PALM DESERT, Calif.–Hard lessons learned in life. Why one person makes more than 100 phone calls (no emails!) every day. What the ROI on conference attendance should be. What CUs are missing in an area where 25 out of 25 large banks have invested.
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LIVONIA, Mich.—Interest has picked up quickly for CU Solutions Group’s Share the Love campaign, with more than 100 credit unions in over 40 states joining the program within its first few weeks.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—More CUs, large and small, are outsourcing a growing number of IT functions—if not the entire staff and computer room—according to one CU technology solutions provider.
LAKE MARY, Fla.—Is there a lesson for credit unions to be found in Sophocles?
SAN ANTONIO—Credit unions are outsourcing more of their collections, a trend that is increasing even as the economy—and delinquencies—improve, according to SWBC.
ORLANDO, Fla.–Most credit union executives are involved in coaching of subordinates. But who coaches the coaches?
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—The proliferation of digital tools that make electronic banking much easier for consumers demands credit unions make the shift next year to become better online retailers, emphasized CU*Answers.
CHESTERFIELD, Mo.—The pace of CU branch expansion is picking up as the movement still sees physical locations as key to extending reach, according to one design and build firm.
BROOKFIELD, Wis.—Heading into 2016, new lending solutions and enhancements to grow the loan portfolio are attracting the lion’s share of CU IT dollars, reports Fiserv.
PORTLAND, Ore.–Credit unions meeting here got an introduction and a reminder that they are not the only cooperative act in town. For many, it was a first-time introduction, even if one of the co-ops is a large, well-known brand name.