CEO Onboarding: Laurie Butz, Capital Credit Union
Listen before acting, and honor the past while embracing the future — words of wisdom to help a new chief executive settle into the role.
Listen before acting, and honor the past while embracing the future — words of wisdom to help a new chief executive settle into the role.
At Advancial, $750 goes a long way in helping employees manage surprise expenses.
The Twin Cities cooperative is the first credit union to let members use their credit card points to shop with the e-commerce titan.
Credit unions balance agility and liquidity as they raise rates on what they pay and what they lend while keeping an eye on members’ financial welfare.
Business and community development have transformed this new CEO into a listening leader.
Even after retirement, this longtime credit union executive plans to continue advocating for the industry.
Retail banks and credit unions were among the first industries to focus on customer experience. These roles demonstrate how any cooperative can improve upon theirs.
PSECU takes a realistic segmentation strategy to keep personalization manageable yet effective.
A pair of Sacramento-area credit unions have embarked on a relatively unique partnership, sharing a single facility to serve their respective memberships.
After three decades of building positive impact on members’ lives, the CEO leaves his cooperative in trusted hands.

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.