Brock Fritz

Jan 25, 2024 | cuinsight.com | Brock Fritz |Mark Leher |Dan Price |Holly Buchanan

Financial well-being isn’t just about dollars and cents. “It’s really about building members’ confidence and how they feel about their finances—how they spend, save, borrow, and plan,” says Chris Wolgamott, director of financial well-being and member experience at $1.9 billion asset Meritrust Credit Union in Wichita, Kan.

Jan 8, 2024 | cuinsight.com | Brock Fritz |Randall Smith |Mark Arnold |Tansley Stearns

Hazelmae Overturf describes herself as a credit union lifer. “I’ll be in credit unions in some capacity, if they’ll have me, for as long as I live,” says the director of community impact at $147 million asset Kaua’i Federal Credit Union in Lihue, Hawaii. She shares some of the many ways Kaua’i Federal is serving the island’s needs. Q: What’s going on at your credit union right now? A: We’re embarking on this cool endeavor that we’re shaping as we speak: an economic resiliency center.

Dec 28, 2023 | cuinsight.com | Brock Fritz |Kristen Jason |Angela Prestil |CU Difference

Financial education has been an important part of member service for years at SAFE Federal Credit Union in Sumter, S.C.Over the past 18 months, however, the $1.8 billion asset credit union has elevated financial education into an integral part of its brand, mindset, and culture, says Bruce Copeland, vice president of marketing. “Almost everyone in the industry has a section of their website devoted to financial education,” he says.

Dec 27, 2023 | cuinsight.com | Brock Fritz |Andrew Gordon |Molly Lehrsch |Miriam Ackerman

From economic uncertainty to mergers to technological advancements, 2023 had a bit of everything. Let’s look back at the 10 most popular CUNA News stories of the year:10. Economy on a razorWhile CUNA economists updated their economic forecast to rule out a U.S. recession, economic uncertainty remains amid a year that has seen credit union loan growth return to normal levels after growing nearly 20% in 2022—the sharpest increase since 1984.

Aug 25, 2023 | cuinsight.com | Brock Fritz |Joshua Barclay |Mike Reuter |Lorraine Ranalli

After helping a formerly incarcerated individual raise his credit score, Marine Credit Union’s Zach Hancock “wanted to find a way to help.”He joins this episode of the CUNA News Podcast to share how he made it happen by teaching a financial empowerment course at the La Crosse County Jail in Wisconsin. “If you see something you’re passionate about, go for it,” says Hancock, who served one term in the United States Marine Corps before joining the $1 billion asset credit union in La Crosse.