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May 13, 2024 | 
businessrecord.activehosted.com | Natalie Mahoney |Nicole Paseka Grundmeier
View as webpage, click here. Good morning, Fearless readers:May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. When I moved back to Central Iowa, the first Des Moines festival I attended was CelebrAsian. I was a coach at Chow’s Gymnastics in West Des Moines, and several of my students danced annually at the celebration. I fell in love with CelebrAsian – especially the Kathak dance performances, where my young students excelled.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Kristen Jason |Holly Buchanan |Bill Partin |Natalie Mahoney
As credit unions contend with rising interest rates and evolving member expectations, understanding the dynamics of the loan payment market is more important than ever.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Holly Buchanan |Anthony Hernandez |Bill Partin |Natalie Mahoney
Fran sat across the desk from her manager. He had just finished explaining to her that a co-worker had complained about Fran’s workplace conduct. Her co-worker felt bullied by Fran’s direct and (from the co-worker’s perspective) hostile communication style. Fran responded to her manager, telling him the problem was her co-worker’s thin skin. Why was this Fran’s fault?
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Chibuike Oguh |Bill Partin |Natalie Mahoney |Barry Kirby
Wall Street stocks closed lower on Thursday as markets were stunned by data showing slower-than-expected U.S. economic growth and persistent inflation, coupled with a sell-off in large cap stocks triggered by disappointing results from Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Katie Stone |Bill Partin |Natalie Mahoney
A shared commitment to serving the financial needs of the underserved has long distinguished credit unions from other financial institutions. In this episode, we talk to Jules Epstein-Hebert, the Director of Membership, Growth, and Partnership at Inclusiv, a nonprofit that has been championing the cause of financial inclusion for 50 years.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Bill Partin |Natalie Mahoney |Barry Kirby |Anthony Hernandez
You’ve surely heard the saying, “Every penny counts.” While this might sound like a cliché, it holds a profound truth, especially when it comes to understanding what your mortgage loan origination system (LOS) is really costing you. There’s a chance it’s not delivering the expected ROI, especially when considering the entanglement of multiple vendors and contracts, along with the burdensome overhead of managing an overly complicated solution.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | David Baumann |Bill Partin |Natalie Mahoney |Barry Kirby
America’s Credit Unions is throwing its support behind bipartisan House legislation that would establish an independent office to consider appeals of credit union and bank examinations. In a Tuesday letter to the bill’s sponsors, Reps.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | H. David Wright |Bill Partin |Natalie Mahoney
The executive benefits landscape is changing rapidly. This was evident at the 2024 CUES Symposium in Nassau, Bahamas, where roughly one in four sponsors were executive benefits providers. CUES Symposium was a great place to network with current and prospective clients and learn about our new competitors. Most seemed happy with the firm that handles executive benefits for their credit union, but it begged the question, how do you know you are happy?
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Bill Partin |Natalie Mahoney |Barry Kirby |Anthony Hernandez
All 14 credit union-supported candidates won in Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primary elections. Candidates were supported by the America’s Credit Unions PAC and the CrossState Credit Union Association. Notable among the winners was Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., a credit union champion who defeated his opponent with 61.5% of the vote. He will face Democrat challenger Ashley Ehasz in November.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
cuinsight.com | Bill Partin |Natalie Mahoney |Barry Kirby |Anthony Hernandez
Your career is a race, not a sprint. And it is your race. Not anyone else’s. First, some historical context. Running a race goes back centuries. In biblical times, Paul talks about running the race to win the prize. Those who have trained for a race—whether a 5k, 10k, half marathon, or full marathon—know that having a plan for how you will run your race is crucial. And figuring out the prize at the end ranks right up there with training, planning and actual running.
