Staying Focused in a World of Alternative Facts

Anyone noticing that their Facebook feed is being incredibly slow and glitchy lately? I have, and I have a theory, or as some like to call “alternative facts” of what’s going on: Facebook Live video is clogging the platform. I have no proof of this...

56% of All Bills Now Paid Online, Study Finds

More than half of all bills in America are now paid online; though when it comes to who’s doing the paying, major generation gaps exist, according to new data from electronic payments company ACI Worldwide and research firm Aite Group. The study of 2,429 U.S....

Trump Chooses McWatters as Acting Chairman of NCUA

President Donald Trump has appointed J. Mark McWatters as acting chairman of the NCUA, according to a statement from the NCUA Thursday. McWatters, a Republican, replaces Rick Metsger, a Democrat who remains on the board. The president has the power to select a...

Creating New Market Strategies Aimed at Millennials

As millennials grow into the largest cohort in the United States, financial institutions must shed the same marketing tactics used for decades and re-vamp for its most important target market. That is the message delivered by David Lester, managing director and...

CU Orgs Forecast Rosy Outlook Under Trump

President Trump’s expected surge in government spending and tax cuts will help credit unions maintain high earnings in 2017 as interest rates and loans rise, two credit union groups reported. CUNA Mutual Group on Wednesday predicted the U.S. economic growth will...