One of the critical components of success in business, no matter the industry, is executive leadership. It seems like a no-brainer, but the nuances of true leadership can be tricky to navigate. For example, a good credit union leader may encourage employees to share...
Credit Union Industry News & Updates
The Credit Union & Banking worlds are changing faster today than they ever have. Keep informed about what’s going on in the industry.
WHAT’S GOING ON AT CREDIT UNIONS?
Trump Can Remove Independent Agency Board Members: OIRA Nominee
President Trump has selected Neomi Rao, a law professor who contends that the president may remove members of independent agency boards – presumably including the NCUA – as his regulatory chief. Rao, a law professor at George Mason University, must be...
Campaign Launched to Attract Younger, More Diverse Financial Advisors
CFP Board Center for Financial Planning has launched a campaign to attract younger and more diverse individuals to the industry. Called I am a CFP Pro, the campaign is accessible online and features a diverse group of young people telling their stories about how...
3 Credit Unions Appoint New CEOs
Credit unions in Wisconsin, Florida and Wyoming publicly announced new CEOs in March. Linda B. Hoover (pictured) was appointed president/CEO of the $1.6 billion Educators Credit Union in Mount Pleasant, Wis. She was serving as the interim president/CEO following the...
The Difficult Marriage Between Fintechs and CUSOs
CUSOs are innovation platforms for credit unions, allowing credit union owners to share risk and expenses when building better and sometimes revolutionary systems, products or channels to serve their members. Fintech firms are the very essence of innovation and...
NYCUA-SimplyCredit Partnership Combats Online Disruption
A new strategic partnership between the New York Credit Union Association and the San Francisco-based fintech company SimplyCredit aims to help New York’s credit unions combat online disruption and accelerate lending growth. Through the partnership, SimplyCredit...

