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How To Build AI Strategy In Real Time (Part 1)
Six credit union leaders share how they are balancing innovation and governance while deploying new tools.
2 Hot Takes On Member Growth
Member growth is slowing. What can credit unions do about it? Callahan experts explore how purpose and financial wellbeing might be the key to sustainable
How Blue FCU Measures What Really Matters
September 1, 2025
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The Wyoming cooperative combines custom impact measurements with traditional KPIs to track progress on its 10-year strategic plan.
Board Term Limits Drive Mature Decisions At Everwise Credit Union
July 28, 2025
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CEO Jason M. Osterhage shares what happened when his organization adopted board term limits and reckoned with the downstream implications.
7 Lessons In Leadership Straight From Today’s Credit Unions
July 28, 2025
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Practical insights from leaders redefining success in strategy, governance, and growth.
Strategy Today For Success In 2030
July 21, 2025
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Credit union strategy leaders are embracing uncertainty, rethinking relevance, and getting cozy with discomfort as they plan for 2030 and beyond.
CEO Onboarding: Jeff Carpenter, WEOKIE FCU
July 21, 2025
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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 members’ milestone moments.
Build Resilience, Not Road Maps: 5 Strategic Planning Priorities For 2026 And Beyond
July 14, 2025
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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 ahead.
Tech-Grown CEOs Share Fintech Partnership Strategies (Part 1)
July 7, 2025
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Credit union chiefs with tech backgrounds show how they adapt and innovate – and how other cooperatives can, too.
Elevating the Credit Union Member Experience Through Seamless Digital Identity
July 7, 2025
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Identity continuity helps create frictionless experiences to connect credit unions with every member touchpoint across digital and physical channels.
Best Of 2025 (So Far): Fostering Financially Strong Credit Unions
June 30, 2025
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Revisiting some of the unique strategies financial cooperatives are using to drive long-term success and sustainable organic growth.
10 Credit Unions That Top The Charts In Member Value
May 1, 2025
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Callahan & Associates spotlights credit unions that return more value to members.
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.
7 Lessons In Leadership Straight From Today’s Credit Unions
Practical insights from leaders redefining success in strategy, governance, and growth.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Elevating the Credit Union Member Experience Through Seamless Digital Identity
Identity continuity helps create frictionless experiences to connect credit unions with every member touchpoint across digital and physical channels.
Best Of 2025 (So Far): Fostering Financially Strong Credit Unions
Revisiting some of the unique strategies financial cooperatives are using to drive long-term success and sustainable organic growth.
10 Credit Unions That Top The Charts In Member Value
Callahan & Associates spotlights credit unions that return more value to members.
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Engagement Is Not A Perk. It Is A Strategy.
A. Jerome Fowlkes
Langley FCU asked what it would take to be a truly exceptional workplace, and it shares four ways to get there.
Trust Still Has An Address
Callahan & Associates
In the age of smartphones and smartwatches, a strong physical branch network builds trust and credibility.
How Inflation Changed Credit Union Member Behavior
Andrew Lepczyk
Inflation has cooled, but its aftereffects still shape how credit union members spend, save, borrow, and relate to their credit union.
What’s In A Name: Chief Strategic Enablement Officer
Savana Morie
Risk gets a rebrand — and a bigger mandate — at MSUFCU, where a Strategic Enablement department helps initiatives move forward while keeping the organization safe and sound.
Aging Is An Adventure At My Credit Union
Aaron Passman
A 55+ member club is helping the Minnesota cooperative strengthen long term relationships, support active aging, and rethink how it serves members later in life.
How A Child Savings Account Program Is Shaping Futures In Harbor Beach
Savana Morie
A public-private partnership in Michigan aims to influence opportunities after high school via a child savings account that provides yearly deposits and every reason to imagine what comes after graduation.
A Short Guide To Compliance With The New Succession Planning Rule
Jennie Boden
Check all the right boxes while tying your credit union compliance efforts to strategy.
The Opportunity For Credit Unions In NCUA’s New Succession Planning Rule
Jennie Boden
Make your succession plan strategic and give it ‘teeth’ to reap the benefits of stronger governance and more effective C-suite leadership.
Manufactured Homes Help Close The Housing Affordability Gap
Aaron Passman
Lower prices and better amenities are making pre-built homes an appealing option for credit unions looking to bolster their balance sheet and borrowers stymied by the affordable housing crisis.
How Prepared Are U.S. Workers For Retirement? The Answer Is, ‘Not Well.’
Andrew Lepczyk
Data from Vanguard shows retirement preparation declines with age, leaving no generation fully ready. The gap presents both a challenge and an opportunity for credit unions.
Board Term Limits Drive Mature Decisions At Everwise Credit Union