Photo gallery: Scenes from the CUNA Finance Council Conference
Nearly 600 attendees learn lessons from conference speakers.
Deposit pricing, risk appetites, bank acquisitions, and asset-liability management are all topics credit unions finance leaders want to know about.
During breakout sessions and keynote speeches, the nearly 600 attendees at the 2019 CUNA Finance Council Conference in New York City picked up bits of information on those issues to take back with them to their credit unions..
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“There are no small moments for rock star performers,” says drummer Mark Schulman.
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Engaged employees are more productive employees, says Mollie Bell, Ent Credit Union.
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Aim for the optimal pricing position on deposits, says Dr. Dan Geller.
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Create a "risk appetite statement" to maintain a strong risk management focus, says Steve Houle, Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union.
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Bank acquisitions are an efficient way for credit unions to expand their geographic footprint, says attorney Michael Bell.
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Expect a slight slowdown in the economy later this year, says economist Alan Beaulieu.
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The CECL accounting standard has the potential to alter the credit union business model, says Sally Myers, principal, and Rob Johnson, executive vice president/principal, for c. myers corp.
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Asset-liability management begins and ends with liquidity, says Frank Santucci, Stifel Financial Corp.
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