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Jul 7, 2024 | 
blogforarizona.net | Michael Bryan
I have been marveling at the utter self-destruction of Democrats in calling for an incumbent President to withdraw from the race because of one debate performance – handing a major victory to Trump. I’m mystified by the willingness to self-harm by Democrats. We all know that Biden is perfectly competent, but we all worry that voters may think he’s not; thus the calls for a preemptive withdrawal in favor of another (and certainly weaker) candidate.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
tucson.com | Michael Bryan
The following is the opinion and analysis of the writer:Re: the March 28 article “Vote out Pima County Attorney Laura Conover.”Mr. Jette has made some quite serious-sounding ethical allegations about County Attorney Laura Conover in these pages. The major basis of these allegations is that Conover has voluntarily entered into a diversion agreement with the Arizona Bar.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
blogforarizona.net | Michael Bryan
I get questions pretty often about where authors here on BlogForArizona get their information. One of the good places for excellent and timely information on Arizona politics and policy is all the fine folks who are also writing about Arizona’s politics and policy on newsletters. Myself and others here follow many; here is a list of those we commend to your attention.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Emma Hayes |Annie Snead |David Dixon |Michael Bryan
Retirement can bring a renewed sense of freedom and, at the same time, uncertainty. How will you spend your days? Travel? Spend more time with family? Take up new hobbies? One area you don’t want any uncertainty is with your finances. You’ve worked hard to position yourself to be financially ready for this next step. It’s not just your assets and income you need to monitor—keeping a watchful eye on your credit is important too.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Emma Hayes |Annie Snead |David Dixon |Michael Bryan
In a revealing episode of the FIsionaries™ podcast, Grant Karsas, VP of Digital Experience at Travis Credit Union, shared detailed insights into the credit union’s journey through digital transformation, highlighting their innovative digital banking solutions and digital account opening solutions. Founded in 1951, Travis Credit Union has grown substantially, both in membership and in assets.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Emma Hayes |Annie Snead |David Dixon |Michael Bryan
A bipartisan group of representatives Wednesday introduced a bill to increase federal credit union loan maturity limits. America’s Credit Unions President/CEO Jim Nussle thanked cosponsors—Reps. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., Juan Vargas, D-Calif., Young Kim, R-Calif., and Brad Sherman, D-Calif.—for introducing the legislation. Specifically, it would allow federal credit unions to make loans with maturities up to 20 years. The current limit is 15 years. “We thank Reps.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Annie Snead |David Dixon |Michael Bryan |Jill Nowacki
Let me admit something to you right now. I was one of those desperate people in 2020 who purchased a Peloton (this is also not an ad or an article about crushing your gym goals). I’m leading with this because one of my favorite instructors, Robin, uses this phrase: “Grief and gratitude can coexist.”To kickoff 2024, so many will right down those goals for physical, mental, financial health, etc. It is sometimes easier to write them down for career and annual department planning.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Emma Hayes |Annie Snead |David Dixon |Michael Bryan
As the commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr holiday is approaching, citizens across the nation prepare to celebrate. The MLK holiday recognizes the iconic civil rights leader’s contribution to justice and equality. This year also marks the 30th anniversary of the MLK Day of Service. The theme for 2024 is “It Starts with Me”. The annual observance not only honors Dr. King’s legacy but emphasizes the importance of ideas he fervently championed such as collective action and service to all.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | David Dixon |Michael Bryan |Jill Nowacki |Nanci Wilson
The landscape of financial institutions has been undergoing a significant transformation, driven by the dual forces of digital innovation and the reinvention of the physical branch experience. The insights we have extracted from the 2024 Future Branches conference shed light on these exciting developments, and we are happy to share what we learned while attending.
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Jan 10, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Sean Galli |Michael Bryan |Jill Nowacki |Nanci Wilson
Is your bank or credit union marketing up to snuff? You should ask that question every day, but it’s especially important to ask it when beginning a new year. Addressing your most troublesome pain points is essential to your marketing success in 2024. Let’s go over five pain points hindering your bank or credit union marketing effectiveness:Lack of Content – HubSpot says many marketers will try blogging for the first time in 2024.
