June 10 2020
Feature
Small and mid-size credit unions have seen a membership spike since the pandemic began.
Editors\' Columns
The Senate Banking Committee's first virtual hearing inspires the first-ever "Streamies Awards."
These past few months, CU leaders have had their abilities to make quick, tough, never-before-seen decisions tested.
Focus Report: Mortgage Lending
The mortgage refi boom has created a new opportunity for credit unions to attract new members.
How can CUs identify the right balance between two approaches to lending and construct an infrastructure to support it?
Learn how to leverage data that can help determine which members are seeking, or could most benefit from, a mortgage refinance.
Refinancing outpaces new money purchases, and together they push credit unions into record mortgage production territory.
See a full visual breakdown of how CUs performed in the mortgage lending space in the first quarter of 2020.
Guest Opinion
Remote video access to financial advice could become a cornerstone value-add that clients and members will expect.
Community News
Credit unions support frontline workers and community members in need with meals and monetary donations.
People
In addition to professionals starting new positions, a longtime industry leader retires from CO-OP.
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