Halitra Makes Credit Union Mortgages Bigger (and Greener)

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Millions of homeowners undertake home renovations annually. These days, they’re into energy efficient upgrades. Unfortunately, members don’t know which energy upgrades make financial sense and too often homeowners finance home renovations outside of credit unions. Halitra’s software acts like energy efficiency radar for loan officers, which enables credit unions to add energy upgrade top ups […]

Thoughts on Vertice AI’s Partnership with Vizo Financial

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Credit unions are known for their commitment to members. Yet, they’re not known for cutting edge tech or deep, digital engagement. Especially when it comes to using data to fuel those relationships. Standard data reports are useful, that’s hardly enough these days. Credit unions need clear, actionable strategies to help them connect with members and […]

A Look into Woop’s Insurance Verification for Credit Unions

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Let’s talk about insurance verification for your members. Do you offer it? And should you? And… what do we mean by “insurance verification,” exactly? Here, we’re talking about making sure that your members have adequate home and auto insurance. Many don’t. And that can cause problems. But, if you do offer insurance verification, you can […]

Nook Enables Credit Unions to Engage with Members Differently

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Do you have any “friends” that seem to come around when they need something? Their social call for coffee is actually a request for advice or a job recommendation. Or maybe you own a truck and they’re moving next weekend… What if your credit union is acting like that friend toward your members? Unfortunately, that […]

ModernFi’s Solution for Insuring Above the NCUA’s $250k Limit

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Many depositors need to insure their money beyond the $250,000 typically provided by the NCUSIF. This is true across member segments, including businesses, municipalities, non-profits, high-net worth individuals, and others. These high-value members should feel confident bringing their whole relationship to their local credit union and should be able to trust them with large balances. […]

The Best Credit Union Personal Loan Facilitators

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We know—lending hasn’t enjoyed quite the popularity of deposits and liquidity recently. But “credit” is literally part of the credit union name. What are you going to do… not lend? The reality is that lending is still critical. It’s revenue. It’s memberization. It’s community support and development. The key is lending smarter, better, and from […]

Best Credit Union Marketing Platforms (CDPs and MCIFs)

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At the time of writing, there are too many credit union marketing platforms to list. If we tried really hard, we might be able to list all the different types… But let’s start with a segment of marketing tools that help credit unions grow by delivering personalized member journeys. This is about individualization. Right member, […]

AI vs AI: Effectiv’s Battle Against Fraud in Credit Unions

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You can’t fight fire with fire, or so the saying goes. But in reality, there are niche cases where that is the exact prescription. As West Coasters, CU 2.0 is more than aware of that… But this isn’t about BCP or disaster recovery! This is about risk, fraud, and artificial intelligence (AI). Read on to […]

Dear Credit Unions: Financial Education Isn’t Enough

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You’ve probably seen headlines that say things like “74% of Gen Z wants access to more financial education,” or “Gen Z isn’t financially literate (yet).” The gist of all these articles is the same: Young people say that financial literacy will alleviate some of their money problems. But let’s not pretend that financial education is […]