LAS VEGAS - (12/09/05) -- A speaker at the CUES Directorsconference here Wednesday outlined a method for credit unions toincrease revenue growth while keeping a lid on fixed compensationexpenses. According to Michael Higgins, partner in businessconsultancy Mike Higgins and Associates, linking part of employees'compensation to both overall credit union and individualperformance helps a CU's bottom line by encouraging a salesculture. "I've seen many bonus plans that pay out 3% to 5% nomatter what - good year or bad - because that's the way they'vedone it for 137 years."
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A housing bill that already passed the Senate cleared the House Monday evening, but included bipartisan community banking provisions that have already raised objections in the upper chamber.
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Fifteen banks have failed since November 2019, with the most recent one occurring on Jan. 30.
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The Government Accountability Office was tasked with investigating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's stop-work order, but CFPB officials refused to meet with or provide information to Congress' investigative arm.
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Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said comments from banks and fintech firms reveal sharply different priorities in the creation of the central bank's proposed "skinny" master accounts.
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Check fraud has risen 385% since the pandemic, with criminals using stolen mail and digital tools to deceive major financial institutions.
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The activist investor HoldCo Asset Management said Monday that it doesn't plan to pursue proxy battles this spring at either Key or Eastern. It had been agitating publicly over the banks' M&A strategies.
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