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2 weeks ago | 
cuinsight.com | Randall Smith |Susan Toalson McGinty |Greg Crandell |Bill Ashland
Right now, it feels like we’re all living in a storm of distraction—shouting headlines, polarized opinions, viral hot takes, and information coming at us faster than we can process it. Whether you lead a credit union, a team, or just your own life, you’ve likely felt it: the pressure to react to everything, to stay constantly “informed,” to have a take on every issue. But what if the real work isn’t reacting at all?
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
cuinsight.com | Susanne Biro |Scott Butterfield |Greg Crandell |Sean Galli
As a CEO or EVP, the question of whether to retain or let go of a senior executive can be one of the most difficult decisions you face. Their performance impacts not only your bottom line but also your organizational culture, team morale, and long-term success. This is where an executive coach becomes a critical resource. Whether you need to elevate a leader’s performance or confirm that a transition is inevitable, coaching provides clarity, direction, and actionable insights.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
cuinsight.com | Scott Butterfield |Greg Crandell |Sean Galli |John Vardalas
Your Credit Union Partner 2024 was another dynamic year for credit unions across the country.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
cuinsight.com | Greg Crandell |Sean Galli |John Vardalas |Jim Nussle
In early 2020 I started writing about cybersecurity issues in these pages, beginning with the following statement: “Every year organizations everywhere, including credit unions and the world’s most sophisticated companies, increase their investments in the best firewalls, industry leading antivirus software, strong cybersecurity education programs, and top cyber talent, all to create robust defense policies and monitor their infrastructures.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Greg Crandell
In a recent online article, Jim Stickley and Tina Davis wrote about a Google report sharing the bad news that zero-day attacks continue to grow in number and impact Going UP! Zero-Day Attacks Spike 50%. The authors provide a succinct description of the attacks and the traditional security response. At the heart of these unique attacks are attackers finding previously unknown weaknesses in software. Once discovered, they immediately exploit the flaw — the reason they’re called “zero-day” attacks.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Jim Nussle |Linda Lafortune |Philip Kevin Paul |Greg Crandell
We submitted comments this week strongly opposing the CFPB’s latest proposal on overdraft fees, calling on the bureau to rescind the proposal or exempt credit unions entirely (which the Dodd-Frank Act permits it to do). This proposal’s limits on overdraft services will harm consumers that rely on these value-based services they choose to opt into, decreasing access and raising the cost of financial services.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Chibuike Oguh |Linda Lafortune |Philip Kevin Paul |Greg Crandell
U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday after a strong jobs report reinforced the view that the economy remains healthy even as it suggested the Federal Reserve could delay cutting interest rates. All major S&P 500 sectors advanced, with communication services (.SPLRCL), opens new tab, industrials (.SPLRCI), opens new tab and technology (.SPLRCT), opens new tab among those leading gains.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Philip Kevin Paul |Linda Lafortune |Greg Crandell |Kenzie Kelley
Slower-than-average processing times are a headache for everyone involved, whether you’re a consumer applying for a loan or a loan officer trying to help consumers meet their needs. Fortunately, you probably already have the remedy for sluggish processes at your fingertips—or, rather, stored in your financial institution’s (FI’s) LOS. We’re talking about data, of course! And all you need to maximize its use and help it streamline your operations are the right technology and a strategy.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | David Baumann |Linda Lafortune |Philip Kevin Paul |Greg Crandell
Independent Community Bankers of America, the association representing the nation’s community banks, is asking federal regulators to order Navy Federal Credit Union to stop calling the financial institutions it is operating on military bases abroad “community banks.”“The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Linda Lafortune |Philip Kevin Paul |Greg Crandell |Karen Postma
America’s Credit Unions’ Madison Rose, Mountain America Credit Union President/CEO Sterling Nielsen, and financial services organizations met with staff from the Federal Reserve Thursday to discuss the Fed’s debit card interchange proposal. America’s Credit Unions strongly opposes the proposal, and has pushed back on it with a multipronged approach that includes meetings with the Fed.
