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Bob Falk On Leadership

Bob Falk joined Purdue Federal Credit Union ($1.8B, West Lafayette, IN) in August 2002 as the vice president of lending at what was then Purdue Employees FCU. He took the helm in 2008 and since then, the cooperative has rebranded, tripled in assets, doubled in staff size, and grown membership from 57,000 to more than

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Just Add Coffee: How 2 Credit Unions Are Rethinking Branching

Top-Level Takeaways Co-locations diversify branch networks and can attract community members to a branch for reasons completely unrelated to banking. The collaborations provide opportunities for credit unions to align themselves with unlikely partners, and some arrangements provide non-interest income streams. Co-location strategies in which credit unions share space with another business often completely unrelated to

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Trends In Automated Decisioning For Consumer Lending

Callahan & Associates surveyed 333 credit unions to learn about automated decisioning practices in the consumer lending portfolio. Read about the results in this interactive ...
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Bob Falk On Leadership

Bob Falk joined Purdue Federal Credit Union ($1.8B, West Lafayette, IN) in August 2002 as the vice president of lending at what was then Purdue ...
Industry Insights

5 Takeaways From Trendwatch 2Q 2022

Macroeconomic shifts drove changes in member demand, which impacted top-level credit union metrics.

2Q22 Trendwatch

Learn about credit union performance trends gathered from second quarter data.
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For Patelco, Growth Is The Icing On The Cupcake

A new shared location with a popular cupcake shop has reversed the credit union’s fortunes in San Ramon, CA, where one branch is now serving ...
Industry Insights

5 Takeaways From Trendwatch 1Q 2022

How did credit unions perform in the first three months of the year? Learn this and other insights from Callahan’s quarterly webinar.
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Credit Union Revenue Inches Up

Strong loan growth combined with increased investment and fee income helped propel credit union net income during the first quarter.
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Credit Unions’ Auto Market Share Hits All-Time High

Despite all the challenges associated with buying a car right now, more consumers than ever are turning to credit unions for auto loans.
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Residential Lending Slows Even As Market Share Rises

The industry closed out the first quarter with a higher percentage of the total mortgage market, although originations dropped amid decreasing inventories and a broader ...
Features

Just Add Coffee: How 2 Credit Unions Are Rethinking Branching

Top-Level Takeaways Co-locations diversify branch networks and can attract community members to a branch for reasons completely unrelated to banking. The collaborations provide opportunities for ...

What’s In A Name: Chief Efficiency Officer

Kelli Wisner-Frank serves as the linchpin between finance and innovation at Community Choice Credit Union, aligning automation, smarter processes, and cost discipline to turn behind the scenes fixes into front line — and bottom-line — wins.

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Jim Morrell, Peninsula Community FCU

Jim Morrell On Leadership

The CEO of Peninsula Community Federal Credit Union highlights how active listening and lessons from the basket ball court shape a culture of inclusive banking that serves members and employees.

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