Credit card users today base their choice of credit card on more than four factors. Convenience is important, but so are rewards, data security, credit-building tools, and more.
Tips and tricks from three cooperatives that present personality and add a human touch to social posts.
Top-Level Takeaways CAP COM provides infrastructure grants that fund needs that don’t normally appeal to gifting. The credit union’s foundation is in its second year of granting $100,000 to a diverse array of service providers. Infrastructure is an essential need that doesn’t easily attract funding, especially in the non-profit world. Its costs underly the ability
A new program for first-time mortgage applicants intends to substantially reduce burdens around closing costs.
The Twin Cities cooperative is giving card users the option to reduce auto loan interest rates as a points redemption.
The reopening of local economies and the return of pre-pandemic consumer spending habits have mostly offset the role pandemic relief programs have played in recent growth. According to the New York Fed’s Center for Microeconomic Data, the number of credit inquiries have returned to 2019 levels. And thanks to additional post-CARES Act policies at federal
A focus on reining in costs and changing organizational culture have transformed the Ohio-based institution.
Top-Level Takeaways UNIFY Financial is the first credit union to offer transactional bitcoin support. The credit union worked closely with regulators and fintech partners on the launch. Product development is expected as the service matures. UNIFY Financial Credit Union ($3.6B, Torrance, CA), is leading the way into cryptocurrency, becoming the first credit union to allow members
A Massachusetts cooperative shows what financial coaching looks like when it’s done the Workers way.
As the head of the Credit Union League of Connecticut, Bruce Adams helps credit unions balance priorities and staff members achieve their potential.
Nuvision’s Added Advantage program tracks member engagement across the credit union, then rewards relationships through better pricing and other perks.
CDFI grant funding helps the Florida cooperative offer microloans for small businesses after many banks pulled out of its market.
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.
Credit union and bank earnings reflect different business objectives. Those differences matter for how financial institutions serve their markets.
Whitefish Credit Union barely mentions itself in its member stories. Instead, its high-quality video storytelling spotlights people, businesses, and communities, building trust, advocacy, and impact that don’t always show up in traditional ROI metrics.
The retired Langley FCU executive looks back on a career shaped by industry change, evolving leadership responsibility, and a constant focus on serving members first.
The New Jersey-New York metro credit union shares how a wellbeing-led strategy ensures members know where to turn first when life gets difficult.
To become skilled at personalization, credit unions must stop making assumptions about what resonates with members and start leveraging data to be sure.
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