Aaron Passman

Jay Magulski, CEO at Landmark CU knows he's following in some big footsteps.

In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, organizers of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile run say there will likely be security changes at the 2014 event, although it will most likely not be noticeable.

Little more than a week after holding the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run, event director Phil Stewart headed north to run the Boston Marathon for the 18th time. As he put it, "It was a good day to be running badly."

Looking to change your members' behavior? One person says it starts with the branch-but the branch can only take you so far.

If there's one design element Andrea Simler-DeGolier recommends CUs stay away from, it's posters.

While the three finalists for this year's CO-OP THINK Prize wait to see how their ideas fare, for the second consecutive year, the reigning winning project remains undeveloped.

Despite shifting from an SVP role into the CEO's chair and moving his family more than 500 miles north, James Nastars says the transition to CEO at Meritrust CU here has been an easy one.

Despite being chartered nearly 70 years ago, the new CEO at Catholic Family FCU says his CU's biggest problem is a lack of awareness.

Michigan State University FCU here has unveiled a program it calls "Balance Shield" that permits members to overdraft their checking accounts by $5 before any fees kick in.

One person says that CUNA's "Unite for Good" campaign has already achieved some of what it set out to do, as three Washington state CUs have joined together to assist members effected by the federal sequester.

One month into the federal government's budget "sequester" and the nation's largest credit unions are saying they are still not seeing much demand from members seeking financial assistance.

Spire FCU here has found success by partnering with a trio of local food co-ops.

Seeking to overcome the fact many consumers said they had "never heard of" Freedom First CU, the credit union is giving away cash as one strategy to boost awareness.

Many CUs are using social media as a tool to be involved in members' online discussions about finances, but one person says that approach is all wrong.

The next big thing credit unions needs to be ready for in mobile banking will be integrating the mobile channel with social media.

Interaction between mobile banking and social media is still in its infancy, but that doesn't mean consumers don't still want a Facebook-like experience when it comes to mobile banking.

With mobile remote deposit capture, bill pay, P2P transfers and more gaining widespread acceptance, is mobile banking mature? Or does the mobile channel still have a few tricks up its sleeve?

If your credit union is still taking a wait-and-see approach to mobile banking, you are in danger of missing the boat if you don't act quickly.

Considering taking a deeper dive in social media? Take a look at your website first, says one analyst.

A common social media mistake credit unions make is focusing too much on the technology and too little on delivering a message that is relevant to its intended audience.