Meet The Finalists For The 2026 Innovation Series: Data And Decision Intelligence
This year’s finalists are reimagining how credit unions use data to boost service levels and improve efficiencies.
This year’s finalists are reimagining how credit unions use data to boost service levels and improve efficiencies.
Expanding electronic services is another way credit unions provide more convenience and value for their members. Which institutions lead the way in online banking usage?
How many credit unions offer a convenient and valuable experience that doesn’t require stepping foot into a physical branch?
VyStar Credit Union shares do’s and don’ts for transitioning an online banking platform.
Proponent FCU’s mobile strategy includes different text options to meet the needs of two important segments — Gen Y and Internet banking users interested in receiving mobile alerts.
State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Raleigh, NC ($15.9 billion) introduced a Million Dollar Sweepstakes in 2007 to encourage member checking account holders to convert from paper statements to e-statements.
In today’s world of same-day service and immediate gratification, these credit unions are using new delivery channels and transaction capabilities to exceed member expectations.
State Employees Credit Union of North Carolina throws open its doors for an in-depth examination of how it takes Southern sensibility to a whole new level.
If your decisions are based on member-centric design, ease of use, efficiency and cost-justification, they will yield the correct results: keeping more money where it belongs – in your member’s account.

A look at year-end performance trends reveals how earnings, affordability pressures, and asset quality are redefining the operating environment heading into 2026.

Members are struggling with an affordability crisis that is changing how they manage debt, and new behaviors are showing up across the credit union loan portfolio.

This year’s Innovation Series returns with bigger impact and broader horizons. Since 2018, this annual showcase has spotlighted forward-thinking solutions by giving innovators a stage to share ideas, demonstrate solutions, and spark meaningful change.
Credit union asset quality didn’t collapse in 2025 — but it didn’t cooperate, either. What’s going on, and are credit unions prepared to respond in 2026?

This year’s Innovation Series returns with bigger impact and broader horizons. Since 2018, this annual showcase has spotlighted forward-thinking solutions by giving innovators a stage to share ideas, demonstrate solutions, and spark meaningful change.

This year’s Innovation Series returns with bigger impact and broader horizons. Since 2018, this annual showcase has spotlighted forward-thinking solutions by giving innovators a stage to share ideas, demonstrate solutions, and spark meaningful change.
The affordability crisis extends far beyond big-ticket expenses. As the rising cost of basic necessities outpaces income growth, household budgets are under strain and long-term financial stability is increasingly at risk.
As credit unions move deeper into 2026, the earnings conversation is shifting. Elevated interest rates have boosted margins and strengthened earnings flexibility, but that advantage won’t persist indefinitely.
A radical shift is taking place in the way consumers move money and engage with their financial institution.

How the Michigan-based cooperative’s “Culture of Finance” curriculum is reframing financial education.