What Are the Drivers for CUSO Merger and Acquisitions Success?
Chief Financial Officer of CU*Answers, Bob Frizzle, discusses the incentives that push CUSOs into investing in mergers and acquisitions and which motivations will yield the most success.
How to Build an Idea Into a Project
Sari Rahal offers advice on how to maximize the success of an idea, weed out potential faults, and turn that original concept into a winning project pitch for your board.
Don’t Let Your Strongest Asset Become a Weakest Link
It is easy to overlook or ignore single points of failure in your business. Jim Vilker discusses why it’s best to address them before they become a major liability.
Redefining Resilience for Today’s Credit Unions
As businesses wait for the world around them to get back to normal, Jim Lawrence argues there is no “getting back” to how things were, and credit unions must adapt, look ahead, and be resilient in order to meet the challenges facing them today.
The Challenges of Managing a Remote Team
After years of successfully managing a remote team, Lorie Morse shares some of the biggest challenges she faced, how she overcame them, and how you can make sure your remote employees thrive.
Need Some Additional Revenue? Paging Your Plastics Vendors
Your credit union’s credit card program is more valuable than you might think, and plastics vendors know it. Ed Jesionowski shares a few examples of how credit unions leveraged that worth to bring in additional revenue.
Considering a Merger? Don’t Let Your Data Processor be the Last to Know
Mergers can be a lengthy and complex process, and with some much going on, notifying vendors can end up taking a back seat. Melissa Hammel stresses the importance of communicating with your data processing partner early on and keeping them informed down the line.
Are You Selling to Members?
Cross-selling is an important aspect for credit unions, not just to promote products and services and increase revenue, but to support members in the most effective way possible. Keegan Daniel shares some ideas on how to make selling a success.
How We Build Products as a Cooperative
Designing new software as a cooperative and determining the best strategy with which to do so can be a balancing act. CU*Answers CEO Geoff Johnson discusses a few approaches his cooperative takes and what they take into consideration before, after, and during development.
How to Spot Member Fraud and Suspicious Callers
Unfortunately, there’s no automatic warning when a fraudulent caller reaches out to the credit union, but there are clues to watch out for. Nathan VanPatten offers strategies for spotting suspicious callers and separating your members from scammers.
