Investing in FinTechs and CUSOs to Increase Technological Capabilities
As the need for new technologies and faster innovation rises, credit unions can be tempted to merge with larger credit unions that can achieve those goals. However, there are alternatives to consider and partnerships that can bring value to the credit union and the member without the loss of a credit union. Emily Claus shares insight on how investing in CUSOs and FinTechs can increase your credit union’s technological capabilities.
Budgeting for the Budget
There’s more prep and planning needed when making a budget than most people realize, and there are many items and considerations that go unaccounted for. Amber Jecks offers tools and tips on how to create a budget that meets your goals and plans for the unexpected.
The Importance of Standard Operating Procedures
Creating a set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for any position can be time-consuming, but the effort is worth the outcome. Annalise Runkel details just a few of the benefits SOPs bring an organization and why updating them is critical.
Engaging Remote Workers: Three Tips from a CEO
In the years since the pandemic, it has become abundantly clear that remote work is here to stay. But how can employers and employees make the best of it and ensure things run smoothly? University Credit Union CEO David Tuyo offers three tips to help make remote work as beneficial as possible.
How Can Today’s Automotive Trends Help Credit Unions Refocus Their Membership Growth Strategies For 2024?
In order to prepare their growth strategies for 2024, Mark Edmundson offers a view of past and current trends in the automotive industry and what said trends might signal for the upcoming year.
CUSO Identifies Opportunity in Underutilized Credit Union Owner Investment Authority
The multi-credit union-owned operational services CUSO, Xtend, analyzed the available CUSO investment dollars represented in its credit union owners. Vic Pantea explains the results of the analysis and the opportunities possible, and why more credit unions should be taking them.
Banking’s Hidden Risk: Cyber Insurance Coverage Gaps, Exclusions, and Denied Claims
Cyber insurance has become essential in the past few years, with regulators expecting it of their credit unions, and many credit unions expecting it of borrowers. However, there are gaps in insurance that can leave businesses, and in turn credit unions, open to risk, says expert Brett Helm.
Proven Practices to Drive Growth
Kevin Mummau of Atria Wealth offers proven strategies to help your credit union grow its member base and embrace new technologies to help meet your goals.
Our Industry and Cybersecurity in 2023 and Beyond
As we head into Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Matt Sawtell examines the current state of cybersecurity in the credit union industry, where it’s going, and what credit unions should be doing to improve their security and prepare for increasingly high demands in examinations and insurance.
The Power of Empathy in Sales
When it comes to sales, it can be all too tempting to put the money before the member. Sales expert Nick Green provides insight on how selling with empathy builds trust and creates a member-first mentality that can lead to more cross-selling success.
