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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
Jennifer Hogan On Leadership
October 18, 2016
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The CEO of Community Credit Union offers her view on adaptability, tough conversations, and industry needs.
15 Years Of Credit Union Consolidation
October 17, 2016
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How credit unions, assets, and member relationships have evolved the past decade and a half.
Staffing Gaps, Consolidation, And Member Complaints
October 17, 2016
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Five can’t-miss data points featured this week on CreditUnions.com.
The Existentialism Of Bitcoin, Blockchains, And Distributed Ledgers
October 11, 2016
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Blockchain technology has the promise to introduce unprecedented control and security in the payments world, but do credit unions care, and should they?
Baseball Teams And Credit Unions Can Win At The Margins
October 7, 2016
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Credit unions can’t match resources with their big bank competitors, but they can still be outstanding in their field.
Money Indeed Changes Everything: An Open Letter To The NCUA Board
September 29, 2016
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The NCUA could accomplish so much more by being open about how it plans to manage and distribute billions of dollars from the corporate credit union collapse and bailout.
Leadership Team Development: Elevating Credit Unions’ Daily Operations
September 22, 2016
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Three ways credit union understandings and practices have changed.
Leadership Team Development: Real-World Credit Union Successes
September 21, 2016
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Why participants of the program say Callahan’s Leadership Team Development is boosting their performance and success rate.
How To Make Student Lending A Low-Risk, Low-Hassle Investment
September 19, 2016
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Careful underwriting, default insurance, and other best practices are helping credit unions beat national loan default rates and introduce bundled products that create lifetime relationships with college grads.
How Patelco Credit Union Aligned Its Leadership Team Around Strategy, Language, And Framework
September 19, 2016
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The California credit union gained the framework for team collaboration on innovation through the Callahan Leadership Team Development program.
Jennifer Hogan On Leadership
The CEO of Community Credit Union offers her view on adaptability, tough conversations, and industry needs.
15 Years Of Credit Union Consolidation
How credit unions, assets, and member relationships have evolved the past decade and a half.
Staffing Gaps, Consolidation, And Member Complaints
Five can't-miss data points featured this week on CreditUnions.com.
Baseball Teams And Credit Unions Can Win At The Margins
Credit unions can’t match resources with their big bank competitors, but they can still be outstanding in their field.
Money Indeed Changes Everything: An Open Letter To The NCUA Board
The NCUA could accomplish so much more by being open about how it plans to manage and distribute billions of dollars from the corporate credit ...
Leadership Team Development: Elevating Credit Unions’ Daily Operations
Three ways credit union understandings and practices have changed.
Leadership Team Development: Real-World Credit Union Successes
Why participants of the program say Callahan's Leadership Team Development is boosting their performance and success rate.
How To Make Student Lending A Low-Risk, Low-Hassle Investment
Careful underwriting, default insurance, and other best practices are helping credit unions beat national loan default rates and introduce bundled products that create lifetime relationships ...
How Patelco Credit Union Aligned Its Leadership Team Around Strategy, Language, And Framework
The California credit union gained the framework for team collaboration on innovation through the Callahan Leadership Team Development program.
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Innovation Only Goes So Far Without Internal Alignment
Marc Rapport
Coastal Credit Union evaluates fintech through the lens of member value, strategic growth, and organizational readiness to implement new ideas.
Future Bets For Fintech
Rebecca Wessler
Credit unions are making decisions about where to build, invest, and partner as they balance today’s priorities with tomorrow’s opportunities.
Future Bets From Today’s Credit Unions
Marc Rapport
Industry leaders share how they approach fintech investment, balancing immediate needs with longer-term bets while keeping member value and mission at the center.
Competing For Gen Z, SMBs, And The Future Of Money
Callahan & Associates
Credit unions that enable seamless movement between fiat and digital assets position themselves as a trusted on- and off-ramp.
The Financial Readiness Gap: Credit Unions Evaluate It Every Day. But Who Builds It?
Callahan & Associates
The credit unions that win the next generation will be the ones that showed up early, when young members were forming habits and deciding whom to trust.
Defending Your Credit Union Against Fraud Means Fighting Fire With Smarter Fire
Callahan & Associates
The challenge is no longer whether to adopt AI, but how to adopt it responsibly with the right governance, the right partners, and the right balance between technology and human oversight.
Digital Assets Are Coming For Payments. Are Credit Unions Ready?
Andrew Lepczyk
McKinsey projects trillions of dollars in growth across digital assets, with money movement emerging as one of the biggest opportunities.
The Long Game For Fintech At FORUM Credit Union
Marc Rapport
The Indiana cooperative blends internal development with selective partnerships to meet members’ needs today now while positioning for what’s next.
Mission Fed Weighs Fintech Returns Against Real-World Fit
Marc Rapport
The San Diego cooperative leans on its CUSO and the CURQL network to make fintech investments, but member needs still guide which solutions ultimately make it into the credit union’s operations.
AI Boot Camp Is More Than Basic Training At Clearview FCU
Aaron Passman
Hands-on work with artificial intelligence tools is future-proofing staff members, giving them the confidence to adopt new technology and embrace efficiencies.
The Existentialism Of Bitcoin, Blockchains, And Distributed Ledgers