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What’s the biggest threat to credit unions today? The answer might surprise because it’s not regulatory in nature. Or legislative. It’s not even financial or economic.
The biggest threat to credit unions is irrelevancy. As credit unions go head-to-head against larger financial institutions and emerging disruptors, they risk losing touch with what sets the cooperative model apart. As member-owned financial institutions, credit unions work toward a greater good. To remain an FI of choice — and win out over the banks next door and apps with no one at home — credit unions must improve the lives of the members and communities they serve.
This Callahan Collection brings together strategies and stories from across the industry that demonstrate how credit unions are making a positive impact and proving they matter.
St. Louis Community Credit Union strives to be a positive force, and it has the impact report to prove it.
Credit unions are experimenting with employee-sponsored small-dollar loan programs at the urging of Filene and the FINRA Foundation.
A small Ohio credit union includes income replacement in a loan package aimed at spurring personal and community economic development.
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It’s all a matter of timing as ELGA joins in on the revitalization of a once-moribund main street in one of America’s iconic industrial cities.
This Vermont cooperative is making life-changing auto loans to rescue borrowers who are underwater or burdened with high-interest debt of all kinds.
A salary advance program at one of the nation’s largest credit unions helps members stop running in place and start saving for the future.
Air Academy FCU’s biannual events engage employees and give community members something to smile about.
Credit union volunteers encounter refund shock from some as the new withholding regime presents an opportunity to rethink how cooperatives can help at tax time and year round.
Community giveback is one of Michigan State University Federal Credit Union’s strategic initiatives. How much did it give across 2018? How did that help the credit union grow?
How three very different credit unions are collaborating with their communities for better business development.