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.
-
By Sarah Snell Cooke |
February 25, 2013
The aim of the GAC is political advocacy, but it should also reinvigorate credit union professionals with the cooperative nature of the industry.
-
By Sarah Snell Cooke |
February 20, 2013
At the time I received the job offer from Credit Union Times in 2000 I had also gotten an offer from a credit union in the marketing department. This popped in my head recently for some reason. I’d almost forgotten. I pondered how my life and career might be different...
-
By Sarah Snell Cooke |
February 14, 2013
Considering here what credit unions can do to keep at bay the what-might-have-beens.
-
By Sarah Snell Cooke |
February 13, 2013
Directors are at once our greatest strength and at once our greatest weakness,” now-retired CUES CEO Fred Johnson told me in his exit interview. Unfortunately, it is uttered far too often and is far too true. Governance is a common topic of conversation, but I’m not confident much is being...
-
By Sarah Snell Cooke |
February 7, 2013
Make clear to new board members what their responsibilities are, what’s expected of them if they are to serve the credit union. Set those standards high.
-
By Sarah Snell Cooke |
February 6, 2013
DDoS attacks have been confirmed that have taken down two credit unions and several large banks’ websites. It’s been proven our entire financial system is vulnerable. While stealing personal information doesn’t seem to have been at play, this is a critical concern for the entire financial services industry.
-
By Sarah Snell Cooke |
January 31, 2013
Regulators fiddle while Rome set to burn.
-
By Sarah Snell Cooke |
January 30, 2013
The creeping economic recovery has pushed credit unions to think more creatively to generate new revenues and efficiencies. A story we posted referring to Kern Schools Federal Credit Union last year drew an angry comment from a member recently.
-
By Sarah Snell Cooke |
January 24, 2013
Creative thinking at Kern Schools FCU, NCUA dual chartering issue and social media are covered in this week's column by Editor/Publisher Sarah Snell Cooke.
-
By Sarah Snell Cooke |
January 23, 2013
You’re sitting at your desk, poring over spreadsheet after spreadsheet, making correlations, drawing conclusions and often coming up with more questions than answers. Reports flow in on new vendor possibilities and issues with existing ones that require you to analyze and determine the best course of action. Many tangible matters...
