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Expert Opinion
Using Data in Your Merger & Acquisition Decisions
November 09, 2020
CU leaders may look to data, aligned with strategy, to guide the decision-making and final outcomes of a merger.
Expert Opinion
Using Transaction Data to Clarify Your Member Perspective
September 09, 2020
Putting forth the effort to extract, clean and use data from card and ACH data sources leads to fresh insights into members' needs.
Expert Opinion
Using Good Data to Make Good Decisions
August 24, 2020
Credit union leaders can use modern data-driven decision making to take the uncertainty out of risk.
Expert Opinion
Using Data Modeling to Predict Member Struggles
August 07, 2020
Build loyalty by identifying struggling members using data and modeling with a preemptive offer of relief like debt consolidation.
Expert Opinion
Big Data: The New Oil Fields
July 17, 2020
The world CUs do business in is rich in data that can help better better understand their members, refine products and services, and more.
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Using Data to Find Your COVID Hero Members
July 06, 2020
Looking to honor members who are fighting the pandemic on the front lines, but don't know where to find them? Turn to your data.
June 05, 2020
Learn how to leverage data that can help determine which members are seeking, or could most benefit from, a mortgage refinance.
May 22, 2020
Data governance is the critical fuel for the financial success of your membership and the future of your credit union.
May 08, 2020
By understanding the reasons why members are underserved through the lens of data, CUs can gain insight on how to meet their needs.
Expert Opinion
Using Data to Drive Intelligent Risk Management
April 22, 2020
CUs can better protect their systems from cyber threats by using data generated through their interactions with the outside world.
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