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Labor-Based OE Federal Credit Union Joins PSCU
March 17, 2022

PSCU, the payments credit union service organization, has announced that OE Federal Credit Union has joined the cooperative for credit and debit processing support and services, a press release said. OE Federal, headquartered in Livermore, California, was founded in 1964. Its mission was to work...

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Credit Unions Mix New Tech and Trust to Keep Members From Switching
March 16, 2022

Trust is the bedrock of all financial relationships, and it’s doubly so for credit unions (CUs). Member faith in these financial institutions (FIs) brought the sector through the pandemic splendidly, but to keep the rally going, CUs must confront new digital realities with urgency. It’s...

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How Credit Unions and FinTechs Can Help Each Other
March 07, 2022

Credit unions (CUs) often find themselves walking a tightrope: addressing the demand for digital banking while also holding onto the value propositions and personalized services that brought their members to them in the first place. By working with FinTechs, CUs can address that mean by...

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Customer Satisfaction With Credit Unions Slid 2% in 2021
February 28, 2022

Credit union members’ satisfaction with their credit union (CU) has seen a noticeable decline. The shift has not been excessive, but the relative measurements of customer satisfaction between CUs and the financial institutions (FIs) and digital and online banks with which they compete have changed,...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: How FinTechs Can Give CUs a Leg up in the Digital Transformation
February 25, 2022

Credit unions (CUs) continue to attract members based on their community involvement, cost-effectiveness and helpful staff, but current and potential members are also looking for digital banking tools and innovative financial products. In response to that growing expectation, 14% of CUs in a PYMNTS study...

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Digital Tools Unlock New Markets for Credit Unions
February 25, 2022

Credit unions (CUs) historically have been known for their service — the tellers who know you by name and the call-center staffers who will take the time to make sure your questions are answered. As they extend their services to other channels, it can be...

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2 in 3 Credit Union Members Want to See More Innovation Around Business Loans
February 24, 2022

Credit unions have long been known for personalized services and high levels of member satisfaction. But new evidence also suggests they’re also uniquely suited to serving businesses’ financial needs, as they can often offer businesses better service and better terms than larger financial institutions.  What’s...

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First Tech Federal Credit Union on Pulling FinTechs Into the Partnership Fold to Boost Innovation
February 24, 2022

Credit Unions that want to be more like FinTechs are now partnering with them to burnish their digital bona fides. In the Credit Union Tracker, First Tech Credit Union’s Mike Upton explains how FinTechs and CUs collaborate on everything from digital wallets to P2P payments.

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Credit Unions Partner With FinTechs to Compete Like One
February 23, 2022

The digital transformation has made the financial landscape more crowded and competitive than ever before. Credit unions (CUs) face the dual challenge of finding ways to offer the latest digital banking tools to their members while still bringing something extra that differentiates them from neobanks...