Nov 17, 2020
How We Got Here In 2009, some said interest rates had nowhere to go but up. Well, Treasury yields found a way to continue to go down and stay down. The Fed took seven years to increase the funds rate by a quarter point at the end of 2015, then another quarter point...
Nov 17, 2020
While the Presidential race continues to be counted in several key battleground states, we know that the Democrats will retain control of the House of Representatives and it is likely that the Republicans will retain the Senate with several races still too close to...
Nov 17, 2020
What if 2020 had a silver lining? Without downplaying its tragedies, I want to acknowledge one of the most positive consequences of this year. There is much that people disagree on, but we can all agree on this: life moves too fast. I am not just talking about the...
Nov 17, 2020
Are You Ready For A New Kind Of Holiday Season? Take a stressful year, add some holiday pressure, and what do you get? A cry for help! Fortunately, there are some simple steps that can help make the holiday season less stressful for you and your members. Below are...
Nov 17, 2020
“Shifting Pandemic Communication: Impacts and Considerations for Credit Unions” Covid 19 has presented credit unions with unprecedented challenges. While the long-term outlook is still uncertain, organizations have to adapt to new, sometimes unknown challenges such as...
Nov 17, 2020
IN TURBULENT TIMES LIKE THESE, CREDIT PROVIDES THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT MEMBERS NEED By Beth Phillips, Director, Strategic Growth, CO-OP Financial Services This article previously appeared on CUInsight.com It’s hard to believe that we’re almost eight months into the...
Nov 17, 2020
Elections have consequences and perhaps none have been as consequential as Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District race between incumbent Congressman Don Bacon and challenger Kara Eastman. In a coordinated effort between CUNA, the Nebraska Credit Union League and eight...
Nov 17, 2020
SANTASanta Letter spreadsheets are due to Melissa, mmausbach@nebrcul.org, at the League office by November 20th. Letters will be mailed out on December 4th. Ho Ho Ho YEAR END DONATIONSPlease be sure to have all your donations into the League or CMN by December...
Nov 17, 2020
We’ve known for some time that credit union members would prefer accessing financial services at a credit union. While more than half of members report that, only 3% of members utilize their credit unions for investment services. That’s according to research from...
Nov 17, 2020