Strategic Planning

Features

What’s In A Name: Chief Strategic Enablement Officer

Risk gets a rebrand — and a bigger mandate — at MSUFCU, where a Strategic Enablement department helps initiatives move forward while keeping the organization ...
Partner Perspectives

Bridging The Gap: How Fractional CFO Services Empower Small To Mid-Sized Credit Unions

Struggling to find full-time CFO talent? Discover how fractional CFO services provide strategic financial leadership tailored to the needs and budgets of small and mid-sized ...
Blogs

Is Your Credit Union Resilient Enough For 2026 And Beyond?

Resilient credit unions don’t just make plans — they build the muscle to bend, bounce back, and boldly adapt.
Partner Perspectives

AI Skills, CEO Evaluation, And More Strategic Opportunities For Boards

Strategic succession, board development, and CEO accountability are evolving. Learn how board governance can unlock competitive advantages in today’s shifting landscape.
Features

How Blue FCU Measures What Really Matters

The Wyoming cooperative combines custom impact measurements with traditional KPIs to track progress on its 10-year strategic plan.
Blogs

Board Term Limits Drive Mature Decisions At Everwise Credit Union

CEO Jason M. Osterhage shares what happened when his organization adopted board term limits and reckoned with the downstream implications.
Features

Strategy Today For Success In 2030

Credit union strategy leaders are embracing uncertainty, rethinking relevance, and getting cozy with discomfort as they plan for 2030 and beyond.
Features

CEO Onboarding: Jeff Carpenter, WEOKIE FCU

This installment of “CEO Onboarding” touches base with an industry veteran to discuss starting out young in the credit union movement and being present for ...
Credit Union Industry Commentary

Build Resilience, Not Road Maps: 5 Strategic Planning Priorities For 2026 And Beyond

From employee engagement to community impact and beyond, these are the initiatives credit unions must focus on to stay aligned and prepared for the challenges ...
Features

Tech-Grown CEOs Share Fintech Partnership Strategies (Part 1)

Credit union chiefs with tech backgrounds show how they adapt and innovate – and how other cooperatives can, too.
From left: Dave Valentine, chief lending and strategy officer at Illinois-based Consumers Credit Union, and his dad, Mike Valentine, CEO of BCU.

A Credit Union Bond Beyond Bloodlines

For Mike and Dave Valentine, the family business just happens to be credit unions. The father-son duo talk leadership styles, cooperative values, and the lessons they’ve learned from each other along the way.

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Colorful digital promo for Baton Rouge Telco Federal Credit Union's Era's Tour-inspired HELOC campaign. It features bold “zero out-of-pocket costs” messaging and a call-to-action button.

Home Is Where The Heart (And More) Is

Where is mortgage growth coming from right now? This week, CreditUnions.com covers a mix of home equity campaigns, targeted affordability programs, and niche lending strategies that are bringing borrowers back into the market.

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