Member Experience Gets An Upgrade
Six credit unions offer their insights on what’s new in MX and what’s on the horizon for 2025 and beyond.
Six credit unions offer their insights on what’s new in MX and what’s on the horizon for 2025 and beyond.
With demand for data at an all-time high, two senior credit union leaders share their approach to managing data across the organization.
Niche credit unions don’t let eligibility requirements hinder innovation or growth.
Employees from multiple departments work together to mitigate fraud, reduce response times, and improve member satisfaction at the Virginia cooperative.
Demands for hybrid or remote work and a stronger emphasis on company culture remain key recruitment trends four years after the pandemic.
The Virginia cooperative bucks the CD trend with a high-rate savings product aimed at members who need help building budgetary resiliency.
Two credit unions — one large, one smaller — offer insight from their experience serving the business community.
A collaboration between Freedom First FCU and a local nonprofit is helping consumers ensure they can afford to buy a home and stay there for the long haul.
At Langley FCU, a designated role monitors member feedback and works across the organization to ensure the credit union meets expectations.
Credit unions serving sectors impacted by work stoppages are rolling out offers to assist members facing economic hardship.

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.