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#3448: Alkami's Jeff Bucher Shares the State of FedNow and It's Robust Future...

8/25/2024

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Jeff Bucher, Senior Product Strategy Manager, Money Movement, at Alkami, joined us on the show to provide a quick FedNow update, now that it's celebrated its first birthday after being launched in July 2023.

Jeff also discussed keys to a smooth FedNow integration, use cases for instant payments, and its very robust future -- for example, immediate money transfers such as business transactions or the likes of a down payment on a home.

Check it out and let us know your thoughts. And be sure to watch the entire episode below for all the details.

#3447: Michigan First's Chief Lending Officer Shares Credit Union's Best Practices in Lending...

8/22/2024

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Jeff Fitrzyk, Chief Lending Officer of Michigan First Credit Union, stopped by the show to share some of the credit union's lending best practices.

Jeff discussed the lending status with credit unions today — especially with deposits/liquidity issues still lingering. He also provided insights on what he is seeing from Michigan First's perspective.

He also provided a couple of best practices in the credit unions lending efforts that keep them consistent in this space.

In addition, Jeff shared his insights on interest rates and how they will affect lending activity, as the Fed looks to possibly cut them in September.

Lastly, he provided advice for other credit unions out there looking to excel or be ready when interest rates get cut heading into Q3/Q4 and even 2025.

Check it out and let us know your thoughts. And be sure to watch the entire episode below for all the details.

#3446: Worldwide Foundation's Marcey Ciaccio Previews International Credit Union Day...

8/22/2024

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Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions’ Philanthropy Manager Marcey Ciaccio joined us on the show to provide a preview of this fall's International Credit Union Day slated for October 17, 2024.

Marcey gave a quick refresher on International Credit Union Day for those who might be new to it, as well as all the activities surrounding the global event and how credit unions can participate with all the ICU Day swag and pins to help promote it.

She also shared how significant this day is for the industry and what the Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions looks to achieve on October 17.

Check it out and let us know your thoughts. And be sure to watch the entire episode below for all the details.

#3445: How Harvard FCU Increased Instant Approvals for Credit Cards by More Than 80%...

8/21/2024

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Tanya Tanaro, VP of Education & Consumer Lending at Harvard Federal Credit Union, stopped by the show to share how her credit union increased their instant approvals increased by 80%+ for credit cards, 50%+ for unsecured loans, and went up from 0 to 30%+ for vehicle loans all by using Scienaptic's Fair & Compliant AI-driven Credit Underwriting platform.

Tanya talked about what was going on at Harvard FCU that prompted them to launch Scienaptic’s AI-based underwriting platform?

She added how they see this platform making a difference at your credit union (staff) and members, as well as digging into some of those impressive results -- and so soon.

Lastly, Tanya discussed the big goal they are looking to achieve now and well into the future with this platform.

Check it out and let us know your thoughts. And be sure to watch the entire episode below for all the details.

DCUC24: Cobalt Credit Union's Assan Manneh Recaps His 'Crasher' Experience at DCUC...

8/20/2024

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Assan Manneh, VP of Retail Banking at Cobalt Credit Union (and who just earned his MBA!), stopped by the Studio Lounge to recap his "Crasher" experience the annual DCUC Conference, sharing his takeaways from one-on-one meetings with conference keynotes, soaking in the expertise from SMEs' presentations, and much, much more.

Check it out and let us know your thoughts. And be sure to watch more of our 2024 DCUC Conference episodes on our Studio Lounge interview archive page -- and support our conference coverage sponsors: DCUC and Trellance.

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