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#706: Why PSCU’s Recent Wellness Awards Are Important to All of Us…

1/12/2017

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PSCU has recently been recognized as Health Champion by the American Diabetes Association and Fit-Friendly Workplace by the American Heart Association. Pretty cool accolades for sure. But why are these awards important to the rest of us?

Well, we invited PSCU Total Rewards Manager Kim Wetherington on the show to find out why and what PSCU has done to achieve such esteemed recognition in the good health department. In addition, Kim tells us how being a health champion and fit friendly has benefited their company in production, creativity, and morale -- three things most (if not all) companies aspire to excel in.

Check out our enlightening conversation with Kim and let us know your thoughts.

Note: We apologize for not having video in this episode. The connection was less-than-Ok, so we opted for an audio version that you can listen to or download.

If you're interested in this story, check out our Fitxec site for more video interviews on how good health practices can benefit your career. We'll posting this one there, too.

#705: Brett King Shares How Credit Unions Can Avoid Being the Next ‘Blockbuster’…

1/12/2017

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In part two of our conversation with Breaking Banks' Host Brett King, Brett dovetails from his latest book Augmented to discuss how credit unions and community banks need to evolve now or go the way of Blockbuster or Tower Records by the year 2025.

Brett provides the example of how Amazon Go is already making waves in the retail world by revolutionizing the shopping experience. Just grab and go. And, if you're short on cash, they'll lend it to you, as well.

Enjoy our latest chat with Brett King and let us know your thoughts. We still have two more compelling segments with him coming up in the next few weeks. So stay tuned.

#704: How the Rising Rates Will Impact Credit Unions and Members in 2017…

1/11/2017

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PSCU Principal at Advisors Plus Chris Joy joins us to discuss how the latest interest rate hike -- along with the predicted increases this year -- will affect credit unions and their members.

We discuss these items with Chris, as well as how the rising rate environment rekindles questions surrounding credit card portfolios that carry non-variable or fixed APRs. We also touch on credit unions stress testing 2017 budgets to start the year off on a firm foundation ready for anything the economy throws at us.

Enjoy our conversation and let us know your thoughts. Also, check out the white paper below (Rekindling Questions on
Non-Variable/Fixed Credit Card APRs in a Rising Rate Environment) for more details.

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#703: FinCon Founder Talks Personal Finance in 2017 and Where CUs Fit In for Today's Consumer…

1/11/2017

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If you're a credit union marketer, you need to know Philip Taylor -- better known as "PT" in the consumer financial world. You see, PT is the founder of wildly successful blog PT Money and the exploding-in-popularity FinCon Expo, which is where I met him last year in San Diego via Phroogal's Jason Vitug.

PT joined us in the CUbroadcast virtual studios to discuss personal finance practices in 2017 and where credit unions fit in the mix for today's consumer. Of course, credit unions should be leading in this area, providing members with the latest in consumer finance tips and more -- which is PT's wheelhouse.

So, again, if you're a credit union marketer, check out PT Money and FinCon -- not only to gain some valuable advice to pass on to your members but to participate, as well, to enhance our industry's message. Check it out and let us know your thoughts.

@PTMoney
@FinCon

#702: Cornerstone Advisors’ Research Reveals 'Quest for Video Teller ROI'…

1/10/2017

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If you're looking into deploying video teller machines (ITMs) at your financial institution, you may want to check out this talk with Cornerstone Advisors' Ron Shevlin and Ryan Rackley first.

Ron and Ryan conducted some revealing research in this area entitled: "The Quest for Video Teller ROI." Their resulting report uncovered the business cases and rationale that went into the thinking of financial institutions that have deployed ITMs, and the operational performance, deployment issues and challenges banks and credit unions experienced as a result of the technology.

Check it out and let us know your thoughts.

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