CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 222 Kris Kovacs Constellation on How It Can Be Easy for a Credit Union to Add the Tech It Needs to Compete
You know what we are talking about? Then you have to get to know Kris Kovacs, CEO of Constellation, a CUSO birthed to make it easy for a credit union to add the tech it wants, from AI tools to crypto to pretty much whatever you imagine because Constellation is open to adding fintech tools that […]
CU 2.0 Podcast Kirk Kordeleski Money Talks Episode 4: Interest Rates and A Credit Union’s Executive Retirement Plan
The stark reality is that as interest rates edge up – and already in much of Europe inflation has climbed above 10% in the year and interest rates will follow – a fresh new look is being given credit union executive retirement plans.
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 221 Jaime Marks Credit Union Cheerleader
Ask Jaime Marks how she sees her role in the credit union universe and her answer comes fast: cheerleader. She is a true believer in the credit union mission and the credit union difference.
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 220 Joseariel Gomez Shastic on IPA (Intelligent Process Automation)
You may think IPA is a particular kind of craft beer but Joseariel Gomez, CEO of Shastic, is on the show today to tell all you don’t know but need to know about Intelligent Process Automation. Along the way he also tells about RPA, robotic process automation.
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 219 Todd Anderson LendingArts on the Gold in Auto Refinancing
Cars are more expensive than ever. New cars are hard to find in a marketplace ravaged by supply chain bottlenecks. Consumers are keeping their cars for ever longer terms. Add that up and one conclusion is that the new car financing marketplace is slowing.
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 218 on Larky and the Power of Push Notifications to Engage Members
Who opens email anymore and as for phoning members, forget about it. Diminishing returns from once mainline communication channels have many credit unions pulling their hair out in frustration.
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 217 Kent Lugrand CEO of InTouch Credit Union on Rewards Innovation and a Lot More
This is a different kind of podcast. Unlike just about any other in the series. It started normally enough. An email came in from a PR person offering Kent Lugrand, CEO of the $1 billion InTouch Credit Union in Texas, as a guest to discuss the institution’s high yield checking account which provides members a […]
CU 2.0 Podcast Kirk Kordeleski Money Talks Episode 3: CUES and Its Executive Compensation Bombshell
The latest CUES executive compensation numbers for credit union executives are out and this explosion still reverberates across the industry. Total median executive comp in 2022 was up 14.9%. For CEOs the total median compensation was $515,602.
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 216 Chad Heese Chief Lending Officer Rogue Credit Union
What a difference a year makes. A year ago the typical credit union was awash in deposits – much of it coming in via stimulus money – and accordingly there was a rush to get that money back out on the streets working. that meant loans.
CU 2.0 Podcast Episode 215 Robert Johnston CEO of Adlumin on Cyber War and Your Credit Union
Robert Johnston was a Marine and that is where he honed his skills at waging war in the cyber dimension – and you better believe that is where a lot of warfare now happens, from Russia knocking out ATMs in neighboring countries through nation-state hackers targeting financial institutions, both to fuel widespread anxiety and simply […]