How To Manage Vendor Relationships
This week, CreditUnions.com features strategies and case studies from credit unions with robust vendor management processes.
This week, CreditUnions.com features strategies and case studies from credit unions with robust vendor management processes.
In this Q&A, Kristen E. Edmundson, vice president of audit and compliance at Purdue Federal Credit Union, shares her perspectives on pain points, best practices, and the future of vendor management.
Cost reductions, process efficiencies, and compliance comfort are some of the benefits of a holistic, vigorous new approach.
In this Q&A, Cheryl Turner, contracts administrator at BCU, discusses how the credit union manages its vendor relationships — from how the credit union reviews vendors to best practices she’s gleaned during her time with BCU.
A Q&A With Rick Wieczorek, CEO of Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union.
A Texas credit union looks to vendor management, conversion-related momentum, and a healthy dose of skepticism to build an expansive technology base without breaking the bank.
After big fine on big bank, bureau’s blanket probe of credit union core processor NSF settings raises eyebrows and call for self-examination.
Products and services drive organic growth and deeper relationships at United FCU.
Regulators and legislators promise reform to skeptical audience, plus other observations from four days in DC.
How ORNL Federal Credit Union designed a vendor management system that is both centralized and departmentalized.

The Michigan cooperative keeps everyday payments working and members happy by using a common friction point to build brand loyalty.

How a former Sam’s Club finance leader adapted his member-first mindset to a not-for-profit credit union.

How a unique role instills SchoolsFirst FCU’s future leaders with an appreciation for its past.

Arriba Advisors co-founder Tom Russell explores how credit unions can bridge the gap between a growth mindset and their technical reality.

RKL offers insight, expertise, and experience to help fight off growing threats.

Members are anxious about their financial futures, even as credit unions remain financially strong. Institutions that respond to this moment can make 2026 a turning point.

Global events are flowing directly into household budgets, reshaping how credit union members save, borrow, and cope. Such trends don’t always show up in headline data.

Credit unions are benefiting from a rare margin advantage as loans reprice slower than deposits. The question now is how institutions will use that strength to better serve members.

Membership growth is slowing, but financial activity is not. What does the modern financial relationship look like?

Inflation, war, and uncertain futures have reshaped members’ needs in 2026. What does credit union performance data from the first quarter of 2026 say about household budgets, inflation pressures, and more?