9 Reasons Retirement May Go Extinct

Retirement as we know it may be set to disappear, as younger people look for ways to finance surviving into old age. But extinction? Surely not. However, according to the Merrill Edge Report 2016, that might just be in the offing, as workers change how they plan...

4 of 10 Businesses Cannot Fight Off Targeted Cyberattacks

Research from Woburn Mass.-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab found almost 40% of surveyed businesses, including financial institutions, are not confident about protecting themselves against threats like DDoS and targeted attacks. The 2016 Kaspersky Lab Corporate...

Conservatives Drop MBL Rules From Hit List: CUNA

House conservatives have agreed to drop the NCUA’s new Member Business Rules from a list of regulations they want eliminated during the first hundred days of the Trump Administration, Ryan Donovan, CUNA’s chief advocacy officer said Wednesday. The House...

4 Tax-Planning Tips for a Fiscally Healthy 2017

Editor’s Note: In-depth coverage of this issue can be found at Tax Facts Online, the premier reference on the taxation of insurance, employee benefits and investments. While it is always important for clients to take stock of their financial health as...

Credit Union Collaboration: How Do You Begin?

Let’s assume you know that your credit union needs to collaborate to reduce operating costs but are unsure of how to start down the path. A certain amount of planning is necessary, however, you shouldn’t over plan and as a result never “pull the...

Fintech Banks: A New Uber?

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) recently announced that it would consider applications by Fintech companies to organize a national bank to conduct their activities. This should be a wake-up call for many institutions, but particularly...