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  Using Cooperatives as a Model for a Sustainable, Stable Economy

  By Patrick S. Jury  |  January 3, 2013

  Why are cooperatives so effective?

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  Helminak Lends His Own Speech to Lure the Young: Trailblazer 40 Below

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  December 19, 2012

  While he dreamed when he was younger that he’d be a speech writer for others, Chad Helminak, CUDE director of REAL Solutions and outreach at the Wisconsin Credit Union League, has found his own voice through service to the credit union industry.

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  The Next Generation of Volunteers

  December 5, 2012

  Gen Y, 76 million strong, will play a monumental role in what is projected to be, the largest transfer of wealth in the coming decades. With the average age of a credit union member at 47, credit unions continue to struggle to attract younger members. It is imperative that we...

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  Creating the Right Leadership for the Future

  By Stuart R. Levine  |  December 3, 2012

  Creating organizational responsibilities and defined accountabilities sets the right culture when vision, mission and core values are identified.

• Year Caps Off with Continued Gains in Commercial Real Estate: Fed

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 30, 2012

  Commercial real estate activity continued to improve across most of the 12 Federal Reserve Board districts.

• Merger and Conversions Demonstrate Challenges Met

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  November 21, 2012

  For credit union executives planning a core banking system conversion, feelings of fear and stress are common. Throw another factor into the mix, like a merger, and the conversion process becomes that much more overwhelming and complex.

• Hurricane Sandy: Willis Re Says Suprisingly Low Wind Damage

  By Mark Ruquet  |  November 12, 2012

  Despite the high winds recorded from Superstorm Sandy, wind damage from the storm was “surprisingly minor,” a report says.

• Hurricane Sandy: A Direct Hit on Humanity and Resulting Economic Devastation

  By Stuart R. Levine  |  November 6, 2012

  Columnist predicts storm will have more economic impact than 9/11 and far-reaching implications.

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  Avoid Barney to Help Employees

  November 5, 2012

  In the hit TV show How I Met Your Mother, Barney, a successful yet self-absorbed businessman played hilariously by Neil Patrick Harris, impulsively accepts a bet to run a full New York Marathon with no training – all in the name of showing his friends just how easy it is...

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  CUs Tout Bottom Line Benefits of Employee Wellness

  By Peter Strozniak  |  November 5, 2012

  More companies are helping employees to healthier lifestyles and long-term financial security, two trends likely to grow because of rising health insurance costs and uncertainties over Social Security benefits and diminishing corporate pension plans.