The Employee Of The Future
Why tomorrow’s cooperative workers will need to know more, do more, and own more, and how we can help them get there.
Why tomorrow’s cooperative workers will need to know more, do more, and own more, and how we can help them get there.
Feds Faster Payments Task Force reports include credit union participation and spark anticipation for changes to come.
Traditional retailers and credit unions are not necessarily on the same side of the digital divide when it comes to moving the model online.
Compliance dance card overflows in 2015 while credit union legal beagles see TRID and true changes in 2016.
Loan growth drives down balances while industry assets overall remain steady.
Huge transportation bill includes some credit union-friendly measures that may, or may not, be harbinger of more to come. Either way, they do provide some regulatory relief.
Whether to complaints or internal vulnerabilities, credit unions must respond quickly and transparently to the questions and concerns of their memberships. The credit unions featured this week on CreditUnions.com demonstrate how to do this and more effectively.
Careful planning and transparent communications bolster the beginning and end of disaster planning and business continuity.
Not all dark waters as TRID changes take effect and HMDA changes announced, but much work remains.
Here are some things to think about to attract and serve new generations of self-directed investors.

The annual conference offered insights on why service organizations remain a strategic asset for credit unions and how collaboration, AI, and advocacy are shaping what comes next.

Alltru FCU stopped treating education as the end goal. Now, financial empowerment guides product design, access, and risk decisions.

More than 50 million U.S. households earn less than the minimum average income needed to cover basic costs of living.

Automatic enrollment and community partnerships help the credit union foundation expand access to early savings for underserved families.

Studies show credit card debt and Buy Now, Pay Later usage continue to rise. Bigger increases could be around the corner.

The credit union completed a three acre headquarters campus in 2021 that offers 52% more space while consuming a fraction of the resources. It’s a model of how cooperatives can lead on sustainability without sacrificing performance.

CDFI credit unions might be fewer in number, but their impact reaches millions of members, and their footprint highlights how targeted mission can translate into broad, measurable reach.

Preventable fraud losses quietly erode credit union margins. The difference between a 25% and 6% loss rate isn’t risk. It’s execution.

Holy Rosary Credit Union has embedded itself into a local high school’s career and technical education program, offering scholarships, internships, and courses eligible for college credit.

Credit union leaders want to know where peers are placing their focus. These six priorities reflect how leadership teams are responding to change with intention and clarity.
Lessons From The Retail World