Managing Social Media During a Core Conversion
When planning a core conversion, the list of things to do can feel never ending, but managing social media should be a priority for credit unions, says Melissa Hammel. Hammel offers advice on how to best create a social media strategy in the weeks leading up to the conversion.
Managing Through Economic Cycles
McQueen Financial Advisors discusses the four stages of the economic cycle, where we are currently at, and how credit unions can adjust their strategy to best meet this stage.
Questions to Consider When Requesting Custom Reports
There’s more to submitting a custom report request than simply making the request, says BlueOx Credit Union’s George Hopper. Data analysts may ask a number of questions in the process and offer new perspectives to consider. Hopper offers a few example questions you should know before making your next request.
As NCUA Assists Vermont Credit Unions Affected by Floods, GAO Takes Shot at National Flood Insurance Program
While NCUA is offering assistance to Vermont credit unions affected by historic flooding, the Government Accountability Office is urging FEMA to increase premiums on the National Flood Insurance Program to keep it from further sinking under water, reports CUSO Magazine’s Esteban Camargo.
Quality Control Analyst or Artist? What’s the Difference?
Art and science, on paper, can appear to be opposites. But more often than not, Allyn VanDyk argues, the two work together and it can be easy to find the creativity in seemingly scientific processes, including software quality control.
An Initial Reaction to the NAFCU-CUNA Merger
After the recent announcement of CUNA and the NAFCU’s intended merger, Chip Filson discusses the possible ramifications such a move could have on the credit union industry.
Assess Your Cybersecurity Routinely to Improve Resilience
Cybersecurity can be a large and overwhelming topic, and with so many different areas to jump into, knowing where to start can be a difficult task. Thankfully, cybersecurity expert Andrew Hinson has some great tips for approaching cybersecurity from a higher level.
Mastercard Tells CUs, Banks to Stop Serving Marijuana Businesses
Demonstrating the perilous state of marijuana banking, Mastercard has directed credit unions and banks to stop offering payment services to marijuana-related businesses even in states where cannabis is legal, reports David Baumann of CUCollaborate.
Digital and Branching Options
While digital strategies continue to be the hot topic within the credit union industry, Chip Filson says in-person is both sticking around and even growing among retailers, and some credit unions are paying attention.
The Daily Care and Feeding of Today’s Data Center Part One
Business Continuity and Information Security expert Jim Lawrence shares knowledge from the FFIEC IT Examination Handbook on how to tackle operations in the data center.
