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        "summary": "If your CU is not prepared with a CEO succession plan, the transition will not go smoothly and it could take years for the CU to recover.",
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        "title": "The Risk of Waiting for Normal Times That Will Never Return",
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        "summary": "If mortgage refinancing is the vaccine for the economic crisis, are credit unions prepared to benefit?",
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        "title": "Becoming More Appealing to Our Fintech Friends",
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        "summary": "Credit unions must be willing to invest, act with urgency and accept some risk.",
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        "summary": "Credit unions must be willing to invest, act with urgency and accept some risk.",
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        "uri": "/2017/04/10/the-difficult-marriage-between-fintechs-and-cusos/",
        "title": "The Difficult Marriage Between Fintechs and CUSOs",
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        "prettyDate": "April 10, 2017",
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        "summary": "Theres a strong attraction between CUSOs and fintechs, but they have fundamentally different motivators and beliefs.",
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        "title": "Form CUSOs to Compete for Business",
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        "prettyDate": "April 01, 2016",
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        "summary": "The key to success in forming a CUSO is to find the right partner at the right time.",
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        "summary": "The key to success in forming a CUSO is to find the right partner at the right time.",
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        "uri": "/2016/03/26/successful-collaboration-equals-growth-lower-costs/",
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        "prettyDate": "March 26, 2016",
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        "summary": "Consultant Kirk Kordeleski outlines credit unions' three consolidation options.",
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        "uri": "/2015/12/30/marketplace-lending-disrupting-the-disruptors/",
        "title": "Marketplace Lending: Disrupting the Disruptors",
        "byline": " Kirk Kordeleski ",
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        "prettyDate": "December 30, 2015",
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        "summary": "Credit unions can snag a significant market share from disruptors thanks to their price, service and trust advantages.",
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