Affordable Housing Isn’t About Business. It’s About People.
NOLA Firemen’s FCU helps members qualify for a mortgage in a state where poverty is high and insurance premiums are keeping many would-be borrowers out
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Midwestern Credit Unions Break New Ground With Auto Loans
Blaze, Consumers, and Interra credit unions pioneer a new path to liquidity under the guidance of Alloya Corporate.
7 Smart Loans For Life’s Big Moments
From funerals to education to gender-affirming care and beyond, credit unions are punching up the personal loan.
How To Better Serve Younger Members
September 29, 2016
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Takeaways from Empower U 2016, as well as how one credit union lowered its average member age.
Another Reason Credit Unions Aren’t Wells Fargo
September 29, 2016
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Student lending predatory practices at big banks highlight the credit union difference.
Texas Credit Unions
September 26, 2016
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How do financial cooperatives in the Lone Star State stack up against other credit unions?
How TDECU Increased Average Monthly Indirect Volume By 33% In Just 6 Months
September 26, 2016
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The Texas credit union outsourced processing and funding services to bring in more business and members.
Private Student Lending Leads To More Than Just A Loan
September 26, 2016
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A college loan can be, and often is, the foundation of a long-lasting relationship between a member and a credit union.
Indirect Lending Grows Its Direct Impact On Credit Unions
September 22, 2016
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New car balances take up more of the portfolio, but big credit unions find big business in indirect lending.
CUbroadcast Highlights Four States Leading The Nation In Lending
September 21, 2016
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In episode No. 635, Callahan senior industry analyst Michelle Parker shares how credit unions in Iowa, Arkansas, Ohio, and Mississippi lead the nation in mortgage lending growth.
How To Make Student Lending A Low-Risk, Low-Hassle Investment
September 19, 2016
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Careful underwriting, default insurance, and other best practices are helping credit unions beat national loan default rates and introduce bundled products that create lifetime relationships with college grads.
The State Of Student Lending
September 19, 2016
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Credit unions step up to empower members with responsible student lending options.
Leaders In Outstanding Private Student Loans
September 19, 2016
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Outstanding student loans at credit unions have increased 16.0% since second quarter 2015. Which credit unions lead the nation in student loan balances?
How To Better Serve Younger Members
Takeaways from Empower U 2016, as well as how one credit union lowered its average member age.
Another Reason Credit Unions Aren’t Wells Fargo
Student lending predatory practices at big banks highlight the credit union difference.
Texas Credit Unions
How do financial cooperatives in the Lone Star State stack up against other credit unions?
How TDECU Increased Average Monthly Indirect Volume By 33% In Just 6 Months
The Texas credit union outsourced processing and funding services to bring in more business and members.
Private Student Lending Leads To More Than Just A Loan
A college loan can be, and often is, the foundation of a long-lasting relationship between a member and a credit union.
Indirect Lending Grows Its Direct Impact On Credit Unions
New car balances take up more of the portfolio, but big credit unions find big business in indirect lending.
CUbroadcast Highlights Four States Leading The Nation In Lending
In episode No. 635, Callahan senior industry analyst Michelle Parker shares how credit unions in Iowa, Arkansas, Ohio, and Mississippi lead the nation in mortgage ...
How To Make Student Lending A Low-Risk, Low-Hassle Investment
Careful underwriting, default insurance, and other best practices are helping credit unions beat national loan default rates and introduce bundled products that create lifetime relationships ...
The State Of Student Lending
Credit unions step up to empower members with responsible student lending options.
Leaders In Outstanding Private Student Loans
Outstanding student loans at credit unions have increased 16.0% since second quarter 2015. Which credit unions lead the nation in student loan balances?
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Engagement Is Not A Perk. It Is A Strategy.
A. Jerome Fowlkes
Langley FCU asked what it would take to be a truly exceptional workplace, and it shares four ways to get there.
Trust Still Has An Address
Callahan & Associates
In the age of smartphones and smartwatches, a strong physical branch network builds trust and credibility.
How Inflation Changed Credit Union Member Behavior
Andrew Lepczyk
Inflation has cooled, but its aftereffects still shape how credit union members spend, save, borrow, and relate to their credit union.
What’s In A Name: Chief Strategic Enablement Officer
Savana Morie
Risk gets a rebrand — and a bigger mandate — at MSUFCU, where a Strategic Enablement department helps initiatives move forward while keeping the organization safe and sound.
Aging Is An Adventure At My Credit Union
Aaron Passman
A 55+ member club is helping the Minnesota cooperative strengthen long term relationships, support active aging, and rethink how it serves members later in life.
How A Child Savings Account Program Is Shaping Futures In Harbor Beach
Savana Morie
A public-private partnership in Michigan aims to influence opportunities after high school via a child savings account that provides yearly deposits and every reason to imagine what comes after graduation.
A Short Guide To Compliance With The New Succession Planning Rule
Jennie Boden
Check all the right boxes while tying your credit union compliance efforts to strategy.
The Opportunity For Credit Unions In NCUA’s New Succession Planning Rule
Jennie Boden
Make your succession plan strategic and give it ‘teeth’ to reap the benefits of stronger governance and more effective C-suite leadership.
Manufactured Homes Help Close The Housing Affordability Gap
Aaron Passman
Lower prices and better amenities are making pre-built homes an appealing option for credit unions looking to bolster their balance sheet and borrowers stymied by the affordable housing crisis.
How Prepared Are U.S. Workers For Retirement? The Answer Is, ‘Not Well.’
Andrew Lepczyk
Data from Vanguard shows retirement preparation declines with age, leaving no generation fully ready. The gap presents both a challenge and an opportunity for credit unions.