Exploring Location-Based Partnerships … With Tacos!

Partnerships are a funny thing. In life, you look for a partner to balance you out – someone who’s stronger where you’re weakest. It’s the same in business. We’re watching new partnerships being created all across the credit union space,...

House Democrats Accuse Republicans of Harassing CFPB

Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee are harassing the CFPB in an effort to undermine the agency’s work, committee Democrats charge in a new staff report. “Republicans in Congress have been clamoring to weaken and ultimately destroy the...

‘Stunning’ Increase in Data Breaches in 2017

The amount of information exposed due to data breaches has hit a terrifying new high-water mark, according to findings released this week from Richmond, Virginia-based cyberanalytics firm Risk Based Security.   Between January 1 and June 30 of this year, there...

Is Millennial Household Formation on the Rise?

Since the end of the recession, millennials have been moving out of their parents’ basements and renting, but now they too want to buy, First American Financial Corp.’s chief economist Mark Fleming tells GlobeSt.com. In a recent report from...

Royal Credit Union Names New CEO

Brandon Riechers, 42, was named president/CEO of the $2.1 billion Royal Credit Union in Eau Claire, Wis., Board Chair Doug Olson said Tuesday. Riechers succeeds former President/CEO Rudy Pereira who resigned in April to become the new president/CEO of the $2.3...