Flood Insurance Program to Expire Unless Congress Acts Quickly

Flood Insurance Program to Expire Unless Congress Acts Quickly

On Sept. 30—the end of the fiscal year—the authorization for the NFIP to write new policies expires, which could cause the postponement of thousands of home purchases, reports David Baumann of CUCollaborate.

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As NCUA Assists Vermont Credit Unions Affected by Floods, GAO Takes Shot at National Flood Insurance Program

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.

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Continuity at the Core: The Drive for Continuous Improvement

Continuity at the Core: The Drive for Continuous Improvement

In the final article in his series on business continuity, Jim Lawrence recaps the first six articles and covers ways to continue improving on your business continuity plan.

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Continuity at the Core: Testing and Exercising Your Response

Continuity at the Core: Testing and Exercising Your Response

In the sixth installment of his business continuity and disaster recovery series, Jim Lawrence discusses testing and exercising your response plan and why it’s so essential.

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Continuity at the Core: Resilience Starts with Awareness

Continuity at the Core: Resilience Starts with Awareness

Continuing his series on the importance of business continuity, Jim Lawrence discussed perhaps the most essential step of the process: training and educating your team.

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Continuity at the Core: Documenting Your Response Plan

Continuity at the Core: Documenting Your Response Plan

In the fourth installment of his series on Business Continuity Planning, Jim Lawrence recaps the first three articles and discusses how your plan should be laid out and documented.

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Rethinking Traditional Operations Management at the Core

Rethinking Traditional Operations Management at the Core

CUSO Magazine sat down with Jim Lawrence, VP of Business Continuity and Operations for CU*Answers, to discuss his CUSO’s collaboration between Operations Management and Business Continuity and why others might want to consider following their lead.

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Continuity at the Core: Continuity Strategies

Continuity at the Core: Continuity Strategies

In part three of his series on business continuity, Jim Lawrence discusses strategies in four distinct areas of your credit union to help eliminate downtime and stay on a budget.

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Coronavirus: What Credit Unions Can Do For Their Members

Coronavirus: What Credit Unions Can Do For Their Members

Coronavirus is affecting members’ lives far and wide. CUSO Mag Editor Esteban Camargo reminds credit unions they’ve been in the position of providing emergency assistance before, and provides some suggestions for those looking to help.

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Continuity at the Core: a Risk-Based Approach to Planning

Continuity at the Core: a Risk-Based Approach to Planning

In the second part of his series on business continuity and disaster recovery, Jim Lawrence covers critical decisions to consider when looking to reduce risk and achieve minimal downtime during various disasters.

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