Credit Union Management

CUNA Brokerage Services Inc. recently honored 20 financial advisers for their performance and contributions to the financial services industry with its Women of Distinction award.

Want to keep employee morale up during tough economic times? Consider planting some seeds.

Planning can actually be a lot of fun. Think about the last vacation or party you coordinated where everything went just right. Remember the feeling of accomplishment and pride you, the planner, had afterwards.

Meeting the state's economic doldrums head-on, the $460 million First Credit Union is closing five Arizona branches next month in a move reflecting both declining activity and a shift in consumer preference for online services.

With getting healthy topping New Year's resolution lists and credit unions looking at how to keep top talent when the economy rebounds, 2010 may be the time to jumpstart a wellness program.

Rather than having to pull rabbits out of his hat in 2009, Scott Boyd took a conservative yet diverse approach to buffer his mostly older clients against an unstable economy.