To Serve Man

Despite the chilling weather that winter brings, the holiday season is the time of year that makes enduring cold temperatures worthwhile. Aside from Christmas carols, gift shopping and spending memorable moments with relatives and friends, I look forward to television...

California Sees Unique Threats Under Trump

California will continue to outpace the nation’s growth over the next two years, but the world’s sixth-largest economy faces unique risks under the incoming Trump administration, according to recent reports from California economists. The state’s job...

Credit Unions Announce Retirements & Successors

Susan Frank, the first woman CEO to lead a credit union with $1 billion or more in assets, announced her retirement earlier this month. In addition to Frank’s retirement, credit unions in Wyoming, Minnesota and Texas also announced retirements of their longtime...

Mobile is Preferred Banking Channel, but Branch Lives On

While most consumers prefer online or mobile banking, branches are still very much alive according to a surprisingly high number of banking consumers surveyed by Harris Poll for Brookfield, Wis. Fiserv. The study of more than 3,000 U.S. banking consumers, conducted in...

Credit Union Marketing: Looking Ahead to 2017

Traditional and digital marketing truly comes down to understanding member behavior. Alan Bergstrom, chief marketing officer for the Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Community Choice Credit Union, during an interview with CU Times, discussed what’s ahead for credit...