Growth strategies

Columbia Credit Union in Vancouver, Wash., has expanded into neighboring Oregon as the CU continues to eye other opportunities to offer its services beyond its 12 branches in Clark County.

SEATTLE — Disruption—both positive and negative—was on display at America's Credit Union Conference Tuesday, with intelligence from the man who brought us the Genius Bar and selling Tesla vehicles at the mall, to how the new NCUA chairman is disrupting some long-standing traditions at the agency, how "Brexit" is disrupting the economy and how conference host Credit Union National Association is looking to disrupt the way Americans think of credit unions.

Now is the right time for credit unions to take advantage of public dislike of banks and chisel away at the misconceptions people have about credit unions – if they even know what CUs are.

The World Council of Credit Unions announced the theme for the 2016 International Credit Union (ICU) Day — "The Authentic Difference."

State regulators approved GCS Credit Union in Granite City, Ill., to expand service into eight additional counties in Illinois.

UNIFY Financial Credit Union in Torrance, Calif., received the final green light necessary to move forward with its acquisition of Eagle Credit Union in Lodi.

Day 1 of America's Credit Union Conference competed with the sights and sounds of the host city.

Britain's decision to exit the EU has already shaken markets, but views are mixed on how this will affect the U.S. economy and credit unions in the longer term.

Two credit unions, privately insured through American Share Insurance (ASI), have been approved to join the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) system.

While Generation Y is usually defined as one large demographic with similar financial needs, these 75-plus million Americans are not a one-size-fits-all group. Here's why and what credit unions can to better understand — and attract — more millennial members.