How Ascentra Saved Big Deploying EMV
The Iowa credit union used card chip deployment to realign vendor relationships across its payments processes.
The Iowa credit union used card chip deployment to realign vendor relationships across its payments processes.
Credit unions can invest in the startups and serve the end users.
Sooper Credit Union creates an intimate member rapport through personalized URLs.
Veridian encourages diversity not only through its membership, but also through its choices of suppliers.
How an Iowa credit union increased its interchange revenue by 41% over four years.
Veridian Group, a subsidiary of Veridian Credit Union, aggressively investigates viable products.
Which states posted the highest change in loans to shares? What about in negative share growth? Find out in these Callahan leader tables.
Grab the attention of existing members and bring them back into the credit union fold with a re-boarding initiative.
Feds Faster Payments Task Force reports include credit union participation and spark anticipation for changes to come.
The strong growth in the auto portfolio drives gains in first quarter consumer lending for America’s credit unions.

A look at year-end performance trends reveals how earnings, affordability pressures, and asset quality are redefining the operating environment heading into 2026.

Members are struggling with an affordability crisis that is changing how they manage debt, and new behaviors are showing up across the credit union loan portfolio.

This year’s Innovation Series returns with bigger impact and broader horizons. Since 2018, this annual showcase has spotlighted forward-thinking solutions by giving innovators a stage to share ideas, demonstrate solutions, and spark meaningful change.
Credit union asset quality didn’t collapse in 2025 — but it didn’t cooperate, either. What’s going on, and are credit unions prepared to respond in 2026?

This year’s Innovation Series returns with bigger impact and broader horizons. Since 2018, this annual showcase has spotlighted forward-thinking solutions by giving innovators a stage to share ideas, demonstrate solutions, and spark meaningful change.

This year’s Innovation Series returns with bigger impact and broader horizons. Since 2018, this annual showcase has spotlighted forward-thinking solutions by giving innovators a stage to share ideas, demonstrate solutions, and spark meaningful change.
The affordability crisis extends far beyond big-ticket expenses. As the rising cost of basic necessities outpaces income growth, household budgets are under strain and long-term financial stability is increasingly at risk.
As credit unions move deeper into 2026, the earnings conversation is shifting. Elevated interest rates have boosted margins and strengthened earnings flexibility, but that advantage won’t persist indefinitely.
A radical shift is taking place in the way consumers move money and engage with their financial institution.

How the Michigan-based cooperative’s “Culture of Finance” curriculum is reframing financial education.