Cognitive Awareness for Better Decisions

Emotional intelligence, self-awareness and commitment to understanding others are traits of a good leader. These leaders make sound decisions based on the best available data. But what if the natural automatic workings of the mind interfere with these traits? The...

Breaches Setting Blistering Pace, Double at FIs

News of the second Kmart credit-card breach in three years at the retailer and the number of breaches at financial institutions doubling this year over the same period 2016 should raise concerns. In the second of two-articles, security experts provide strategies to...

Golden 1, SAFE CU, UFCU Appoint Leaders

From coast to coast this past week, credit unions announced hires, promotions and staff accolades. Plus, marketing agency BrownBoots hired a new manager. WEST The $11 billion Golden 1 Credit Union in Sacramento appointed Allyson Hill as SVP, CFO. Hill served as Golden...

Millennials Ready to Become Business Owners

Millennials — more than any other generation — are itching to hang out their own shingle, and would do so if they had right partners to support their efforts — especially with capital, so says the study, Generational Views of Entrepreneurship...

On the Horizon: Compliance Issues

In several “Star Trek” series, an alien villain known as the Borg travels the galaxy, assimilating creatures from all walks of life into its space-borne collective. Serious fans know that it’s almost impossible to escape the Borg and its nefarious...

Florida Credit Union Completes Bank Purchase

The $979 million IBM Southeast Employees Credit Union said it finalized the acquisition of the $109 million Mackinac Savings Bank in Boynton Beach, Fla. on Wednesday. The CU Times initially reported in December that the Delray Beach-based credit union filed...