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Serious brains, zero snooze—The Credit Union Connection dishes hot takes on fintech, compliance, strategy, politics & member magic for credit union leaders who get it.

CUC Podcast Sarah Snell Cooke Andy Jannng Overdrawn Documentary Series

Overdrawn: Six Years Later, People Are Still Mad or Silent

A humorous cartoon depicts a credit union CEO job interview with four members of the board of directors interviewing a Black woman for the top executive position. One board member asks the candidate the daunting question: “Can you grow loans, deposits and membership, reduce expenses, modernize technology and keep everyone happy?” The candidate responds with amused skepticism: “Sooo … you have trick questions for the CEO position?” Behind the candidate, a hiring board lists the desired qualifications: Vision, Leadership, Results, Strategy, Technology, People Skills, followed by the tongue-in-cheek requirement “Miracle Worker (Bonus).” The board members display a mixture of serious, concerned and expectant expressions, while the candidate appears confident and good-humored. Credit union signage, a board packet and a “Board of Directors” nameplate establish the executive recruiting setting. The cartoon pokes fun at the increasingly demanding expectations placed on credit union CEOs, who are often expected to simultaneously deliver growth, control expenses, modernize technology, lead employees and satisfy members and boards.

Cartoon Of The Week: The New CEO Interview

CUC Podcast with Dupaco CU and Alkami

Double the Deposit Goals in Half the Time? Yeah, Dupaco Did That.

Seth Perlman, Global Head of Product at i2c

Serving Members Better: How Credit Unions Can Modernize Without Losing What Makes Them Unique

The Credit Union Podcast with Sarah Cooke, Michael Berman and Michael (Carp) Carpenter

The Upside of Vendor Risk: Turning Compliance into Credit Union Strategy

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Credit Unions Push for Clear Rules in New Stablecoin Framework (And Want to Avoid Double the Paperwork)

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Federal Agencies Hit the Undo Button on 2022 Credit Program Guidelines

TRUECCU and CUFEN Most Students Reached

TRUE Community Credit Union Wins Three National Awards for Making Finance Less Terrifying

Tucson FCU Local First Arizona podcast

Arizona Credit Unions Team Up to Prove That Banking Local Isn’t Just a Bumper Sticker

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Alkami Just Became the Digital Banking Platform Everyone’s Talking About

UFCU_BGC Marion County 2026 Dunk Tank

How a Dunk Tank, $11K, and One Credit Union Made a Splash for Marion County Kids

AACUL Cybersecurity Awareness Toolkit

Credit Unions Get Free Arsenal to Fight Back Against Cybercriminals (Because Scammers Never Take a Day Off)

West Community Credit Union and Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines Member Impact Fund

How a Credit Union Just Turned $20K Into Real Change for St. Louis Students and Veterans

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Your Bank Account Status Changes Everything About How You Want to Get Paid

Northern Michigan University Launches On-Campus Financial Commons in Partnership with Collegiate and AlumniFi

NMU’s New Financial Commons Is Like a Gym Membership for Your Wallet (And It’s Actually Free)

A futuristic image shows an AI-powered robot rapidly processing a large volume of income verification documents in a high-tech digital environment. Stacks of documents on the left represent pay stubs, W-2 forms, tax returns, bank statements, and employment verifications. The AI bot works through the paperwork at extremely high speed while documents move along a digital processing path. A large screen behind the robot displays the income verification workflow, including scanning, extracting data, validating, and confirming information. The dashboard shows 1,248 documents processed in only eight seconds, emphasizing the speed and scale of automated processing. Verified documents emerge on the opposite side with green checkmarks, illustrating successful completion of the verification process. The image conveys themes of AI-powered income verification, lending automation, document processing, data validation, operational efficiency, and faster loan decisioning.

How a $20B Credit Union Cut Document Review Time by 70% (Without an IT Overhaul)

A conceptual image illustrates credit unions navigating the challenges of artificial intelligence. On the left, a dark and complicated maze represents the obstacles organizations may encounter when adopting AI, with signs identifying issues such as data complexity, integration, bias, costs, security risks, and uncertainty. Glowing digital symbols—including an AI brain, cloud data, security lock, analytics chart, and question marks—reinforce the technology theme and the complexity surrounding AI implementation. At the center, an open gate leads away from the dark maze toward a bright, clear pathway. Three business professionals walk along the path toward the sunlight, symbolizing credit union leaders moving from uncertainty toward a more defined AI strategy. A sign along the path highlights clear strategy, trusted partners, smart technology, stronger memberships, and sustainable growth. The image conveys themes of AI strategy, digital transformation, technology partnerships, risk management, responsible AI adoption, and helping credit unions find a clearer path through an increasingly complex technology landscape.

Credit Unions Get a Clear Path Through the AI Maze with MDT and OnTrac Partnership

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From Navy Vet to Credit Union Defender: DCUC Taps John Alexander for New Leadership Role

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John Crews Steps Up as NCUA’s New Board Chair

A realistic, modern workspace shows a laptop and smartphone displaying a newly designed credit union website. The responsive website appears consistently across both devices, emphasizing convenient access from desktop and mobile. The website features a welcoming family image along with information about better rates, lower fees, local service, financial wellness, and membership. Clean navigation and prominent login and membership options reinforce an easy-to-use digital banking experience. A credit union-branded coffee mug, notebook, pen, and plant complete the professional office setting. The image conveys themes of a new credit union website launch, digital transformation, improved member experience, mobile accessibility, modern financial services, and user-friendly technology.

OMNICOMMANDER Launches New Website for IBEW 26 Federal Credit Union

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Hawaii State FCU Steps Up With Emergency Relief After Hurricane Lala Hits Home

A realistic office scene shows a person closely studying CD (certificate of deposit) interest-rate data on a laptop. The individual appears focused on comparing current rates and recent changes. The laptop screen displays a “Nationwide Average CD Rates” dashboard showing February and August 2026 figures, including average APYs, top-performing CD rates, changes over time, and rates for different CD terms. A chart illustrates the recent upward movement in CD yields. Printed financial charts, a calculator, notebook, pen, and coffee mug sit on the desk, reinforcing the theme of someone carefully evaluating savings and investment options. The image conveys themes of CD rate trends, interest rates, personal finance, investment research, comparing savings opportunities, and making informed financial decisions, without promoting any particular financial institution or company.

Everyone Said CD Rates Would Tank in 2026. Surprise: They Were Dead Wrong

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Harry Zhu named WSECU’s next President & CEO

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Three Credit Unions Announce New Hires; TDECU Elects New Board Chair

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WestStar Credit Union Taps AI to Actually Understand What Members Need (And When They Need It)

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Credit Unions to Congress: Let’s Fix the CFPB Without Breaking What Actually Works

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