October 13 2021

October 11, 2021

Best Practices

Credit Unions Help Businesses as Economy Heals

Low interest rates and other factors allow CUs serving business to thrive, but not all business loans are without problems.

Feature

LaBorde Has a Vision for WOCCU

Michael Ogden | October 11, 2021

While Elissa McCarter LaBorde acknowledges she's WOCCU's first female CEO, she has her eyes on a much bigger picture.

Editors’ Columns

New Perspectives on Equity & Inclusivity

Natasha Chilingerian | October 11, 2021

To make a real difference in the communities they serve, CUs must consider inequality from multiple and unexpected angles.

Sun, Sun, Sons, Here It Comes: A Solar Future

Michael Ogden | October 07, 2021

There are a lot of options for credit unions looking to serve the growing renewable energy market for all income levels.

Focus Report: Mapping CU Mergers & Acquisitions

Larger Credit Union Mergers Rise

Peter Strozniak | October 11, 2021

Mergers of equals, and mergers of peers of larger-asset credit unions, appear to be taking hold.

Credit Union Consolidation Continues

Will Hunt | October 11, 2021

There were 70 CU mergers in the first six months of 2021, down one from last year at this point but continuing a decades-long trend.

Callahan Tracks Decades of Credit Union Merger Activity

Natasha Chilingerian & Chris Nicholls | October 11, 2021

See data on CU-bank acquisitions, annual merger rates, how many CU assets were merged away each year and more.

Viewing Mergers Through a Strategy Lens

George Hofheimer | October 11, 2021

Credit unions without a differentiated strategy will sooner or later be acquired.

Guest opinion

Common Themes Among High-Performing Credit Unions

Jeff Rendel | October 11, 2021

Successful CUs differ in size, location, FOM and charter, but tend to make the same five strategic moves.

Community News

Credit Unions Kick Off Fall With Hefty Community Donations

Natasha Chilingerian | October 01, 2021

The Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, postponed from April due to the pandemic, raises $180k for CMN Hospitals.

People

CUs Nationwide Reveal New Board Members, Hires & Promotions

Natasha Chilingerian | October 04, 2021

Career moves and honors are announced at nine credit unions and the Mississippi Credit Union Association.