CUNA Mutual Group

• Auto Lending Rates Rule the Road

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 20, 2013

  More dealership alliances, better marketing, lower rates or a combination of all three?

• Five CUs Make Nation’s Top 25 Auto Lenders List: SNL Financial

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 13, 2013

  Navy Federal comes in at 14th while PenFed, at 22nd, posts highest quarterly growth rate among the top 25 in 4Q 2012.

• 510 Largest CUs Account for 80% of Auto Loan Growth

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 13, 2013

  CUNA Mutual Group says industry's total vehicle loan portfolio increased in each of the past 12 months.

• NCUA Sets Small CU Workshop Schedule

  By Heather Anderson  |  March 11, 2013

  Fifteen sessions around the country through October.

• CUNA Mutual Asks Court to Order Bank to Buy Back Failed Mortgage Securities

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 8, 2013

  Insurer seeking to recover $72 million from RBS Securities.

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  Driving Profits Without Sacrificing Member Loyalty

  March 8, 2013

  We consistently hear from our credit union partners that they continue to focus on ways to differentiate themselves in a commoditized market. This is a challenge.

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  Loan App Skepticism a Challenge for CUs and Members

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 8, 2013

  About 18 months ago, Steve Hoke and his team were discussing how indirect lending could potentially be a better process for credit unions and give members usable information that would actually result in driving that coveted vehicle off the dealership’s lot.

• Onsite Coverage: CUNA Mutual Survey Finds Longer Waits for Major Purchases (Video)

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  February 27, 2013

  WASHINGTON — At GAC, TruStage released a survey of more than 1,600 credit union members that found many are waiting longer for major purchases.

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  Onsite Coverage: Deal With It: Obamacare a Fact of LIfe

  By Robert McGarvey  |  February 27, 2013

  WASHINGTON — It’s time to face facts: Obamacare is coming at you and there is no rational reason to think it won’t, CUNA Mutual specialist says.

• Risk Plans Critical Prior to RDC Launch

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  February 27, 2013

  There’s no doubt that member demand for convenient banking services such as remote deposit capture and person-to-person payments is high. But some credit unions may be overwhelmed by the homework required to implement these services, especially the need to comply with applicable regulations such as Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering.