Opinion

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  Credit Unions and the Evolving Cybercrime Landscape

  By Andreas Baumhof  |  February 8, 2012

  It has become mission-critical for credit unions to understand the nature of the cybersecurity threats they face.

• Critical Incident Management for Credit Union Leaders

  By Robert Goldfinger  |  February 7, 2012

  Here's a high-level introduction to the subject including critical incident management roles and tasks for credit unions.

• Succession Planning a Challenge for CEOs and Boards

  By Stuart R. Levine  |  February 6, 2012

  Criteria established for both CEOs and succession planning candidates emerge and changes over time.

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  Guest Opinion: Securitization Is on a Comeback

  February 5, 2012

  Slowly and surely, trickles of deals are getting financed. Markets, as we all know, are cyclical, with some bubbles, booms, and busts.

• Gen Y Back Talk: Practicing Patience

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  February 5, 2012

  It seems credit unions are doing all they can in their quest to build younger membership by introducing new products and services. But research still points to an overall industry struggle in the Gen Y market.

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  Guest Opinion: Show Gen Y the Credit Union Difference

  February 5, 2012

  At 80 million strong, Gen Y will soon control the nation’s wealth, posing a mammoth opportunity for credit unions. Born during the early 1980s and the late 1990s, the group is more than three times the size of Generation X and exerts major influence on American culture.

• The Examiner as the Examined: Editor's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  February 3, 2012

  The examination process at the NCUA went on trial last week. Not before a court but before Congress, though it could end up in court, too.

• Seven Ways to Recapture Your Co-Op Roots

  By Walt Laskos  |  February 2, 2012

  Here are seven ways – seven ideas – that can help your credit union recapture and secure its identity as a cooperative organization.

• A Useful Checklist When Credit Unions are Presented With a Power of Attorney

  By E. Andrew Keeney  |  February 1, 2012

  With fraud and elder abuse on the rise, a credit union attorney advises on how to handle these documents to ensure caution and prudence.

• Five FFIEC Compliance Questions Answered

  By Christopher Ryan  |  January 31, 2012

  The deadline for meeting the new authentication requirements is now and examinations with the new guideline are getting under way.