Meet The Lending Finalists For The 2021 Innovation Series
This year’s solutions allow credit unions to lend to more members with less risk and more efficiency.
This year’s solutions allow credit unions to lend to more members with less risk and more efficiency.
This year’s solutions allow credit unions to integrate functionalities and compete with big banks and fintechs alike.
Three senior executives at a CUSO with a predominately remote workforce offer words of wisdom for cooperatives considering the future of their office operations.
The California cooperative is four years into a digital evolution that relies heavily on member feedback.
Innovations FCU responds to 100% of online reviews within one minute on average. Sometimes that’s a ‘like.’ Other times, it’s a reply from the CEO.
Innovative solutions that leverage every channel available from cards to text are brought to the forefront by the Business Services & Lending category entries in our 2020 Innovation Series.
A committee approach allows the Washington cooperative to manage to an appropriate risk level while being a champion for members’ financial well-being.
These four innovators are pushing the envelope toward new levels of technological functionality in credit union land.
The credit union leaders discuss opportunities and challenges and what they resolve to see happen in 2020.
Interest in secondary capital is growing, and new strategies, larger loans, and precedent-setting decisions by the NCUA could dramatically change the way credit unions deploy it.
First quarter data shows how rising costs are pushing consumers toward flexibility and reshaping borrowing and saving habits.

A dedicated CUSO holding company allows WSECU to move beyond building and back fintech partners it helps shape and scale.

Advancial FCU links internal service standards, employee feedback, and peer recognition to create a more consistent experience for both staff and members.

MSUFCU takes a hands-on approach to fintech, piloting solutions through its in-house lab before scaling and backing them through a wholly owned CUSO.

Affinity Plus FCU has a clear member service mantra: digital for daily, human when it’s hard. Its CEO and CFO share what that looks like in practice.

The New Hampshire cooperative shares how its fintech arm, Service Ventures, evaluates investments, balances risk, and defines success.

Industry leaders share how they approach fintech investment, balancing immediate needs with longer-term bets while keeping member value and mission at the center.

New data from Gallup shows half of all employees who work for companies that pay for AI tools use them. Credit unions are building their own momentum.

For Mike and Dave Valentine, the family business just happens to be credit unions. The father-son duo talk leadership styles, cooperative values, and the lessons they’ve learned from each other along the way.

People who are truly financially thriving have both means and a sense of security that comes from confidence about the future. Building that kind of emotional engagement requires a deliberate design of everyday interactions.