How To Use Culture And Perks To Achieve Hiring Happiness
Employees asked, and Horizon FCU made Black Friday a paid holiday. The Pennsylvania cooperative has made other decisions by following its mission, vision, and values, too.
Employees asked, and Horizon FCU made Black Friday a paid holiday. The Pennsylvania cooperative has made other decisions by following its mission, vision, and values, too.
To take on transformation, Signal Financial makes an old-school move and keeps digital services with IT under one manager.
Mike Patterson integrates HR, marketing, and mission at Pennsylvania’s Horizon Federal Credit Union.
Texas and DC credit union managers share how culture and flexibility help them hire in a competitive market.
When it comes to building the auto portfolio, BHCU and Seasons FCU take different directions but arrive at the same destination.
One of Pennsylvania’s largest credit unions ties organizational performance to financial incentive while keeping members’ needs top of mind.
Credit union chief executives share takeaways from 2020 and talk about how they’ll turn challenge into opportunity in the year ahead.
The Pennsylvania cooperative dishes on the best practices it has discovered for adding employee groups that also make the CU its PFI.
Philadelphia FCU offers cash prizes and counseling sessions for winners of a campaign targeted to reach recipients of social services.
Credit union leaders talk about the day-to-day operation of their systems; the past, present, and future benefits of appointment scheduling; and more.

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.