Does Technology Matter To Small Credit Unions?
Five graphs show how technology offers a competitive advantage.
Five graphs show how technology offers a competitive advantage.
Credit unions step up to empower members with responsible student lending options.
In July 2016, Callahan & Associates surveyed 170 credit union executives from 40 states to gain insight into their current and emerging sources of non-interest income.
Credit unions are serving members better than ever before, and these three graphs show just how much ground the cooperative industry has gained.
Penetration metrics are up across all major product types, with share draft penetration topping 50%.
Growth percentiles in major lending categories highlight opportunity and success in the credit union loan portfolio.
Loans surpassed $800 billon in the first three months of the year. Here’s how to make sure the industry’s growing portfolio stays strong.
As strategic planning season rolls in, consider what metrics will showcase the credit union to members, the board, and the community.
Total investments fell slightly as liquidity rose with share balances, following their usual pattern of posting the strongest growth in the first quarter of the year. What else happened in the first quarter of 2016?
Strategies to help credit unions increase their social media presence.

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.