What Could Credit Unions Do With $2.5 Billion?
Hike the Hill, demand change, join together to encourage state and federal lawmakers to step in and save the system from the regulators.
Hike the Hill, demand change, join together to encourage state and federal lawmakers to step in and save the system from the regulators.
The mega bank’s new low-balance fee looks like a tax on those who can afford it least. How will consumers, and credit unions, react?
The regulator listens to no one but itself — keeping more and spending more while the FDIC shrinks. Now, the fund owners have the means to model the fund’s performance.
The CEO of the world’s largest investment house says businesses must prove they’ve got more in mind than short-term plays.
Creating future accounting fictions is at the core of the regulator’s rationale for paying itself more and returning less to credit unions.
How will independent experts view the NCUA’s merger of the corporate credit union bailout leftovers into the share fund?
Plus, a congressional spending bill vote looms.
Visits with management teams at six credit unions uncovered different riffs on the same theme: Now’s the time and we’re the people.
Refocus and avoid the trap of price creep.
When was the last time your credit union asked members what they want? Bringing them into the conversation is one way to develop a truly member-centric lens.

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.
What Could Credit Unions Do With $2.5 Billion?