In February, I had the opportunity to visit Ecuador in a World Council of Credit Unions exchange visit with members of the Iowa Credit Union League. The experience was eye-opening. The credit union...
I figured this week I would take a different tone compared to my last blog. I mean come on, should a person really be that fired up over a simple name change. Let’s be honest, with how the CFPB has...
As if the ADA website compliance lawsuits weren’t enough, we have been hearing from several credit unions that have received an “invitation” from the United States Automobile Association (USAA) to...
With the amount of change we've had in the regulatory compliance space in the past five years it's easy to get focused on the future. What is the next rule coming our way? But, a not-so-new rule has...
We’re officially into the third quarter of the calendar year, which means the summer sun is blazing, humidity is high, Iowa sweet corn can be found in road-side stands around the state, and...
I have a tomato plant in my closet. Weird, but true. Last fall I found some volunteer tomato plants in a flower pot that I think came from a squirrel eating a tomato in the pot. The seeds fell in the...
I was perusing the credit union web the other day, and I found an interesting article out on NACUSO.org. It was a summary of a survey done by CU Service Network back in 2016. The survey was given to...
We recently published a new whitepaper which explores increased examiner expectations for compliance audits and talks through several important factors for credit unions to consider as they polish...
Turnover seems to go in cycles. A credit union may be going along smoothly with very minimal turnover for a period of time, and then all of a sudden, a few key positions might turnover all at once....
Everyone knows credit unions must conduct independent BSA testing every 12-18 months. A credit union must consider their own size, complexity, and controls to determine if stretching out to 18 months...
