Five Things Your Designer Will Always Ask For

Five Things Your Designer Will Always Ask For

Getting ready to work with a designer? Travis Root wants to make sure you have all the materials you’ll need to make the process as smooth as possible, and give your designer a little help.

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The NCUA’s Most Important Function Needs Transparent Reassessment

The NCUA’s Most Important Function Needs Transparent Reassessment

Recent high profile embezzlement cases and NCUA’s reticence to disclose information about them suggests a major problem, says Chip Filson. NCUA’s examination process has failed.

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NCUA Board Approves Plan to Keep Current 18% Interest Rate Ceiling

NCUA Board Approves Plan to Keep Current 18% Interest Rate Ceiling

At the June board meeting of the NCUA, the board voted on the interest rate ceiling for credit unions, adopted a final rule on capitalization of interest, and adopted a final rule to ease the impact of the Current Expected Credit Losses standard, reports David Baumann of the Washington Credit Union Daily.

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The Three Pillars of Local SEO: Proximity, Prominence, and Relevance

The Three Pillars of Local SEO: Proximity, Prominence, and Relevance

Over the last few years, there has been an increasing emphasis placed on Search Engine Optimization and discoverability, but how do you tackle SEO on the local business front? Casey Smith offers some insight and suggestions.

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Takeaways from the 2021 CU*Answers Leadership Conference

Takeaways from the 2021 CU*Answers Leadership Conference

CU*Answers held its Annual Leadership Conference discussing the future of the industry and of CU*Answers as it moves forward into 2022. Check out the key takeaways from each section of the event!

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Five Legal Trends To Be Aware Of

Five Legal Trends To Be Aware Of

Internal Auditor Patrick Sickels details a few recent trends in litigation that credit unions should be on the lookout for, and how they can ensure they won’t be targeted.

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Harper Left Out of Meeting Between Biden and Financial Regulators

Harper Left Out of Meeting Between Biden and Financial Regulators

David Baumann of the Washington CU Daily reports that the heads of the U.S. financial regulatory agencies met with President Biden on Monday. Except for one: NCUA Chairman Todd Harper, who an agency spokesman said was not invited and did not attend.

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A Critical Role for America’s Credit Union Museum

A Critical Role for America’s Credit Union Museum

America’s Credit Union Museum may never be more important to the industry than it is now, says Chip Filson. The industry must learn from its early history, or risk losing its critical place in society.

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Define Key Performance Indicators to Help Track Your Goals

Define Key Performance Indicators to Help Track Your Goals

The temptation to dive head first into data analytics and be swept along with the results is real. Thomas Hull suggests tailoring your key performance indicators to match your goals, not the other way around.

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Behind the Scenes of the 5300 Call Report

Behind the Scenes of the 5300 Call Report

The 5300 Call Report can be a daunting task for a credit union to complete. Karen Sorensen shares her CUSO’s efforts to make this process easier for credit unions.

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