Even More Ratios to Understand Your Credit Union’s Performance

Even More Ratios to Understand Your Credit Union’s Performance

CUSO Magazine’s Esteban Camargo follows up on his previous article on important credit union ratios to understand with five more KPIs credit union leaders use to gain a grasp of their credit union’s financial performance.

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House Financial Services Committee to Consider CFPB Reform Legislation Ahead of Supreme Court Review

House Financial Services Committee to Consider CFPB Reform Legislation Ahead of Supreme Court Review

Continuing the never-ending debate on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the House Financial Services Committee has announced that it will consider new legislation that would completely overhaul the organization’s structure ahead of the Supreme Court’s review of the case, reports Emily Claus.

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Wrangling Inconsistent Data: How to Use Automation to Create Governance

Wrangling Inconsistent Data: How to Use Automation to Create Governance

Without data governance, your data can become an inconsistent nightmare, making utilizing it nearly impossible. Tabitha Pierce explains how to use Excel and Power Query to wrangle your data, take control, and create consistency.

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Embracing the Future of Banking: A Roadmap to a ‘Phygital’ Communications Strategy

Embracing the Future of Banking: A Roadmap to a ‘Phygital’ Communications Strategy

CEO of digital conversations platform Eltropy Ashish Garg shares his strategy for combining traditional banking methods with new technologies and services to create a hybrid, “phygital” experience for your members.

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Too Much of a Good Thing: The Net Worth Balancing Act

Too Much of a Good Thing: The Net Worth Balancing Act

Credit unions need to maintain a certain net worth ratio to be considered well-capitalized, and many go above and beyond to ensure the safety of their institution. CUSO Magazine’s Esteban Camargo wonders whether it is possible to be too safe when managing net worth.

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Credit Union Organizers Want North Minneapolitans to ‘Feel at Home’

Credit Union Organizers Want North Minneapolitans to ‘Feel at Home’

George Floyd murder was galvanizing moment in effort to establish Black-led state-chartered, federally insured credit union reports David Baumann of CUCollaborate.

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Communication is a Data Analyst’s Most Important Soft Skill

Communication is a Data Analyst’s Most Important Soft Skill

When it comes to data analytics, analyst Sarah Ashby argues that no skill is more essential to have than the ability to effectively communicate the process and findings to both experts and laymen alike.

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Credit Union Ownership Education and Assuming the Obvious

Credit Union Ownership Education and Assuming the Obvious

In an effort to educate their members on all things financial wellness, credit unions are often in danger of skipping over how they can educate their members as owners. Emily Claus discusses the importance of ownership education and how credit unions can teach “the obvious.”

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What Exactly is a Corporate Credit Union?

What Exactly is a Corporate Credit Union?

CUSO Magazine’s Esteban Camargo continues Financial Literacy Month by shedding some light on corporate credit unions, what they are, how they formed, and where they stand today.

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NCUA’s Community Development Revolving Loan Fund to Award Up to $3.5M in 2023

NCUA’s Community Development Revolving Loan Fund to Award Up to $3.5M in 2023

The National Credit Union Administration announced that eligible credit unions will once again be able to apply for Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF) grants in 2023, with the application window opening from May 1 to June 30, reports Esteban Camargo.

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