The editorial team at Callahan & Associates weighs in on stories that defined 2025 through actionable strategies, meaningful insights, and perspectives that continue to influence the cooperative movement.
AI is removing friction from financial decisions, giving consumers more control over their money and forcing banks and credit unions to compete on real value.
Strategic succession, board development, and CEO accountability are evolving. Learn how board governance can unlock competitive advantages in today’s shifting landscape.
Credit union leaders share how they’re navigating the fast lane of payments innovation — balancing speed, trust, and tech to meet rising member expectations.
Credit union leaders share how they’re navigating the fast lane of payments innovation—balancing speed, trust, and tech to meet rising member expectations.
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The Wisconsin cooperative has implemented auto-decisioning for consumer lending and gives the technology high marks for its impact on member satisfaction, employee engagement, and the balance sheet.
Credit union strategy leaders are embracing uncertainty, rethinking relevance, and getting cozy with discomfort as they plan for 2030 and beyond.
Three more credit union chiefs with tech backgrounds show how they adapt and innovate – and how other cooperatives can, too.
Credit union chiefs with tech backgrounds show how they adapt and innovate – and how other cooperatives can, too.
Discover how First Alliance Credit Union is redefining success by putting values and member needs at the heart of everything it does.
Craft breweries demonstrate how commitment to value, operational agility, and community focus can ignite growth and drive property.
Explore how credit union size influences growth, lending, and efficiency.
Accelerating membership growth signals the increasing influence of credit unions amid evolving interest rate trends and economic challenges.
Inflation, debt, and income inequality are fueling a K-shaped, post-pandemic recovery, widening the gap between different economic segments and challenging lower-income households.
Falling interest rates are changing the game for credit unions. Explore how potential shifts in lending, savings, and margins are set to affect the bottom line.
Explore the subtle shifts redefining the credit union core processing space and how these movements shape growth, innovation, and member experience.
The combination of the right philosophy and the right technology can set credit unions up for success even during difficult economic times.
Nearly 100 credit unions are providing Buy Now, Pay Later to their members, and their banking cores are giving them a surprising competitive advantage.
A perspective from Garrhett Petrea, vice president of sales and a Zillennial, on why outdated cores threaten the next generation of members and what leaders must do now.