Insights From The Outside: Nick Riegal
The new senior vice president of marketing at Ascend FCU uses his unconventional experience to break through messaging barriers with a reinvigorated brand campaign to shake things up.
The new senior vice president of marketing at Ascend FCU uses his unconventional experience to break through messaging barriers with a reinvigorated brand campaign to shake things up.
Recent studies reveal a slight uptick in optimism, but a growing share of Americans expect their finances to worsen during the next year.
Affinity Federal Credit Union redefines financial success by focusing on emotional confidence, community impact, and member trust.
From bonuses to candy budgets, Credit Union 1 and Purdue FCU offer tips to successfully manage one of financial services’ biggest hurdles.
Bay FCU’s Brooke Morley improves communication and collaboration across departments to offer members the products they want and need.
Park Community Credit Union Foundation reimagines local philanthropy through transparent practices, grassroots partnerships, and trust-based giving.
Two high-performing credit unions break down their approach to FHA lending, offering real-world insights on staffing, servicing, technology, and member impact.
The Wisconsin cooperative has implemented auto-decisioning for consumer lending and gives the technology high marks for its impact on member satisfaction, employee engagement, and the balance sheet.
At Publix Employees FCU, marketing plays a pivotal role in select employee group engagement.
CEO Jason M. Osterhage shares what happened when his organization adopted board term limits and reckoned with the downstream implications.

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.

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.

Check all the right boxes while tying your credit union compliance efforts to strategy.
Board Term Limits Drive Mature Decisions At Everwise Credit Union