5 Small Loans That Make A Big Difference
A loan doesn’t have to be massive to be mighty. These high-impact programs have an outsize effect on members and communities.
A loan doesn’t have to be massive to be mighty. These high-impact programs have an outsize effect on members and communities.
First quarter lending at credit unions contributed to an expanding balance sheet.
Callahan & Associates surveyed 333 credit unions to learn about automated decisioning practices in the consumer lending portfolio. Read about the results in this interactive article.
The opening day at Card Forum 2018 reveals insight about artificial intelligence and real human beings that credit unions can better reach out to and engage.
Innovative consumer loan and financial education products have helped BECU perform admirably in asset quality.
Credit unions across the nation have helped drive their local economies by increasing their investments in small business.
Credit unions share their best practices with CreditUnions.com all year. Here, Callahan’s staff writers share their selections for a handful of lesser-known pieces that are worth revisiting.
Earning assets are the majority of assets at credit unions. What factors impact how credit unions can leverage them?
See why member business loans are one of the fastest growing loan segments in the credit union loan portfolio.
A southern Louisiana credit union combines collections with counseling to improve loan performance as well as members’ lives.

Industry leaders share how they approach fintech investment, balancing immediate needs with longer-term bets while keeping member value and mission at the center.

Credit unions that enable seamless movement between fiat and digital assets position themselves as a trusted on- and off-ramp.

The credit unions that win the next generation will be the ones that showed up early, when young members were forming habits and deciding whom to trust.

The challenge is no longer whether to adopt AI, but how to adopt it responsibly with the right governance, the right partners, and the right balance between technology and human oversight.

McKinsey projects trillions of dollars in growth across digital assets, with money movement emerging as one of the biggest opportunities.

The Indiana cooperative blends internal development with selective partnerships to meet members’ needs today now while positioning for what’s next.

The San Diego cooperative leans on its CUSO and the CURQL network to make fintech investments, but member needs still guide which solutions ultimately make it into the credit union’s operations.

Hands-on work with artificial intelligence tools is future-proofing staff members, giving them the confidence to adopt new technology and embrace efficiencies.

Wages briefly caught up with inflation, but rising costs have pushed them back into negative territory. Here’s what that shift means for member finances and credit union performance.

Suncoast Credit Union balances near-term needs with longer-term bets, applying discipline to timing, valuation, and fit to decide when to invest and when to walk away.