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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
Prize-Linked Savings, Mergers In 2017, And More
April 9, 2018
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Five can’t-miss data points this week on CreditUnions.com.
Credit Union Mergers In 2017
April 9, 2018
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Total assets at credit unions reached a record high of $1.4 trillion at year-end despite a drop in the number of institutions.
Spring Is Strategy Season
April 6, 2018
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Chris Howard, senior vice president of Callahan & Associates, discusses why spending time today thinking about strategy makes for a more productive planning season in the fall.
A Lot To Learn, A Lot To Share As Credit Unions Confront Tech Change
April 4, 2018
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A day-long meeting at Visa headquarters provides insight into technology challenges.
A New Credit Union For A Membership’s Needs
April 3, 2018
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LGFCU is creating a spinoff credit union to serve growing business services and mobile banking demands within its existing field of membership.
The Value of Strategic Benchmarking: Getting Your Just Desserts
March 16, 2018
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Benchmarking, more importantly strategic benchmarking, will provide you and your board with information that puts your credit union’s performance into context.
Mapping Merger Data, Crunching The Numbers, And Alice Cooper
February 26, 2018
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Five can’t-miss data points this week on CreditUnions.com.
At The GAC: A Banner Year For CDFIs While Blockchain Blooms
February 26, 2018
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Federation credit unions told to tell the story, while blockchain pioneers paint a picture of potential.
4 Reasons To Show Checks — And Check Writers — Some Love (And 4 Ways To Do It)
February 12, 2018
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Consumers still write checks by the billions and are likely your most valuable members.
What Could Credit Unions Do With $2.5 Billion?
January 31, 2018
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Hike the Hill, demand change, join together to encourage state and federal lawmakers to step in and save the system from the regulators.
Prize-Linked Savings, Mergers In 2017, And More
Five can’t-miss data points this week on CreditUnions.com.
Credit Union Mergers In 2017
Total assets at credit unions reached a record high of $1.4 trillion at year-end despite a drop in the number of institutions.
Spring Is Strategy Season
Chris Howard, senior vice president of Callahan & Associates, discusses why spending time today thinking about strategy makes for a more productive planning season in ...
A Lot To Learn, A Lot To Share As Credit Unions Confront Tech Change
A day-long meeting at Visa headquarters provides insight into technology challenges.
A New Credit Union For A Membership’s Needs
LGFCU is creating a spinoff credit union to serve growing business services and mobile banking demands within its existing field of membership.
The Value of Strategic Benchmarking: Getting Your Just Desserts
Benchmarking, more importantly strategic benchmarking, will provide you and your board with information that puts your credit union’s performance into context.
Mapping Merger Data, Crunching The Numbers, And Alice Cooper
Five can’t-miss data points this week on CreditUnions.com.
At The GAC: A Banner Year For CDFIs While Blockchain Blooms
Federation credit unions told to tell the story, while blockchain pioneers paint a picture of potential.
4 Reasons To Show Checks — And Check Writers — Some Love (And 4 Ways To Do It)
Consumers still write checks by the billions and are likely your most valuable members.
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The Case For Marketing That Doesn’t Lead With The Credit Union
Savana Morie
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.
Exit Interview: Deb Vollmer
Aaron Passman
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.
How Affinity FCU Became A Financial First Responder
Callahan & Associates
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.
Running With Scissors: The Bold Side Of Personalization
Callahan & Associates
To become skilled at personalization, credit unions must stop making assumptions about what resonates with members and start leveraging data to be sure.
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.
Industry Intelligence For Credit Union Leaders
Callahan & Associates
Looking for quarterly data coverage, expert analysis, lessons from leading credit unions, and more? Callahan has it covered. Comparing top-level performance and digging into the details has never been easier.
10 Credit Unions That Top The Charts In Member Value
William Hunt
Callahan & Associates spotlights credit unions that return more value to members.
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.
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.
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.
What Could Credit Unions Do With $2.5 Billion?