Cybersecurity Is Under Fire And Credit Unions Are Fighting Back (Part 1)
Bad actors don’t rest. Credit unions are beefing up cybersecurity with smarter tools, stronger teams, and sharper defenses.
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QUIZ: Are You Smarter Than A Scammer?
From check fraud to suspicious logins, see how well you can sniff out red flags before they cost members money.
Michigan Legacy Takes A Scientific Approach To Spotting Elder Financial Abuse
A partnership with the Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University has helped the credit union reduce reports of elder fraud by as much as
The Truth Behind Call Center Metrics
January 18, 2017
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Leading contact center providers offer a few ins and outs of the most popular metrics financial institutions use to measure performance.
What Lurks In The Dark Web?
January 16, 2017
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The internet is a mix of risk and reward, and it’s a marketplace where credit unions often find themselves an unwitting offering on the shelf.
How 4 Credit Unions Seed Their Future With Cloud Core Processing
January 12, 2017
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Cloud processing converts say the benefits of the cloud include cost savings and increased operational efficiencies.
Arrowhead Credit Union: What Happens When Member-Owner Governance Is Removed From A Credit Union
January 11, 2017
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No credit union in America has come close to the bottom-line financial results of Arrowhead Credit Union’s 3.75% ROA for both 2011 and 2012.
An Opportunity For Real Return On The Corporate Credit Union Takeovers
January 11, 2017
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Co-Ops for Change is crowd-sourcing data on each corporate credit union’s portfolio that was taken to collateralize the NCUA Guaranteed Notes (NGN).
How Ascentra Saved Big Deploying EMV
December 28, 2016
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The Iowa credit union used card chip deployment to realign vendor relationships across its payments processes.
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December 20, 2016
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Language is unclear in the law regulating credit unions investing in derivatives. Will NCUA’s new effort to revisit the rule help?
How Vibrant Credit Union Transforms The Credit Union Experience
December 5, 2016
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Conversion to DNA platform at the core of the credit union’s long-term plans for growing size and member service.
3 Ways To Identify Core A-Players
December 5, 2016
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Tips to narrow the playing field to vendors that fit a credit union’s business model and needs.
Numbers Matter When It Comes To Evaluating Tech Relationships
December 5, 2016
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A top-line evaluation of the market is a great way to begin assessing a new or existing core processor relationship.
The Truth Behind Call Center Metrics
Leading contact center providers offer a few ins and outs of the most popular metrics financial institutions use to measure performance.
What Lurks In The Dark Web?
The internet is a mix of risk and reward, and it’s a marketplace where credit unions often find themselves an unwitting offering on the shelf.
How 4 Credit Unions Seed Their Future With Cloud Core Processing
Cloud processing converts say the benefits of the cloud include cost savings and increased operational efficiencies.
Arrowhead Credit Union: What Happens When Member-Owner Governance Is Removed From A Credit Union
No credit union in America has come close to the bottom-line financial results of Arrowhead Credit Union’s 3.75% ROA for both 2011 and 2012.
An Opportunity For Real Return On The Corporate Credit Union Takeovers
Co-Ops for Change is crowd-sourcing data on each corporate credit union’s portfolio that was taken to collateralize the NCUA Guaranteed Notes (NGN).
How Ascentra Saved Big Deploying EMV
The Iowa credit union used card chip deployment to realign vendor relationships across its payments processes.
How Vibrant Credit Union Transforms The Credit Union Experience
Conversion to DNA platform at the core of the credit union’s long-term plans for growing size and member service.
3 Ways To Identify Core A-Players
Tips to narrow the playing field to vendors that fit a credit union’s business model and needs.
Numbers Matter When It Comes To Evaluating Tech Relationships
A top-line evaluation of the market is a great way to begin assessing a new or existing core processor relationship.
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What’s Next For Credit Union Earnings?
Omar Shalabi
As margin support begins to fade, earnings performance is becoming more sensitive to revenue mix and harder to interpret through public reporting alone.
The Great Wealth Transfer Is Also A Relationship Transfer
Savana Morie
Harvard FCU combines digital estate planning with human financial guidance to support positive, proactive wealth transfer across generations.
The Lending Lag Is Real, And Here’s What Smaller Credit Unions Can Do About It
Callahan & Associates
Discover how small to midsize credit unions can weather the economic headwinds hitting their communities right now.
Fresh Risks For Financial Markets
Jason Haley
Look beyond the headlines to better understand what is driving current market trends and how they could impact credit union investment portfolios.
What’s In A Name: AVP Of Member Insights
Aaron Passman
At Service Credit Union, Dave Widener connects data, strategy, and culture to shape better outcomes for members.
At Cardinal Credit Union, Small Investments Offer Big Financial Lessons
Aaron Passman
The Ohio-based cooperative has partnered with a fintech to offer fractional investing as part of its financial education curriculum in local schools.
How Compensation Blind Spots Impact CEO Retention And Succession
Callahan & Associates
Seven questions credit union board members should ask to ensure alignment on executive benefit plan goals.
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.