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* "The Traveling Branch: Business Development's Evolution," which examines the market and economic conditions that have helped business development to evolve into an important facet for credit unions. Sponsored by the CUNA Marketing and Business Development Council, the paper also traces the progression, trends and strategies of this discipline, and analyzes the competitive advantage that it can bring in the financial services arena.
* "Understanding and Managing the Net Interest Margin" provides a comprehensive look at one of the most important barometers of financial performance in a depository institution, and how it is influenced by both internal decisions and external events. Recent performance for credit unions, sources of margin pressure, forecasting interest rates, and risk level are also discussed. This white paper was developed by the CUNA Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Council.
* "Beyond the Numbers: The 2006 Excellence in Lending Awards" from the CUNA Lending Council describes the consumer lending, mortgage lending, and lending to members of low-to-modest means programs of the five credit unions: San Antonio FCU in San Antonio, Texas; Latino Community CU in Durham, N.C.; Ent FCU in Colorado Springs, Colo.; Ohio University CU in Athens, Ohio, and Bethex FCU in Bronx, N.Y.
CUNA Council members are entitled to complimentary copies of these white papers; non-members may purchase the white papers for a price of $50 per copy. The papers are available online at www.cunacouncils.org.
