Women to Watch

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• Making Member and Community Service an Art for Credit Unions: Editor/Publisher's Column May 10

  A Texas credit union makes house calls while an Alabama credit union helps turn trash into treasure.

• Credit Unions Well-Positioned to Lead in Technology Innovation May 9

  This Opinion piece looks at how smaller may be better when it comes to financial institutions and the ability to deploy cutting-edge technology.

• Demystifying the Black Art Of Keeping Data Secure May 3

  This Opinion piece looks at the “black art” of enterprise key and certificate management.

• Innovation, Connection, Leadership Meld Into 'Got to do Something' Message: Editor/Publisher's Column May 2

  Lessons learned from social media, social interactions of keynoters at CO-OP THINK 13. Credit unions ready to show they care?

• Pay Can Raise Expectations for Credit Union Directors: Editor/Publisher's Column Apr 25

  There are some good reasons to pay credit union board members. But why aren't the bankers objecting?>

• A Reality Check in New Jersey Helps Bring Editor/Publisher Up to Speed Apr 12

  This week's Opinion column from Editor/Publisher Sarah Snell Cooke draws on the wisdom of others, with a nod to supplemental capital.

• Succession Planning: Transformation not Transition Mar 18

  The best criteria for finding your next CEO is finding the best fit between what the credit union must do strategically and the person who can transform the credit union in the near future.

• Boomer Drain Sets Stage for New Female Horizons: Editor/Publisher's Column Mar 14

  Don't let these leaders stray from the credit union community, one of the most inclusive industries in existence.

• Heard in the Halls at the GAC: Editor/Publisher's Column Feb 28

  Credit unions complain now about their regulatory load, but the CFPB is just getting warmed up, and the NCUA will have more to come as well.

• Do the Right Thing to Avoid Regrets: Editor/Publisher's Column Feb 14

  Considering here what credit unions can do to keep at bay the what-might-have-beens.

• Fooling The Board: The Embezzlement Bonanza Feb 13

  Spate of embezzling credit union managers points to problems with volunteers' oversight.

• Quit Messing With Social Media, Stop DDoS Attacks: Editor/Publisher's Column Jan 31

  Regulators fiddle while Rome set to burn.

• Innovation, Choice Possible Casualties in Fiserv Buy of Open Solutions Jan 22

  Market consolidation of core processing companies is not a good thing for credit unions.

• Listen With Your Head and Your Heart Jan 17

  Unlike your spreadsheets, the brain does not organize anything in clean rows and columns.

• Credit Union Legal Hurdles for 2013 Jan 4

  Mergers, mortgages and more seen populating the legal docket for credit unions in the year ahead, according to a team of credit union attorneys.

• Using Cooperatives as a Model for a Sustainable, Stable Economy Jan 3

  Why are cooperatives so effective?

• Staying Relevant in Today’s Changing Environment Dec 14

  Many smaller financial institutions have become increasingly disconnected from the way people live today because they continue to operate on outdated technology that hasn’t kept pace with what consumers need.

• Making My List and Checking It Twice: Editor/Publisher's Column Dec 13

  As is tradition, Credit Union Times’ Year in Review issue is when I make predictions for the upcoming year. I predict YIR 2012 will be no different.

• Credit Unions Caught in Political Dodge Ball: Editor/Publisher's Column Nov 15

  While credit unions seem to have dodged this lob for now, it did draw attention to the credit union tax exemption, which the banking lobby is sure to relish.

• Regulation Just One of Many Issues Complicating Remittance Nov 12

  Once the domain of Latin mom-and-pop shops, remittance services have in recent years become accessible to Hispanic and other consumers through their local credit unions.

• Relief and More Than a Little Anxiety: Editor/Publisher's Column Nov 8

  The elections are finally over. So what does it mean to credit unions?

• How to Spark Morale at Your Credit Union Nov 7

  This three-step plan promises to ignite a spirit of pride and ownership.

• Highway to Hell Paved With Good Intentions: Editor/Publisher's Column Oct 25

  Do you know where you're going to? Strategic directions off the song sheet in this week's column from Sarah Snell Cooke.

