A 50th Anniversary “Framing Story”: Tomorrow—We’ll Meet You There

A 50th Anniversary “Framing Story”: Tomorrow—We’ll Meet You There

Chip Filson shares his thoughts on the 50th anniversary of cooperative CUSO CU*Answers and the message they sent to owners.

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How Cooperatives Cause Disruption In Any Industry

How Cooperatives Cause Disruption In Any Industry

As cooperatives, credit unions are well aware of the ways they benefit to members. The same can be said of the cooperatives that serve those same credit unions, says CUSO Magazine Supervising Editor Esteban Camargo.

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Bankers Asking NCUA to Extend Comment Period for Proposed CUSO Rule

Bankers Asking NCUA to Extend Comment Period for Proposed CUSO Rule

After the proposed CUSO lending rule change approved in January by the NCUA Board, bankers are asking for more time to comment.

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What to Consider When Forming a CUSO

What to Consider When Forming a CUSO

CUSOs are formed for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes for access to tech, sometimes for lowered costs, sometimes for shared resources, and sometimes even all three. Scott Page shares some considerations credit unions should think through when forming a new CUSO.

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Things On Your “To Do” List You Wish You Had Done

Things On Your “To Do” List You Wish You Had Done

NACUSO’s Denise Wymore ponders the reasoning behind credit union’s slow adaptation of new technologies and systems, and why we found ourselves on the less prepared end of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Credit Union Success Belongs to the People

Credit Union Success Belongs to the People

CU*Answers CEO Randy Karnes responds to the NACUSO article “Do CUSOs Really Make a Difference”, and suggests that CUSOs have less to do with credit union success than the mentalities of the people that make them up.

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NACUSO: Do CUSOs Really Make a Difference?

NACUSO: Do CUSOs Really Make a Difference?

Are credit unions partnered with CUSOs more likely to succeed? NACUSO’s Guy Messick and Callahan’s Jay Johnson dive into the numbers to explore the question of whether CUSOs really do make a difference to the credit unions they serve.

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The Advantage of Building With Instead of For

The Advantage of Building With Instead of For

Need customer buy in when designing a new product or service? Jim Vilker examines the difference between simply building for your clients versus making them active participants in the creation of the services they will be using.

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CU*Answers and MY CU Services Launch New Strategic Partnership

CU*Answers and MY CU Services Launch New Strategic Partnership

CU*Answers, Inc., the Grand Rapids, Michigan-based cooperative CUSO, and MY CU Services, the payment and technology CUSO of Vizo Financial, have launched a new strategic partnership to provide technical and operational services to the growing community of credit unions served by the two organizations.

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CUSO Turns 50: Celebrating CU*Answers

CUSO Turns 50: Celebrating CU*Answers

CU*Answers, a Credit Union Service Organization located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2020, marking it as one of the oldest CUSOs in the country.

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