Exit Interview: Tom Berquist, BECU
BECU’s longtime chief marketer helped build the cooperative’s considerable legacy as an industry leader.
BECU’s longtime chief marketer helped build the cooperative’s considerable legacy as an industry leader.
After more than four decades on the same system, Yolo FCU levels up to accommodate a massive field-of-membership expansion.
Golden 1’s CIO is guiding a staff that has largely gone physically remote but is still very much connected.
A comprehensive program at the Missouri cooperative helps those outside its walls become better leaders, too.
The first-time CEO leans on her experience, her network, and, last but hardly least, her talented staff to chart the future for the East Tennessee cooperative.
With all external-facing roles reporting to a central officer, teams are focusing less on function and more on members.
Certified staff members provide personalized guidance and coaching at the California cooperative.
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The Michigan-based cooperative is finalizing its acquisition of a community bank with West Palm Beach locations.
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RKL offers insight, expertise, and experience to help fight off growing threats.

Members are anxious about their financial futures, even as credit unions remain financially strong. Institutions that respond to this moment can make 2026 a turning point.

Global events are flowing directly into household budgets, reshaping how credit union members save, borrow, and cope. Such trends don’t always show up in headline data.

Credit unions are benefiting from a rare margin advantage as loans reprice slower than deposits. The question now is how institutions will use that strength to better serve members.

Membership growth is slowing, but financial activity is not. What does the modern financial relationship look like?

Inflation, war, and uncertain futures have reshaped members’ needs in 2026. What does credit union performance data from the first quarter of 2026 say about household budgets, inflation pressures, and more?

Look beyond the headlines to better understand what is driving current market trends and how they could impact credit union investment portfolios.

Today’s job market is shaped by skills based expectations, with employers slowing entry level hiring and placing greater emphasis on applied experience.

St. Cloud Financial is betting on digital assets to protect member relationships and future relevance. It’s picked up lessons for other leaders along the way.