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A High-Tech Branch For High Tech Students
A credit union branch at Lamar Institute of Technology combines products, education, and philanthropy to support job training and technical education in Southeastern Texas.
What’s In A Name: Chief Product Officer
Bay FCU’s Brooke Morley improves communication and collaboration across departments to offer members the products they want and need.
6 Credit Unions On How They’ve Responded To The Delta Variant
September 6, 2021
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As they prepare for new developments, credit unions are keeping branches open for longer hours and leaning on hybrid work-from-home models to keep the back office going.
To Link Or Not To Link: Addressing Expectations For Mobile Apps
August 30, 2021
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Multiple apps can help build a singular experience for digitally demanding credit union members.
Top-Shelf Tools For Credit Unions That Make Less Than 100 Loans A Month
August 23, 2021
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Scaling up is the easy part. MeridianLink’s Entry platform leads the way in scaling down the volume needed to deploy best-of-breed account opening and lending.
Digital Account Opening: Removing Friction and Enhancing the Member Experience
August 18, 2021
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Baron Conway (SVP, head of digital and product management at Nuvision Federal Credit Union, $2.7B) and Courtney Rowan, vp, digital experience at Citadel Credit Union, $4.4B) discuss how they have taken on digital transformation and looked at ways to reduce friction and enhance the member experience.
Staffing Your Contact Center for Digital Transformation
July 14, 2021
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Learn how to staff and optimize your contact center for digital transformation.
3 Ways Harnessing Enterprise-Wide Data Promotes Sustainable Success At Your Credit Union
July 12, 2021
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By incorporating insights like feature adoptions, user behavior, fraud data, and more, credit unions can better prepare for the future.
Establishing The Engagement Model Of The Future
July 12, 2021
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Opti-channel: a new approach to using analytics to meet digital expectations one member at a time.
What’s In A Name: Senior Member Insights Manager
July 12, 2021
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Alliant’s Maura Ronayne uses business intelligence to help the credit union make intelligent business decisions from the member experience perspective.
15 Ratios Every Board Member Should Know (Part 1)
June 30, 2021
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12-month loan growth, provision for loan losses, loan portfolio profile: Three metrics to evaluate your credit union and bridge the gap between macro trends and micro performance.
What’s In A Name: Vice President Of Strategic Management
June 14, 2021
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Jonathan Dubuc focuses on “getting the right things done right” at Gulf Winds Credit Union.
6 Credit Unions On How They’ve Responded To The Delta Variant
As they prepare for new developments, credit unions are keeping branches open for longer hours and leaning on hybrid work-from-home models to keep the back ...
To Link Or Not To Link: Addressing Expectations For Mobile Apps
Multiple apps can help build a singular experience for digitally demanding credit union members.
Top-Shelf Tools For Credit Unions That Make Less Than 100 Loans A Month
Scaling up is the easy part. MeridianLink’s Entry platform leads the way in scaling down the volume needed to deploy best-of-breed account opening and lending.
Digital Account Opening: Removing Friction and Enhancing the Member Experience
Baron Conway (SVP, head of digital and product management at Nuvision Federal Credit Union, $2.7B) and Courtney Rowan, vp, digital experience at Citadel Credit Union, ...
Staffing Your Contact Center for Digital Transformation
Learn how to staff and optimize your contact center for digital transformation.
3 Ways Harnessing Enterprise-Wide Data Promotes Sustainable Success At Your Credit Union
By incorporating insights like feature adoptions, user behavior, fraud data, and more, credit unions can better prepare for the future.
Establishing The Engagement Model Of The Future
Opti-channel: a new approach to using analytics to meet digital expectations one member at a time.
What’s In A Name: Senior Member Insights Manager
Alliant’s Maura Ronayne uses business intelligence to help the credit union make intelligent business decisions from the member experience perspective.
15 Ratios Every Board Member Should Know (Part 1)
12-month loan growth, provision for loan losses, loan portfolio profile: Three metrics to evaluate your credit union and bridge the gap between macro trends and ...
What’s In A Name: Vice President Of Strategic Management
Jonathan Dubuc focuses on “getting the right things done right” at Gulf Winds Credit Union.
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What Makes Good AI Policy? Start With Curiosity And Accountability.
Marc Rapport
As credit unions move from experimentation to adoption, leaders offer firsthand knowledge on what separates weak policies from strong ones that actually work.
Governance And Guardrails Help Credit Unions Navigate AI
Aaron Passman
How Members Cooperative focuses on structure, oversight, and clear expectations to ensure AI supports, not undermines, long term strategy.
What’s In A Name: Chief AI Officer
Aaron Passman
As Hudson Valley Credit Union’s artificial intelligence chief, Preetha Sekharan holds a rare role in the industry, but it’s one that is likely to become far more common in the future.
All Eyes On AI
Aaron Passman
Artificial intelligence for credit unions has moved from a future concept to today’s full-fledged leadership and governance challenge.
The Callahan Guide To The 2026 Final Four
Tony Waltrich
What happens when credit union performance data meets March Madness? Callahan’s proprietary model breaks down state-level results to forecast who takes home the hardware.
A Rewards Program That Relies On Relationships, Not Usage
Savana Morie
Nuvision’s Added Advantage program tracks member engagement across the credit union, then rewards relationships through better pricing and other perks.
Innovations Financial Bets Big On Small Business Lending
Aaron Passman
CDFI grant funding helps the Florida cooperative offer microloans for small businesses after many banks pulled out of its market.
How Marine Credit Union Shifted Its Foundation From Siloed To Symbiotic
Savana Morie
By aligning governance, leadership, and day to day operations, Marine Credit Union transformed its foundation from a parallel operation into a visible extension of the credit union brand.
How Today’s Market Is Stress-Testing Credit Union And Bank Earnings Models
Andrew Lepczyk
Credit union and bank earnings reflect different business objectives. Those differences matter for how financial institutions serve their markets.
How Does BCU Put AI Policy Into Practice?
Marc Rapport
AI governance matters as much as innovation when it comes to AI. Learn how BCU built an AI practice that prioritizes data integrity, risk management, and real world decision making.