Patrick Basler

THINK Teams Debate Pace of Change Within the Industry

By David Morrison | May 15, 2013

CHICAGO — Credit union executives attending CO-OP Financial Services recent THINK 2013 Conference heard two teams of executives and a panel of experts debate whether the credit union industry needs to make measured changes to face future challenges or massive changes.
Onsite Coverage: Teams Debate Massive vs. Measured Change

By David Morrison | May 2, 2013

CHICAGO — Spirited exchange marks a final-day session at CO-OP Financial Services’ THINK 13 conference.
Credit Unions Not Getting Pampered With a Spa Day

By Sarah Snell Cooke | April 10, 2013

Some dustups have taken place or are in the works that are affecting credit unions. It’s enough to clog your pores, so I’m going to just clean that up a little bit with an apricot scrub. (I’ll apply a light cleanser to that mixed metaphor while I’m at it.)
Will Congress Rescind The Tax Exemption?

February 27, 2013
Basler Uses Creativity to Make the Complex Simple: Trailblazer 40 Below

By Myriam DiGiovanni | February 6, 2013

Unless the Milwaukee Brewers come calling for him to play as shortstop, Patrick Basler, president/CEO of Chicago-based First Financial Credit Union has found his niche by helping consumers change their perceptions of credit unions.
Basler Uses Creativity to Make the Complex Simple: Trailblazer 40 Below

By Myriam DiGiovanni | February 4, 2013

Patrick Basler, president/CEO of Chicago-based First Financial Credit Union, has found his niche by helping consumers change their perceptions of credit unions.
Credit Unions in Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas Add Mobile Banking

By Natasha Chilingerian | December 26, 2012

Illinois credit union now reporting high adoption rate for mobile app it introduced earlier this year.