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August 8, 2022 | Devon Wilson | Credit Union Resources
There are dozens of reasons credit unions run marketing campaigns. Your board of directors could be having you focus on increasing current member engagement, introducing new products or services, and overall growth. Many credit unions are focusing on a growth-driven marketing track as we move through 2022. Now that businesses, suppliers, and global economies […]
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August 1, 2022 | Devon Wilson | Cybersecurity
Your credit union members are likely more worried about making sound and safe financial decisions, especially as housing and living costs rise with an unprecedented hike in inflation. In the last several decades, these costs have quadrupled in most areas of the country, while wages have yet to even double. That means your members […]
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July 18, 2022 | Devon Wilson | Cloud Computing
Like any business, a credit union’s data is an important asset for its operations. But if you don’t have the ability or expertise to analyze that data and use it effectively, you’re just sitting in a library waiting for the books to teach you something without you ever opening one. Data discovery is the […]
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July 11, 2022 | Devon Wilson | Disaster Recovery
The importance of protecting your credit union data can’t be overstated. Unfortunately, there are many ways your data can be stolen, corrupted, or lost. From less-than-vigilant password protocols to accidental deletions, malware, and more – each of these threats presents unique challenges and accesses specific vulnerabilities in your cybersecurity and other data systems and […]
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June 13, 2022 | Devon Wilson | Business Continuity Planning
Is your credit union considering implementing offsite backup services? An offsite backup is a tool used to replicate your credit union’s (or any business’s) data and store it on a server or medium that is housed in a different location. While local backups are a good start, those backups stored on a hard drive […]
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June 6, 2022 | Devon Wilson | Business Continuity Planning, Uncategorized
Credit unions have had their fair share of setbacks in the last year. However, the recent 4th quarter report from the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) shows that assets, shares, and deposits grew during the last months of 2021. To capitalize on that momentum, your credit union must continue to provide more on-demand and […]
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May 9, 2022 | Devon Wilson | Credit Union Resources
More than half of adult consumers in the US are financially unhealthy, according to a study from the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI). And of the 1 in 5 Americans who have no bank account, all of them often choose to use nonbank options rather than your member-centered credit union. So how do […]
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May 2, 2022 | Devon Wilson | Credit Union Resources
The Federal Reserve has reported that 22% of US adults are unbanked or underbanked. And one of the top reasons Americans report not wanting to put their financial assets into the hands of banks and credit unions is because they don’t trust them. But this puts credit unions at an advantage over big banks […]
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March 28, 2022 | Devon Wilson | Business Continuity Planning
The emergence of cryptocurrency has created a lot of buzz in the banking and financial industries. Its very name evokes ideas of cryptic, mysterious doings. As the world becomes more familiar with the intricacies of these new types of digital currency, it’s important for your credit union to know what the buzz is about. […]
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March 21, 2022 | Devon Wilson | Credit Union Resources
March is National Credit Education Month! This is a great time to help educate your credit union members about credit health, establishing credit, and much more. Younger generations of credit union and banking members are more inclined to use debit solutions. But credit is an important facet of financial health, and this is […]
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