Brad Beal

• CUs Fall Behind Banks in Online Satisfaction

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  May 31, 2011

  After consistently beating out large banks in customer online banking satisfaction, credit unions are lagging behind them for the first time.

• How Do You Mitigate Long-Term Interest Rate Risk?

  April 20, 2011

  Credit Union Times feature, Vox Populi. We pose a question, and industry executives sound off on a timely topic.

• Sallie Mae Expands Checking Access Option

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  April 6, 2011

  Sallie Mae announced that it will begin offering no-fee student checking accounts into which colleges and universities can directly disburse financial aid and tuition refunds owed to students.

• It’s a Slow Recovery for Sand State Credit Unions

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  March 30, 2011

  Signs are cautiously pointing to an economic recovery nationwide. The national unemployment rate fell by one percentage point in the past year, and even in the hardest hit sand states, job outlook statistics improved.

• Sallie Mae to Launch Student Checking Accounts

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  March 25, 2011

  Education-focused financial services company Sallie Mae announced Monday that it will begin offering no-fee student checking accounts into which colleges and universities can directly disburse financial aid and tuition refunds owed to students.

• Becker, Beal Rally Troops

  July 28, 2010

  CHICAGO -- Credit unions are no longer the best kept secret in banking, but they have to build on their popularity by preparing for all but certain uncertainty.

• Great Leaders Will Offer Us a Bright Future

  July 21, 2010

  As I come to the end of my term as a board member and chair of NAFCU, it is with particular pride that I reflect upon how our industry has evolved over the last decade.

• Despite Weak Economy, Attendance at Big Trade Shows Is on Track

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  July 7, 2010

  The economy may be struggling, but the summer series of big credit union conferences upcoming in Las Vegas and Chicago seems to be wooing good crowds even though many participants are on tight travel budgets.

• CU Allies Among Targeted

  By Claude R. Marx  |  April 14, 2010

  In a year when many incumbent officeholders are about as popular as Yankee fans in Fenway Park, several key supporters of credit unions will be fighting for their political lives this year.

• Credit Unions Need to Star in Their Own Reality Show

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  March 10, 2010

  CUNA Senior Economist Steve Rick said in a recent News Now article that credit union delinquencies haven't been this high since President Reagan was in office.