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PODCAST: CUNA economists provide an updated forecast

Coronavirus outbreak has created rapid, widespread, and severe economic disruption.

March 25, 2020
Bill Merrick
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Samira Salem, Jordan van Rijn, and Mike Schenk
Samira Salem, senior policy analyst; Jordan van Rijn, senior economist; and Mike Schenk, chief economist and deputy chief advocacy officer.

When consumers drive 70% of economic activity, as they do in the U.S., any significant disruption to peoples’ lives will have a corresponding impact on the economy.

That is certainly the case with the coronavirus outbreak, which has created rapid, widespread, and severe economic disruption.

As a result, CUNA economists have revised their 2020 economic growth forecast from 1.8% to -2.25%. They also adjusted their outlook for the unemployment rate from 3.5% to 6.5%.

In this episode of the CUNA News Podcast, three CUNA economists examine the extent of the disruption, provide an updated forecast for the economy, and discuss implications for credit unions.

They are Samira Salem, senior policy analyst; Jordan van Rijn, senior economist; and Mike Schenk, chief economist and deputy chief advocacy officer.

You can listen and subscribe to the CUNA News Podcast in Apple’s iTunes Store, Spotify, Google Play, and Stitcher Radio.

In this episode:

1:15: Are we in a recession?

5:17: What are the implications for credit unions?

9:15: How to mitigate the financial impact of COVID-19

10:50: How financial challenges will affect different populations

14:13: Lessons we can apply from the Great Recession

16:02: Biggest concerns and reasons for hope

21:29: Use the credit union difference as an advantage

25:29: Engage the board and document your efforts

KEYWORDS coronavirus economy Jordan van Rijn Mike Schenk Samira Salem

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