s Something Wrong

The NCUA board touts its payback to credit unions, but soaring reserves hide a different story.
Credit Union Industry Commentary

If A Tree Falls In A Forest, Can It Be Taxed?

Credit unions don't want to lose their tax exemption, but does the movement take the time to explain member-ownership? And why it matters?
Credit Union Industry Commentary

A Chainsaw To Stocks As Bond Rates Rise

What market drivers could also impact the credit union investment portfolio?

Is Revenge Savings A Fad? Or A Financial Shift?

After years of post-pandemic splurges for the well-to-do and inflationary pain for the less well off, more Americans are shifting to a discipline of saving. Here’s what that means for members and how credit unions can turn the trend into opportunity.

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