How AI Is Shaping HR For The Next Era
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Vantage West Turns A Good Problem Into Great Recognition
Discover how two employee awards honor the Arizona credit union’s commitment to a team-first culture while boosting employee engagement and workplace culture.
45 Interviews In 30 Days: How Travis Credit Union Fixed Its Contact Center
The California cooperative turned a call center crisis into a success story — starting with cutting the average wait time from 45 minutes to three.
Industry Performance: Human Capital (4Q21)
March 28, 2022
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Attracting top talent now involves competing with the whole country, not just the shop down the street, and cooperatives are doing what they can to attract and retain employees.
DEI Best Practices For Credit Unions
March 14, 2022
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Three executives share success stories learned from their cooperatives’ DEI journeys.
Affinity Plus Learns Lessons Of Its Own By Investing In Staff MBAs
February 28, 2022
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The Minnesota cooperative leaned on insight from industry peers to create a path for building employees’ skills and knowledge.
Organizational Structures And Today’s Credit Union: A View From The Top
February 28, 2022
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Org charts reflect key responsibilities, but what do variations in top-level structures say about business strategies, compliance goals, CEO priorities, and more?
It Takes More Than Convenience To Woo Credit Card Users
February 23, 2022
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Credit card users today base their choice of credit card on more than four factors. Convenience is important, but so are rewards, data security, credit-building tools, and more.
3 Ways To Build Connections Through Social Media
February 21, 2022
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Tips and tricks from three cooperatives that present personality and add a human touch to social posts.
Credit Union Outlook 2022: Collections And Delinquencies
January 26, 2022
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In today’s environment, credit unions will need to focus on modernizing their collection operations.
How To Reduce Financial Stress And Boost Productivity
January 19, 2022
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A Massachusetts cooperative shows what financial coaching looks like when it’s done the Workers way.
Bruce Adams On Leadership
January 18, 2022
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As the head of the Credit Union League of Connecticut, Bruce Adams helps credit unions balance priorities and staff members achieve their potential.
Credit Unions Have A Staffing Problem
January 17, 2022
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The U.S. labor shortage is wreaking havoc on businesses. How is it impacting credit unions, and what are they doing about it?
Industry Performance: Human Capital (4Q21)
Attracting top talent now involves competing with the whole country, not just the shop down the street, and cooperatives are doing what they can to ...
DEI Best Practices For Credit Unions
Three executives share success stories learned from their cooperatives’ DEI journeys.
Affinity Plus Learns Lessons Of Its Own By Investing In Staff MBAs
The Minnesota cooperative leaned on insight from industry peers to create a path for building employees' skills and knowledge.
Organizational Structures And Today’s Credit Union: A View From The Top
Org charts reflect key responsibilities, but what do variations in top-level structures say about business strategies, compliance goals, CEO priorities, and more?
It Takes More Than Convenience To Woo Credit Card Users
Credit card users today base their choice of credit card on more than four factors. Convenience is important, but so are rewards, data security, credit-building ...
3 Ways To Build Connections Through Social Media
Tips and tricks from three cooperatives that present personality and add a human touch to social posts.
Credit Union Outlook 2022: Collections And Delinquencies
In today’s environment, credit unions will need to focus on modernizing their collection operations.
How To Reduce Financial Stress And Boost Productivity
A Massachusetts cooperative shows what financial coaching looks like when it’s done the Workers way.
Bruce Adams On Leadership
As the head of the Credit Union League of Connecticut, Bruce Adams helps credit unions balance priorities and staff members achieve their potential.
Credit Unions Have A Staffing Problem
The U.S. labor shortage is wreaking havoc on businesses. How is it impacting credit unions, and what are they doing about it?
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Future Bets For Fintech
Rebecca Wessler
Credit unions are making decisions about where to build, invest, and partner as they balance today’s priorities with tomorrow’s opportunities.
Future Bets From Today’s Credit Unions
Marc Rapport
Industry leaders share how they approach fintech investment, balancing immediate needs with longer-term bets while keeping member value and mission at the center.
Competing For Gen Z, SMBs, And The Future Of Money
Callahan & Associates
Credit unions that enable seamless movement between fiat and digital assets position themselves as a trusted on- and off-ramp.
The Financial Readiness Gap: Credit Unions Evaluate It Every Day. But Who Builds It?
Callahan & Associates
The credit unions that win the next generation will be the ones that showed up early, when young members were forming habits and deciding whom to trust.
Defending Your Credit Union Against Fraud Means Fighting Fire With Smarter Fire
Callahan & Associates
The challenge is no longer whether to adopt AI, but how to adopt it responsibly with the right governance, the right partners, and the right balance between technology and human oversight.
Digital Assets Are Coming For Payments. Are Credit Unions Ready?
Andrew Lepczyk
McKinsey projects trillions of dollars in growth across digital assets, with money movement emerging as one of the biggest opportunities.
The Long Game For Fintech At FORUM Credit Union
Marc Rapport
The Indiana cooperative blends internal development with selective partnerships to meet members’ needs today now while positioning for what’s next.
Mission Fed Weighs Fintech Returns Against Real-World Fit
Marc Rapport
The San Diego cooperative leans on its CUSO and the CURQL network to make fintech investments, but member needs still guide which solutions ultimately make it into the credit union’s operations.
AI Boot Camp Is More Than Basic Training At Clearview FCU
Aaron Passman
Hands-on work with artificial intelligence tools is future-proofing staff members, giving them the confidence to adopt new technology and embrace efficiencies.
Stable Economy. Strained Households.
Andrew Lepczyk
Wages briefly caught up with inflation, but rising costs have pushed them back into negative territory. Here’s what that shift means for member finances and credit union performance.