Why A 'Tailored Experience' Is Needed 01/10/2022 07:48 pm ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Providing members with a personalized experience when they connect with the credit union or any of its services, such as payment cards, is no longer a “nice to have,” says Chuck Fagan.
What is State of Housing Market? Latest Home Purchase Sentiment Index Finds Widely Divergent Views 01/10/2022 07:40 pm WASHINGTON— Consumers continued to report substantially divergent views of homebuying and home-selling conditions, according to the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI), which decreased 0.5 points to 74.2 in December.
CFPB Likely to Become More ‘Active,’ Including Around Overdrafts, Says NAFCU; Plus, This Week’s DC Agenda 01/10/2022 07:39 pm WASHINGTON–NAFCU is expecting a more “active” CFPB now that it’s new director is firmly in the job, and it’s attention is likely to include overdraft fees.
Digital Banking Start-Up in Kenya Seeking to Turn CUs into Digital FIs Raises $4 Million 01/10/2022 09:05 pm NAIROBI, Kenya–Digital banking startup Kwara has raised $4 million in a seed funding round to further develop its neobank app in Kenya as it seeks to turn traditional savings cooperatives into modern digital banks, according to the company.
Long-Term Interest Rates Hit a Pandemic Era High 01/10/2022 07:40 pm NEW YORK–2022 has begun with a bond rout that pushed longer-term interest rates to new pandemic-era highs.
EmergiFI Exec Leads Cybersecurity Session 01/10/2022 09:04 pm LOUISVILLE, Ky.–Ryan McMillan, director of Technology Solutions with Emergifi, offered insights on “Cybersecurity for Credit Unions” at the Kentucky Directors’ College hosted by the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS) here.
Attendees at CUNA’s GAC Will Need to Show Proof of Vaccination 01/10/2022 07:50 pm WASHINGTON–CUNA has announced that those planning to attend its annual Governmental Affairs Conference, which begins at the end of February, will need to provide proof of vaccination against the coronavirus in order to attend.
SPIRE Celebrates '50 in 50' Campaign 01/11/2022 09:05 am FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn.– SPIRE Credit Union staff celebrated the end of 2021 by making the final donation in their year-long "50 in 50" giving campaign.