BankThink

Comparable store growth is the core of any great retailer. If you cannot grow your existing stores, you do not deserve to expand.

A section of Dodd-Frank tells regulators not to rely on the credit agencies, so an OCC rule that goes into effect in January says banks can't use thos ratings to prove the value of their investments. The bank have to use some other source or do their own analysis. That could get costly.

In a new survey of executive compensation and benefits in the credit union movement indicates that Supplemental Executive Retirement Plans (SERPs) are an increasingly important component of a credit union’s chief executive officer total pay.

P2P/digital wallets are likely here to stay, and credit unions need to be mindful of potential solutions and how they can help credit unions add new members and forge stronger relationships with existing ones.

Chuck Bruen, CEO of First Entertainment believes the Technology Credit Union vote proves a lack of democracy.

True to his style, John Annaloro was too modest, but for those of us who had the privilege to work with him, his departure is a huge loss for credit unions.

There is an interesting little theme to be found in Credit Union Journal’s ongoing coverage of the one-year anniversary of Bank Transfer Day. And perhaps it’s not so little after all.

Smaller banks, fearing the regulatory burden from the legislation will crush them and no longer holding the hope that Romney could lighten the load, are now weighing their future. For many that might mean consolidation.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has made it clear he plans to leave office, but who from a long list of likely (and far-reaching) candidates should be chosen as his replacement?

The Dodd-Frank Act, sold to the public as the tamer of the Wall Street titans, may well end up having a disproportionate impact on smaller institutions, thanks to the costs of capital implications of being "not too big to fail" and the advent of the CFPB.