2022 CUNA Awards submissions portal now open!

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2022 CUNA Awards submissions portal now open! CUNA Awards bestow the highest honors to credit unions making a difference. The soul of the credit union movement means incredible people doing remarkable things. The CUNA Awards not only offer recognition for those achievements, but honor credit unions’ desire to make things better for all of us. […]

Learning from Top-Performing Credit Unions: Strategic Do’s & Don’ts

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Learning from Top-Performing Credit Unions: Strategic Do’s & Don’ts From our partner, CUNA Mutual. By: Steven Huesuk, CUNA Mutual Group, Sr. Manager, Customer Intelligence In 2008, the bottom fell out of the economy. The Great Recession devastated world financial markets, the banking industry and real estate. During this time of great economic upheaval, CUNA Mutual […]

The Cooperative Structure of a Credit Union

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The Cooperative Structure of a Credit Union Credit unions are financial organizations that are structured in a cooperative model. Members purchase shares in the organization and the money is pooled together and used to provide financial services to the members. Credit unions are run differently than banks. Because credit unions and banks have similar products […]

Top Tips for Avoiding Scams During the Holidays

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Top Tips for Avoiding Scams During the Holidays ‘Tis the season to be extra vigilant against scammers! Whether you’re online shopping, donating to a charity or getting calls from relatives, scammers are lurking and it’s even more important to be careful and watch out for your loved ones. There are many types of scams: identity theft, […]

Cost Conscious Consumers Moving to Digital Auto Refinancing

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Cost Conscious Consumers Moving to Digital Auto Refinancing By Amy Nelsestuen, CUNA Mutual Group The consumer shift to digital, spurred by the pandemic, has often been characterized as meeting a need for speed and convenience. New research reveals that there are more and deeper factors affecting consumer behavior, and in many cases digital experiences are […]

Virtual Management Series Session Two Summary

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Virtual Management Series Session Two Summary Yesterday was session two of our Virtual Management Series. We had the pleasure of learning from Janie Warner, who has nearly 30 years of experience in executive management and human resources. A great takeaway was that often leadership is talked about in a philisophical light rather than in applicable […]