Kehrer Bielan Research & Consulting found that the average financial advisor working in a credit union produced $444,873 in investment services revenue in 2014, compared to $440,073 for the average advisor in a large bank broker-dealer. The 2014...
Wednesday morning Apple announced that 18 more credit unions and banks have signed on to offer Apple pay. Among the new credit unions is Envision Credit Union, based in Tallahassee. There are nine total new credit unions offering Apple Pay. Another...
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley on Tuesday announced the date of the second special session to address the General Fund Budget. The session of the Alabama Legislature will begin at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8. “The start of Fiscal Year 2016 is quickly...
On Tuesday, Callahan and Associates released its first look trends on statistics from the second quarter. It ranked the top 10 states with the greatest improvement in delinquencies year over year. Florida ranked fourth behind Delaware, Alaska, and...
After nearly seven years and one million vehicles sold, General Motors will suspend the credit union member discount offered through CU Solutions Group’s credit union member rewards program, effective Oct. 1. Over the last six and a half...
The NCUA’s 60-day comment period for its proposed changes to the member business lending (MBL) rule is closing today. Credit unions are urged to send in a comment. A League source says that the NCUA has received enough negative comments from...
The 1st Annual Deep Sea Fishing Excursion for FEDPAC is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 3 in Destin. The six-hour fishing excursion will start at the Destin Harbor Walk Village in conjunction with the LSCU Southeast Leadership Development Conference...
With Tropical Storm Erika tracking toward Florida and possibly the gulf, now is a good time for a credit union to know its disaster plan. The uncertainty of the storm means that credit unions should prepare for the worst this weekend and into early...
Small-business owners’ confidence in the overall economy is fading despite strength in their own operations, a sign the recovery’s gains may be slowing. For August, the portion of small businesses reporting that the U.S. economy was improving fell...
Managing your third party vendors takes up a lot of staff hours. From the credit union’s third-party lending vendors to the lawn service contract, all have to be tracked, managed, and re-negotiated. This process can take a number of staff to...