State In The Spotlight: Iowa
As the industry looks for ways to accelerate deposits, it appears Iowa credit unions are ahead of the curve with higher than average share growth.
As the industry looks for ways to accelerate deposits, it appears Iowa credit unions are ahead of the curve with higher than average share growth.
When the loan-to-share ratio at UICCU topped 100%, and continued to grow, the Hawkeye State credit union adopted a three-pronged funding strategy.
The CEO for University of Iowa Community Credit Union shares how developing relationships, solving problems, and uncovering opportunities have helped the cooperative thrive.
Credit unions offer holiday-based financial tips that focus on year-round financial wellness.
Linn Area Credit Union kept it real even when employees donned costumes for the cooperative’s sponsorship of a local comic book convention.
Joining the Juntos Avanzamos program, recruiting a bilingual market manager and electing a Latina board member are all ways to better connect with a budding potential membership.
How an Iowa credit union took employee appreciation to the next level.
Credit unions used creative ways to serve new markets and members throughout 2016, and they survived the first year of some dramatic document changes.
Five ways credit unions decided whether to deploy or defer new technologies.
The Iowa credit union used card chip deployment to realign vendor relationships across its payments processes.

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