The Year Of The Employee
How an Iowa credit union took employee appreciation to the next level.
How an Iowa credit union took employee appreciation to the next level.
Patriot Federal Credit Union has replaced annual reviews with quarterly coaching sessions that focus on value and values.
Take a look at different credit union approaches to executive compensation disclosures. The ultimate goal of disclosure is to sustain members’ trust with the credit union.
What metrics should human resource professionals use to measure employee and credit union performance?
Members “First” Community Credit Union’s community work, good products, and products-per-member ratio contribute to its healthy numbers.
Tyndall’s performance-based culture maximizes efficiency and incentivizes employees.
The net spread per employee ratio is a productivity measure that portrays a wide array of business models among credit unions over $1 billion in assets.
In Part 2 of this series we explore the performance of credit unions with incentive programs. Is there a correlation between staff incentives and operational results?
Tyndall FCU’s performance-based culture has resulted in a dramatic increase in sales productivity, teller transitions and a $1 million cost savings in less than two years.
Surrounded by companies with generous benefits, Redstone leveraged an on-site clinic to attract talent and cut medical costs.

The annual conference offered insights on why service organizations remain a strategic asset for credit unions and how collaboration, AI, and advocacy are shaping what comes next.

Alltru FCU stopped treating education as the end goal. Now, financial empowerment guides product design, access, and risk decisions.

More than 50 million U.S. households earn less than the minimum average income needed to cover basic costs of living.

Automatic enrollment and community partnerships help the credit union foundation expand access to early savings for underserved families.

Studies show credit card debt and Buy Now, Pay Later usage continue to rise. Bigger increases could be around the corner.

The credit union completed a three acre headquarters campus in 2021 that offers 52% more space while consuming a fraction of the resources. It’s a model of how cooperatives can lead on sustainability without sacrificing performance.

CDFI credit unions might be fewer in number, but their impact reaches millions of members, and their footprint highlights how targeted mission can translate into broad, measurable reach.

Preventable fraud losses quietly erode credit union margins. The difference between a 25% and 6% loss rate isn’t risk. It’s execution.

Holy Rosary Credit Union has embedded itself into a local high school’s career and technical education program, offering scholarships, internships, and courses eligible for college credit.

Credit union leaders want to know where peers are placing their focus. These six priorities reflect how leadership teams are responding to change with intention and clarity.