Callahan's Credit Union Report is a monthly publication that focuses on strategic concepts, thought-provoking ideas, and trends in the credit union industry.

The articles are submitted by some of the most respected names in the credit union market. This Report is for the credit union executive who wants to know what's going on in the business but doesn't have the time to wade through dozens of articles each month.

Subscribers receive a print edition as well as a sneak preview in PDF-format delivered via e-mail each month. Subscriptions also include access to 10 years of Callahan Report Archives, allowing you to view, save, and search past issues.

Download the Callahan Report Year in Review, summarizing the last 12 months of articles and data highlighting the key challenges credit unions faced in 2009. All back issues of these articles are available for subscribers in the Online Archives.

 

This Month's Report :

The Corporate Rule and the System’s Future
By Chip Filson, Callahan and Associates

NCUA should think less about “being in control” and more about working cooperatively to shape a system for the future.

A Hard Look at Recapitalizing Shows We Don’t Have the Necessary Information Yet
By Randy Karnes, CEO of CU*Answers

NCUA’s proposed new corporate rules leave managers confused: Would investing in the reconstituted corporates be prudent? Right now, no one could be sure.

Collaboration and a Learning Regulator
By Henry Wirz, CEO of SAFE Credit Union

Wanting to “be in control,” NCUA runs the risk of cracking the cooperative system. Rather the agency should work more with credit unions to shape a cooperative system for the decades ahead.

Corporates Helped Make Credit Unions Independent as Well as Grow Their Bottom Line
By E. J. Donaghey, CEO of University of Illinois Employees Credit Union

Corporates helped credit unions break free of banks, grow their balance sheets, and focus on ordinary Americans. Now is a time to recall that spirit of cooperation and progress to shape the future of credit unions in the 21st century.

Corporates Helped Make Credit Unions Independent as Well as Grow Their Bottom Line
By E. J. Donaghey, CEO of University of Illinois Employees Credit Union

Corporates helped credit unions break free of banks, grow their balance sheets, and focus on ordinary Americans. Now is a time to recall that spirit of cooperation and progress to shape the future of credit unions in the 21st century.

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2009's Critical Topics. Summaries of the last 12 months of articles and data that present the key challenges faced by credit unions. All of these back issues are available for subscribers in the online archives.

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The Importance of Long-Term Member Value - Tangible and Intangible
The lifetime value of credit union membership is tremendous. But this lifetime value is difficult to communicate to members especially investments back into the credit union's infrastructures, and the value of being a member/owner rather than a customer.

Moving Out of Step, Getting Out of Line
Nationwide Insurance has hit on a new tactic for converting credit unions: buying the member. This is potentially the biggest challenge yet to the industry's survival. How should we respond?

Hearing Heralds New Era in Credit Union Significance
The past Ways and Means Committee hearing had caused a credit union search for community contribution. But such is only a portion of credit union benefit. Credit unions offer democracy not available through for-profit institutions, and they engender a spirit of cooperation that is essential to the progress of society.