Sarah Snell Cooke

About the Author

Sarah Snell Cooke

Sarah Snell Cooke has served as editor-in-chief of Credit Union Times since January 2008. Prior to that, Cooke covered the Washington, D.C. news beat for Credit Union Times starting in 2000. Before joining the Times' staff, she wrote for the Credit Union Regulatory Insider newsletter for one year. She can be reached at scooke@cutimes.com.

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  A Reality Check in New Jersey Helps Bring Editor/Publisher Up to Speed

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  April 12, 2013

  This week's Opinion column from Editor/Publisher Sarah Snell Cooke draws on the wisdom of others, with a nod to supplemental capital.

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  Onsite Coverage: Retired CEO Says Identify One Thing and Do Your 'EST

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  April 10, 2013

  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – There are a lot of things Ed Speed does not like: collaboration, social media and e-commerce for starters.

• Credit Unions Not Getting Pampered With a Spa Day

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  April 10, 2013

  Some dustups have taken place or are in the works that are affecting credit unions. It’s enough to clog your pores, so I’m going to just clean that up a little bit with an apricot scrub. (I’ll apply a light cleanser to that mixed metaphor while I’m at it.)

• Onsite Coverage: New Technology as Leverage or Leveler

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  April 9, 2013

  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The smartphone and tablet are more critical than most people think, according to Max Wolff at GreenCrest Capital.

• Industry Shows Creativity and Lack Thereof: Editor/Publisher's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  April 3, 2013

  Staring down shrinking margins and the confusing moniker “credit union,” some have gotten creative with their fields of membership. This is not a particularly new phenomenon but one that has garnered attention from an L.A. blogger who was just looking for a credit union to join. She’s had a great...

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  Industry Shows Creativity and Lack Thereof: Editor/Publisher's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  April 1, 2013

  Staring down shrinking margins and the confusing moniker “credit union,” some have gotten creative with their fields of membership.

• What to Expect When You’re Expecting Too Much: Editor/Publisher's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  March 27, 2013

  Why is this employee late with this assignment? Why is he so grumpy? Why can’t she understand something so simple? Why does this person put in their 40 hours and go home while that person has their cell phone strapped to their side? Why can’t they be more, well, like...

• Demographic Turnover Presents Opportunities

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  March 20, 2013

  As the baby boomer generation begins to retire, women necessarily will play a crucial role in filling the open spaces. Our latest Women to Watch honoree, Wanda Chambers (see article, page 6), stated that “innovation is born from necessity,” and so goes the case for the promotion of female executives.

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  Boomer Drain Sets Stage for New Female Horizons: Editor/Publisher's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  March 14, 2013

  Don't let these leaders stray from the credit union community, one of the most inclusive industries in existence.

• Avoid Solutions Looking for Problems

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  March 8, 2013

  During the Governmental Affairs Conference, Chip Filson announced his intention to seek an NCUA Board seat, which was the culmination of speeches and online postings criticizing the NCUA’s activities throughout the financial and corporate crises. He has launched a petition designed to force President Obama to consider him as a...