• Stabilize Compliance Costs, Increase Compliance Posture in New Era of Residential Lending Oct 25

  Modern residential lending requires much tighter focus on compliance and valuation standards than ever before.

• New-Fangled Bits and Bytes Might Help: Editor-Publisher's Column Sep 20

  Is the NCUA is throwing good money after bad?

• Don’t Let Exceptional Service Become an Empty Promise Sep 20

  Credit union membership today is undoubtedly diversifying. While this is a welcomed evolution, it requires supporting a growing number of diverse member expectations.

• Four Steps to Successful Data Analytics Sep 18

  Credit unions, in particular, stand to gain tremendously from capturing data and using it for the segmentation of their membership.

• Dark Clouds Hover Over Dual Chartering Sep 13

  NASCUS and others believe the important balance provided by the dual chartering system may be at risk, and we must work to ensure dual chartering is viable and thriving.

• Business Lending Gets Lost in Election Shuffle: Editor-Publisher's Column Sep 13

  It's not that the issue isn't important. It's just that it's politics.

• Branding Guru Lets Loose on CU Name Changes Aug 31

  Denise Wymore is not impressed by the wave of name changes in the credit union industry, to put it mildly.

• 'You Know What They Say About First Impressions ...' Jul 23

  A guide to efficient online account opening that drives member enrollment.

• Editor's Column: Conference Awash in Common Sense, Little Action Jun 22

  Credit union conferences are a curious thing. They’re great networking opportunities for executives and can provide education for those seeking it.

• Let’s Silence the Violins for Small CUs Jun 15

  One of the more irksome things I hear in the credit union community is to save the small credit unions. Why? Just because they’re small?

• Multimedia Member Interactions: New Reality for Credit Unions Jun 15

  Whether by email, SMS, fax or telephone, credit union members expect – in fact demand prompt, efficient service.

• Ad Placement Was Coincidence, Reputation Is Earned: Editor's Column May 25

  Print advertisement next to article about same company in May 23 edition was unintentional but opportunity to explain how things work at Credit Union Times.

• Understanding the Challenges and Opportunities of Big Data May 24

  Some facts behind the analytical Holy Grail that is Big Data, and why real-time analysis is so fundamental to measuring levels of customer satisfaction.

• Four Credit Union Fashions for Any Season: Editor's Column May 18

  Keep an eye on these hot little numbers coming down the credit union runway this season. It could help your institution become the next top credit union.

• IPv6: Why We Need It Apr 20

  We hope there’ll be enough IP addresses to go around for the next few decades; every device will have its own IP address, and we won’t run the risk of depleting the IP address bank any time soon.

• Transparency, Frugality Good for Goose and Gander: Editor's Column Apr 19

  A lot of the scuttlebutt around the industry over the last couple of weeks has been about transparency and fiscal responsibility.

• Guest Opinion: Marketing to Women Requires Cultural Change Feb 26

  Why aren’t more credit unions developing marketing programs directly speaking to women? Why don’t they get it? I know the answer.

• Credit Union Wallflowers and Media Mongers Feb 10

  Plenty of attention to go around for players in the NCUA-N.C. showdown over CAMEL scores.

• Critical Incident Management for Credit Union Leaders Feb 7

  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 Feb 6

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

• The Examiner as the Examined: Editor's Column Feb 3

  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.

• A Useful Checklist When Credit Unions are Presented With a Power of Attorney Feb 1

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

• Leadership in the Home Office and the Capital: Editor’s Column Jan 27

  Many issues from credit union management to matters in Washington continue to evolve and deserve commentary.

• Editor’s Column: New Year Rumblings: Some Spoken, Some Not Jan 6

  What's the NCUA really got to applaud about in GAO rebuke? And that's just the beginning of it.

• Maximizing Existing Relationships for Sustained Portfolio Growth Jan 4

  As we emerge from turbulent economic times, the desire to return to sustained portfolio growth has been a clear trend in mature credit markets.

• Does Your Business Model Still Work? Dec 19

  On the surface things may appear calm, but underneath, currents are swirling and business fundamentals are being transformed rapidly.

• Editor-in-Chief's Column: Member Growth, Consolidation and Bigger CUs Dec 16

  I know what I’m talking about at least half the time: my 2011 predictions were hit and miss.