Amanda Reed

May 9, 2024 | cuinsight.com | John Pesh |Marla Pieton |Tansley Stearns |Amanda Reed

The legacy organizations that are thriving in the Experience Age are those that have mastered strategic pivots. From reengineering conventional products to reconfiguring entire business models, the changes these winners are making are all in the name of relevancy with stakeholders. For credit unions, two stakeholder groups receive the lion’s share of attention when strategists are shooting for relevancy: members and employees.

May 8, 2024 | cuinsight.com | Marla Pieton |Tansley Stearns |Amanda Reed |Lauren Culp

It’s no secret that many Americans are struggling to repay their student debt. According to the U.S. Department of Education, in March 2023, about 44 million U.S. borrowers collectively owed more than $1.6 trillion in federal student loans. If you’re among those millions, you may be wondering if you ought to refinance your student debt. Doing this can often result in better loan terms, which can help you repay your debts and better leverage income from your professional career.

May 8, 2024 | cuinsight.com | David Baumann |Marla Pieton |Tansley Stearns |Amanda Reed

Depending on which experts you believe, the prevalence of racial and ethnic bias in the property appraisal business is either rampant or entirely overblown by politicians and the media. The issue is an important one, particularly since regulatory agencies have made it clear that lenders, including credit unions, are responsible for the accuracy of appraisals.

May 8, 2024 | cuinsight.com | Shawn Temple |Marla Pieton |Tansley Stearns |Amanda Reed

We build on foundations we did not lay. We warm ourselves by fires we did not light. We sit in the shade of trees we did not plant. We drink from wells we did not dig. We profit from persons we did not know. -Rev. Peter Raible (paraphrasing Deuteronomy 6:10-12)Who was your mentor? Who taught you the ins and outs of leadership? There’s always someone. And there was someone who mentored them. And someone before that.

May 8, 2024 | cuinsight.com | Aimee Picchi |Marla Pieton |Tansley Stearns |Amanda Reed

The timeline to replenish Social Security is being extended. The federal retirement program said Monday it may not need to cut benefits until 2035, one year later than previously forecast, because of stronger performance by the U.S.The new projection, from the Social Security Board of Trustees’ annual report, amounts to “good news” for the program’s 70 million beneficiaries, said Martin O’Malley, Commissioner of Social Security, in a statement.