BCU Senior Vice President of Lending and CUNA Lending Council Vice Chair Jim Block joined us on the program to discuss CUNA Lending Council's Excellence in Lending Awards, which will be announced at the CUNA Lending Council Conference at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, October 28-31.

Now's the time to enter to win for 2018 -- and Jim provides inside information on what the judges look for in winning entries for all categories:

• Business Lending
• Consumer Lending
• Mortgage Lending
• Low/Modest Means

Check it out and let us know your thoughts -- and don't forget to enter! Entry materials deadline: Monday, September 17, 2018. 

We've had heavy hearts here at CUbroadcast this week, as we lost a dear friend and a true supporter of credit unions. Corelation's Dave Stewart passed away last Friday.

Dave was truly one of the good guys, not only in our industry but on this planet. You see that smile there in his photo? Well, it was always there no matter what. You could count on Dave to bring a little levity to any situation -- and we all loved him for it.

Dave had the perfect balance of humor and professionalism. He was really good at what he did for credit unions in the often arduous core conversion process. For more than three decades, he made it fun, as odd as that sounds. And because of his extensive experience he became an incredible, go-to resource in this area, as well.

His smile, sense of humor, humility, and generosity will be truly missed by all of us who knew him. Please take a moment to honor Dave, an amazing human being who touched our lives and left us all better for it.

We will miss you my friend.

Most credit unions, if not all, are looking to enhance their member engagement so they can do what they do best -- serve their members to the best of their abilities, putting them or keeping them on the road to financial freedom. There are many ways to achieve this lofty goal and one of them is leveraging data.

We've all been on the data bandwagon the last few years -- and for good reason. Leveraging member data is what's moving the needle right now. No one knows this better than the folks at AdvantEdge Analytics. So we invited AdvantEdge Analytics Senior Business Consultant Tammy Schwartzer on the program to dive deep into the data diving well on how to activate it for optimal member engagement.

In part 1 of 3, we discussed what data is critical to drive stronger member engagement, how much of it (consumer data) is valuable to a credit union's engagement efforts, and how do credit unions filter what is necessary.

An incredibly insightful talk with Tammy, as we scratch the surface in part 1 leaving much, much more for you in parts 2 and 3 airing next week. Check it out and let us know your thoughts.

Our industry's ADA litigation has been making headlines all year and even in 2017. It's a big topic in credit union Boardrooms for sure. 

To get the latest status on current ADA litigation developments for credit unions, we invited CUNA Senior Director of Advocacy and Counsel Alex Monterrubio on the program for a quick take. Alex informed us how CUNA is working with the Department of Justice to come up with much-needed guidelines in this area, as well as latest court cases and what credit unions can do in the meantime to prepare.

Check it out and let us know your thoughts -- and what your credit union is doing to protect itself.

Filene Research Institute Incubator Director Adam Lee joins us on the show to discuss the results of its two-and-a-half year "Reaching Minority Households Incubator" report. This 100-page report shares findings from five products tested in the credit union marketplace over the last couple of years that will help the underserved gain a solid financial footing.

Some incredible work conducted here from the folks at Filene in this VISA-supported project. So check it out and let us know your thoughts -- as well as what product you think would best work at your credit union.

And watch the video below on one of the success stories stemmed from this incubator...