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CUNA Environmental Scan Editor Steve Rodgers explains how credit unions can use this tool in their strategic planning efforts, and describes some of the highlights found in the 2009-2010 edition. Watch now . At Digital Federal Credit Union in Marlborough, Mass., “We view any plan as a roadmap written at... READ MORE

Melvin Edwards : CUs can gain greater influence by speaking as a single global body. Watch an interview with Edwards now . Credit unions' ethical leadership has given them both integrity and strength during the current financial crisis, according to Melvin Edwards, World Council of Credit Unions ( WOCCU )... READ MORE

Focus on your member relationships, take advantage of competitors' weaknesses, and embrace technology investments. Mark Sievewright, senior vice president, Fiserv Inc., Brookfield, Wis., delivered those words of wisdom at CUNA's America's Credit Union Conference & Expo in Boston. READ MORE

Mary Dunn: Topping the regulatory agenda are regulatory restructuring, top-level changes at NCUA, examination issues, and corporate CU issues. CUNA Deputy Counsel Mary Dunn outlined four critical regulatory issues for credit unions during a morning breakout session Wednesday: 1. Regulatory restructuring. The proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency is a “glass... READ MORE

John Magill: An ambitious Congress is proposing legislative measures at breakneck speed. A “very ambitious Congress” is proposing legislative measures “at breakneck speed,” John Magill, CUNA's senior vice president of legislative affairs, told attendees of a breakout session Wednesday morning. Two areas--credit card reform and the housing bill that contains... READ MORE

Next year will be a pivotal one on the credit union regulatory scene, NCUA Executive Director David Marquis told a Wednesday morning breakout session on legislative and regulatory issues during the America’s Credit Union Conference & Expo in Boston. Dave Marquis: NCUA's corporate CU rulemaking will be proposed this fall. Marquis noted... READ MORE

Author and venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki won over the America’s Credit Union Conference & Expo crowd when he admitted buying his first car from a credit union because the rates were lower. Guy Kawasaki: "The greatest role that life can bestow upon you is to be a revolutionary." “So when... READ MORE

National branding, capital levels, and students loans—not the corporate credit union stabilization plan—were the focus of questions to CUNA's senior management team during Tuesday morning’s General Session at the America’s Credit Union Conference & Expo. Mary Dunn:   "We’ll work very closely with the [Obama] administration to make sure CUs won’t... READ MORE

Bill Hampel : Don't penalize members with high fees and rate changes. There’s some good news about the economy and a light at the end of the tunnel. But don’t expect boom times ahead because this isn’t a V-shaped recession, characterized by a swift decline and revival, CUNA economists told... READ MORE

Picture perfect: Author Dan Roam says pictures make people focus on the essence of an idea, not on what isn't essential. Graphic designers of the world will rejoice. Pictures really are worth a thousand words. And guess what else? You are a visionary. No, really. Three quarters of your brain’s... READ MORE