Articles by James Collins

My P2P Solution Involves Pen and Paper

It’s not trendy, but the check is still a reliable P2P solution.
June 1, 2013
You don’t need electricity to write a check.
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The Road to Insurance Can Get Confusing

It ultimately comes down to trust between members, your CU, and your provider.
May 26, 2013
Is this something credit unions should have in their product and service repertoire? Depends.
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Branching Out

Take My Life…Please

Ten easy steps to serve crooks your identity on a silver platter.
April 26, 2013
'Perhaps rather than telling members what not to do, we should take the difficult ones and tell them the opposite of what we want them to do.'
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Seven Reasons to Play

If your CU decides to have a social media presence, get used to a lack of control.
April 9, 2013
Social media marketing has been the bane of many organizations.
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Branching Out

Regulations We’d Rather Not See

We all hope these regulatory predictions don’t come to pass.
April 7, 2013
These are the regulations that make credit union CEOs as neurotic as hypercaffeinated squirrels.
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Ten Loan Ideas for 2013

They’ll come in especially handy if we stay stuck in this low-rate environment.
February 19, 2013
Economists have predicted credit union loan growth to be about 5% in 2013
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Branching Out

‘Want Some Basel in Your Soup?’

How about a new minimum capital requirement of 10.5%, or even 13%?
December 18, 2012
When I first heard of Basel III, I thought it was a genetic mutation of a plant I often put on homemade pizza.
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Branching Out

Be Sure to Plan for the ‘Outlier’

Prepare Plan A for likely economic conditions, and Plan B for unforeseen circumstances.
December 3, 2012
Economists’ predictions represent the most likely scenario—one that’s highly likely to be...wrong.
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The Dangers of Mobile Multitasking

 When it comes to tech decisions, don’t always default to the least expensive option.
November 27, 2012
To make your mobile platform decision, you must analyze highly complex and technical options.
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The 10 Fee Commandments

Sometimes fees make sense; other times they simply don’t.
September 24, 2012
CUs everywhere are looking for new sources of income.
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