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The Importance of Online Self-Service Forms
The shift to contactless consumer solutions has not just shown how quickly businesses can adapt. It has also shown how important it is to have wide-ranging, quality self-service options. Online banking, previously a word used to describe the ability to complete...
COVID-19 Cybersecurity For Credit Unions
The CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act has helped millions of Americans weather the COVID storm, but it has come with a downside. As more than $2 trillion made its way to businesses and individuals, cybercriminals saw an opportunity to...
Credit Unions Offer Unique Post-COVID Solutions
Since credit unions are member-owned, not-for-profit institutions, many have created new pandemic-centric programs. Here are some of the post-COVID solutions CUs are offering to help their communities while generating business. We’ve also included a unique...
How to Achieve Success in Self-Service Offerings
Social distancing is a concept of which we are acutely aware now that we're 5 months into the COVID-19 pandemic. But online and self-service options have been gaining traction in almost all business processes for years. Success in self-service doesn’t happen...
4 Reasons to Choose Credit Unions Over Big Banks
Sometimes it feels like big banks have all the power and resources to offer much “more” than local credit unions, but that is not the case. In a world where small businesses are gaining momentum, customers are looking for better deals and hometown service. Here...
5 Benefits of Credit Union Community Outreach
Community outreach is never more important than when disaster strikes. As COVID-19 spreads through neighborhoods across the globe, people are looking closely at how area companies, both large and small, are helping during the pandemic. 82% of US consumers (86%...
The Importance of Offering Skip A Pay
Many Americans are still struggling financially after the last few months of layoffs and shutdowns, some of which are going back into effect after being eased earlier in the summer. 30% of Americans missed their June housing payments - this is up from April’s...
The Benefits of Online Courtesy Pay
Courtesy Pay programs are a safety net for members’ checking accounts when funds are low and they don’t have sufficient funds to cover these transactions. Courtesy Pay is designed to give members peace of mind by providing coverage if they inadvertently...
4 Ways to Improve Member Experience
The community experience people love about credit unions is created by you - the people who work there. Trust is of the utmost importance when it comes to people’s finances and that trust comes from the service you provide and willingness to go above and...
Upgrade to Web Loan Applications
The pandemic has negatively impacted the U.S. economy. Approximately 36.5 million people are unemployed, where three million people filed for unemployment benefits in May. That number is expected to rise as more businesses permanently close and continue to lay...