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.

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.