Local Cooperatives Thrive With VSECU
The Vermont cooperative relies on a little-known state statute to make direct investments in cooperatives to bolster local economies and create a better world.
The Vermont cooperative relies on a little-known state statute to make direct investments in cooperatives to bolster local economies and create a better world.
Partners FCU serves the employees of The Walt Disney Company. But making its members financial dreams come true is no fairy tale in a moment of deep economic uncertainty.
Nine graphs show what impact secondary capital has had within the credit union industry during the past decade.
The CEO of the Self-Help credit unions uses secondary capital to fight predatory lending and protect financially vulnerable consumers.
Interest in secondary capital is growing, and new strategies, larger loans, and precedent-setting decisions by the NCUA could dramatically change the way credit unions deploy it.
Staffing costs are a typical credit union’s largest operating expense; therefore, tracking the performance of the workforce is crucial.
Credit unions reaped the benefits of upward rate movement and the associated repricing benefits for new loan originations in 2018.
Twenty-five years in, the Treasury Department program’s roster is dominated by member-owned cooperative financial institutions, who find a precise mission fit.
Secondary capital supports lending and financial services as well as buffers against the impact of potential losses. But how much do credit unions use it?
Besting national averages across various penetration and efficiency rates, financial cooperatives in the Keystone State are efficiently serving members and expanding books of business with their current staffing models.

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Six credit union leaders share how they are balancing innovation and governance while deploying new tools.

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