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Mar 27, 2025 | 
cuinsight.com | Patrick Conway |Evelyn Long |Don Chapman |Robert McGarvey
Miriam De Dios Woodward is President & CEO of De Dios Consulting LLC, a company she founded in 2024 to help businesses better reach and serve one of the largest, fastest-growing, youngest and most underserved markets in the U.S. – Latinos. A native of Jalisco, Mexico, Miriam grew up in Fairfield, California and Perry, Iowa and currently resides in West Des Moines, Iowa with her husband and two young daughters. ...
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Mar 18, 2025 | 
cuinsight.com | Robert McGarvey |Sean Galli |Kurt Klassen |Casey Boggs
Don’t tell Christine Blake her credit union is too small to play in the big leagues. She’s CEO of $350 million Cardinal Credit Union headquartered in Mentor, Ohio and Blake is acutely aware that her institution is not one of the big players in financial services.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
theclarion.ca | Robert McGarvey
Progressives ignored the warning signs, and Trump’s win is their wake-up callThe re-election of Donald Trump has sent shockwaves around the world, but it shouldn’t have. Beyond the excitement of electing the first ‘black’ female president, economic issues, and Trump’s unpredictable behaviour, the true significance lay elsewhere. This election was, at its core, a referendum on the progressive agenda of the 21st century as shaped and executed by the Obama-Biden-Harris Democrats.
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Oct 3, 2023 | 
theanchor.ca | Robert McGarvey
Few things in this world are more tempting to a politician than $334 billion. And it seems that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is going for gold with Alberta’s plan to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), which we’ll call ALBXIT. The plan is audacious, and, oddly enough, Smith’s messaging is disturbingly similar to BREXIT, Britain’s disastrous withdrawal from the European Union (EU). For the Brits, the biggest lie was the famous £350 million per week fabrication.
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Sep 25, 2023 | 
theclarion.ca | Robert McGarvey
The stench of misinformation surrounding the Alberta pension plan proposal recalls BREXIT’s deceptive tacticsFew things in this world are more tempting to a politician than $334 billion. And it seems that Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is going for gold with Alberta’s plan to withdraw from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), which we’ll call ALBXIT.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
cuinsight.com | Greg Mesack |Hayley Harrison |Robert McGarvey
CUNA, NAFCU, and the Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC) urged Senate leaders to oppose an amendment to the “minibus” appropriations bill that would cap credit card annual percentage rates at 18%. The organizations note it would make credit more expensive and less available. The amendment is based off legislation introduced earlier this month by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. The minibus bill would fund the federal government past Sept. 30.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
cuinsight.com | Greg Mesack |Hayley Harrison |Robert McGarvey
On June 29, 2023, NCUA, along with several other federal regulatory agencies, issued an interagency Policy Statement on Prudent Commercial Real Estate Loan Accommodations and Workouts (“Statement”) in a Letter to Credit Unions, 23-CU-05, which provided updated guidance and calls for financial institutions to work “prudently and constructively” with creditworthy borrowers during times of financial stress.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
cuinsight.com | Greg Mesack |Hayley Harrison |Robert McGarvey
Farmers Insurance Federal Credit Union (FIGFCU) is a ~$1.5B in assets credit union, serving over 60,000 members. With home equity lending demand on the rise, the FIGFCU team needed a technology partner to help keep pace with growing loan volume and the changing needs of the market.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
cuinsight.com | Greg Mesack |Hayley Harrison |Robert McGarvey
Join host Brad Hammond in this episode of the Lifelong Customer podcast, as he dives into a conversation with Robert Johnston, CEO of Adlumin. A former Marine with a strong cybersecurity background, Robert shares the genesis of Adlumin and its transition from military operations to private sector entrepreneurship. Explore the vital role of cybersecurity in today’s digital landscape and how Adlumin revolutionizes security operations with its unique command center approach.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
cuinsight.com | Greg Mesack |Hayley Harrison |Robert McGarvey
Last week we wrapped up our 2023 Congressional Caucus. It was a fantastic event, with hundreds of credit union representatives flocking to Washington, D.C., to get the latest information on the industry and meet with their lawmakers. As the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU), I had the opportunity to join many of our members on Capitol Hill as they spoke to lawmakers about their priorities.
