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A Credit Union Bond Beyond Bloodlines

For Mike and Dave Valentine, the family business just happens to be credit unions. The father-son duo talk leadership styles, cooperative values, and the lessons they’ve learned from each other along the way.

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When Employees Own Culture, Service Follows

Advancial FCU links internal service standards, employee feedback, and peer recognition to create a more consistent experience for both staff and members.
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How MSUFCU Builds And Backs Fintech Solutions

MSUFCU takes a hands-on approach to fintech, piloting solutions through its in-house lab before scaling and backing them through a wholly owned CUSO.
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Members Demand Digital, But They Want Branches, Too

Affinity Plus FCU has a clear member service mantra: digital for daily, human when it’s hard. Its CEO and CFO share what that looks like ...
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How A Holding Company Helps Service Credit Union Win At Fintech

The New Hampshire cooperative shares how its fintech arm, Service Ventures, evaluates investments, balances risk, and defines success.
Blogs

AI Adoption Is Growing. Are Credit Unions Keeping Pace?

New data from Gallup shows half of all employees who work for companies that pay for AI tools use them. Credit unions are building their ...
Features

A Credit Union Bond Beyond Bloodlines

For Mike and Dave Valentine, the family business just happens to be credit unions. The father-son duo talk leadership styles, cooperative values, and the lessons ...
Blogs

Connection And Caring Matter As Much As Knowledge And Resources

People who are truly financially thriving have both means and a sense of security that comes from confidence about the future. Building that kind of ...
Features

Governance And Guardrails Help Credit Unions Navigate AI

How Members Cooperative focuses on structure, oversight, and clear expectations to ensure AI supports, not undermines, long-term strategy.
From left: Dave Valentine, chief lending and strategy officer at Illinois-based Consumers Credit Union, and his dad, Mike Valentine, CEO of BCU.

A Credit Union Bond Beyond Bloodlines

For Mike and Dave Valentine, the family business just happens to be credit unions. The father-son duo talk leadership styles, cooperative values, and the lessons they’ve learned from each other along the way.

Read More »
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