How Funding Is The Key To Maintaining Robust Lending Portfolios
Non-member deposits join indirect lending, MBLs, and loan participations as liquidity strategies.
Non-member deposits join indirect lending, MBLs, and loan participations as liquidity strategies.
The Idaho credit union uses marketing, deposit, lending, and ALM strategies to increase member value.
If credit unions continue on their current path, will they be able to fund future loans solely through share growth?
Share balances in third quarter increased at the fastest rate since fourth quarter 2009, but the loan-to-share ratio still grew.
Credit unions have ramped up marketing efforts and are reaping the benefits.
Overlooked editorial gems provide insight and inspiration for the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead in 2017.
Five lessons in growing and improving the credit union deposit portfolio.
Five can’t-miss data points featured this week on CreditUnions.com.
Ohio-based Directions Credit Union has originated $104 million in auto leases since 2012. Here’s how.
A surge in deposits helps prepare the books for interest rate increases.

Arriba Advisors co-founder Tom Russell explores how credit unions can bridge the gap between a growth mindset and their technical reality.

RKL offers insight, expertise, and experience to help fight off growing threats.

Members are anxious about their financial futures, even as credit unions remain financially strong. Institutions that respond to this moment can make 2026 a turning point.

Global events are flowing directly into household budgets, reshaping how credit union members save, borrow, and cope. Such trends don’t always show up in headline data.

Credit unions are benefiting from a rare margin advantage as loans reprice slower than deposits. The question now is how institutions will use that strength to better serve members.

Membership growth is slowing, but financial activity is not. What does the modern financial relationship look like?

Inflation, war, and uncertain futures have reshaped members’ needs in 2026. What does credit union performance data from the first quarter of 2026 say about household budgets, inflation pressures, and more?

Look beyond the headlines to better understand what is driving current market trends and how they could impact credit union investment portfolios.

Today’s job market is shaped by skills based expectations, with employers slowing entry level hiring and placing greater emphasis on applied experience.

St. Cloud Financial is betting on digital assets to protect member relationships and future relevance. It’s picked up lessons for other leaders along the way.