The merger of CUNA and NAFCU proceeds apace
THE 'tude
The southern region is rich of social and cultural resources—characterized by a diverse population, strong community and familial bonds, lively cultural and art scene, and transformative social action.
In a 2021 article, Bill Streeter, former editor-in-chief at The Financial Brand, asked, “Can a $50 million, $200 million or even a $500 million credit union expect to survive?”
Given all the unhealthy amounts of time spent recently in the not always so friendly skies, here are some completely arbitrary items found in the bottom of the computer bag next to some crushed Biscoff cookies, a random hotel room key and business cards with QR codes that I won’t be QR coding, all jotted down across 10 or so time zones…
The average American holds more than $5,000 in medical debt, and that figure continues to rise.
Twenty-vice years ago, as the campaign for HR 1151 was approaching its climax, I was CEO of the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (now known as Inclusiv), the association for credit unions serving low-income members.
Is the CUNA/NAFCU merger the slam dunk, synergy-creating, kumbaya-combo some people are making it out to be? Maybe not, at least judging from what I’ve been hearing from members of one of the two trade associations.
If you’re new to credit unions, and by new I mean you started drinking the Kool-Aid in the last 20 years or so, then here’s some news that may surprise you: there used to be a time when if another credit union could suddenly serve your field of membership, that really pissed some people off
Serving the underserved hits home for both credit unions and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
Yes, it’s still about location, location, location, but for one recent credit union event the reason for the location was different than any other prior CU gathering.