The Case For Empathy In Trying Times
Executives at the National Credit Union Foundation and Interra Credit Union share why empathic leadership is important and discuss how credit unions and communities can positively impact lives amid a pandemic.
Executives at the National Credit Union Foundation and Interra Credit Union share why empathic leadership is important and discuss how credit unions and communities can positively impact lives amid a pandemic.
In the face of a crisis, credit union employees step up to support vulnerable members and communities. Sometimes, they need a helping hand, too.
To support members during a time of economic upheaval, the Green Bay credit union is not penalizing early withdrawal from savings accounts and is offering deferrals on installment loans. It’s offering plenty of modern comforts, too.
Credit unions help members and their communities every day of the year. Some of their more innovative offers are especially relevant during a time of heightened need.
The current environment is springing unprecedented challenges on leaders nearly every day, but there are lessons from the past that apply to the present.
The big Tarheel State cooperative is counting on its 50-location contact center system to help sustain service during the crisis.
The Oregon credit union is sequestering staff while stressing member service continuity.
Callahan staffers offer tips and advice being a worker-in-residence.
Even as reality changes by the day, credit unions can provide stability and support to worried members.
A first mobile deposit begins a shift for many a member across the country as digital replaces physical in a pandemic’s wake.

Coastal Credit Union evaluates fintech through the lens of member value, strategic growth, and organizational readiness to implement new ideas.

Credit unions are making decisions about where to build, invest, and partner as they balance today’s priorities with tomorrow’s opportunities.

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

Credit unions that enable seamless movement between fiat and digital assets position themselves as a trusted on- and off-ramp.

The credit unions that win the next generation will be the ones that showed up early, when young members were forming habits and deciding whom to trust.

The challenge is no longer whether to adopt AI, but how to adopt it responsibly with the right governance, the right partners, and the right balance between technology and human oversight.

McKinsey projects trillions of dollars in growth across digital assets, with money movement emerging as one of the biggest opportunities.

The Indiana cooperative blends internal development with selective partnerships to meet members’ needs today now while positioning for what’s next.

The San Diego cooperative leans on its CUSO and the CURQL network to make fintech investments, but member needs still guide which solutions ultimately make it into the credit union’s operations.

Hands-on work with artificial intelligence tools is future-proofing staff members, giving them the confidence to adopt new technology and embrace efficiencies.