A common question in the Credit Union industry is “how do we change credit unions from being ‘the best-kept secret in financial institutions’ to ‘It’s no secret: Credit unions are consumers best option for financial services.’” Insiders may get it, but to everybody else – well, it’s still a secret. A new website, going on-line [...]
Watch as CUNA President and CEO Bill Cheney urges consumers to “read the whole story” about NCUA’s actions on corporate credit unions–not just the headlines–about NCUA’s actions Sept. 24 to stabilize, resolve and reform the corporate/wholesale credit union system. Cheney assures credit union members that the consumer credit unions they use every day “have not been [...]
The “move your money” campaign generated much excitement among consumers, credit unions — and the press. That’s not news: It’s been going on since December, when the campaign to move deposits from big banks to “community banks” was first outlined on the Huffington Post (and, as a result of demands by readers of HP, eventually [...]
If credit union business lending has been the subject of stories and opinion pieces in your local newspaper – or even in the national papers you read or the local radio stations you listen to – it’s no accident. It’s the result of a coordinated effort by the Leagues – working with CUNA – to [...]
Feedback from credit unions and the press about CUNA’s hiring of Bill Cheney to succeed Dan Mica as president and CEO is already starting to roll in. From credit union folks: “Great choice” and “a real CU man” have been common. From reporters, there have been questions (which is what they are paid to ask). [...]