Developing The Next Generation Of Leaders
Leadership programs at credit unions and other companies nationwide support growth initiatives, changing cultures, and multi-generational workplaces.
Leadership programs at credit unions and other companies nationwide support growth initiatives, changing cultures, and multi-generational workplaces.
How Interra FCU has benefited from bringing on strong candidates regardless of cooperative pedigree.
Whether a credit union’s board of directors is looking for a turnaround or to stay the course will determine the best qualities of a candidate. A plethora of variables will determine the qualities a board wants in a credit union’s highest-ranking employee.
This week, CreditUnions.com takes a look at training, recruiting, and compensation strategies credit unions are using to develop their executive teams.
From new corporate-wear uniforms to a new culture of behaviors, Pen Air took an ordinary brand makeover and created a new organizational narrative based on trust, respect, and ‘communerosity.’
What do screen doors, Uncle Sam, and David Fincher all have to do with credit unions?
Engaged employees are more productive and innovative. More importantly, they’re more pleasant to work around.
As former Campbell Soup CEO Doug Conant said, “To win in the marketplace you must first win in the workplace.”
More than 125 employees at the North Carolina credit union chipped in to pull off the intensive tech project.
Transparency and an objective salary scale encourages top performance from staff at Local Government FCU.

A look at year-end performance trends reveals how earnings, affordability pressures, and asset quality are redefining the operating environment heading into 2026.

Members are struggling with an affordability crisis that is changing how they manage debt, and new behaviors are showing up across the credit union loan portfolio.

This year’s Innovation Series returns with bigger impact and broader horizons. Since 2018, this annual showcase has spotlighted forward-thinking solutions by giving innovators a stage to share ideas, demonstrate solutions, and spark meaningful change.
Credit union asset quality didn’t collapse in 2025 — but it didn’t cooperate, either. What’s going on, and are credit unions prepared to respond in 2026?

This year’s Innovation Series returns with bigger impact and broader horizons. Since 2018, this annual showcase has spotlighted forward-thinking solutions by giving innovators a stage to share ideas, demonstrate solutions, and spark meaningful change.

This year’s Innovation Series returns with bigger impact and broader horizons. Since 2018, this annual showcase has spotlighted forward-thinking solutions by giving innovators a stage to share ideas, demonstrate solutions, and spark meaningful change.
The affordability crisis extends far beyond big-ticket expenses. As the rising cost of basic necessities outpaces income growth, household budgets are under strain and long-term financial stability is increasingly at risk.
As credit unions move deeper into 2026, the earnings conversation is shifting. Elevated interest rates have boosted margins and strengthened earnings flexibility, but that advantage won’t persist indefinitely.
A radical shift is taking place in the way consumers move money and engage with their financial institution.

How the Michigan-based cooperative’s “Culture of Finance” curriculum is reframing financial education.