How A New Member Experience Revived An Old Online Application
MSUFCU journey mapped its eight-year-old online loan application process to identify, and address, pain points.
MSUFCU journey mapped its eight-year-old online loan application process to identify, and address, pain points.
Nobody likes to hear “no,” especially when it comes to money, but credit union lenders are delivering the news and working with members to get to “yes.”
How a New Jersey credit union uses new tools to automate old jobs and free up staff to serve members better.
Coastal Federal Credit Union’s Go Green checking account pays dividends based on debit activity … and that’s it.
First Community couples social media with big-name sponsors, giveaways, and special events to engage members and improve the member experience.
The Minnesota credit union is mining data and using analytics to broaden, and deepen, the member experience.
Grow Financial’s analytics department has grown from a seedling department into a full-grown resource at the center of the cooperative.
CAP COM FCU is on a forward-leaning data aggregation mission that crosses platforms and connects silos across the organization.
Three credit unions offer five ways to approach member experience and build successful programs.
A high-yield savings account allows members and a credit union to achieve their savings goals.

A look at year-end performance trends reveals how earnings, affordability pressures, and asset quality are redefining the operating environment heading into 2026.

Members are struggling with an affordability crisis that is changing how they manage debt, and new behaviors are showing up across the credit union loan portfolio.

This year’s Innovation Series returns with bigger impact and broader horizons. Since 2018, this annual showcase has spotlighted forward-thinking solutions by giving innovators a stage to share ideas, demonstrate solutions, and spark meaningful change.
Credit union asset quality didn’t collapse in 2025 — but it didn’t cooperate, either. What’s going on, and are credit unions prepared to respond in 2026?

This year’s Innovation Series returns with bigger impact and broader horizons. Since 2018, this annual showcase has spotlighted forward-thinking solutions by giving innovators a stage to share ideas, demonstrate solutions, and spark meaningful change.

This year’s Innovation Series returns with bigger impact and broader horizons. Since 2018, this annual showcase has spotlighted forward-thinking solutions by giving innovators a stage to share ideas, demonstrate solutions, and spark meaningful change.
The affordability crisis extends far beyond big-ticket expenses. As the rising cost of basic necessities outpaces income growth, household budgets are under strain and long-term financial stability is increasingly at risk.
As credit unions move deeper into 2026, the earnings conversation is shifting. Elevated interest rates have boosted margins and strengthened earnings flexibility, but that advantage won’t persist indefinitely.
A radical shift is taking place in the way consumers move money and engage with their financial institution.

How the Michigan-based cooperative’s “Culture of Finance” curriculum is reframing financial education.