Data Sets

Experts identify the top 10 mistakes -- and how to avoid them or fix them if you've already made them.

Donating money, food, time and more to help improve the lives of others.

While industry consolidation remains slow compared with previous years, certain regions are humming along with strong volume and improved pricing. Here’s a look at each region based on June 30 data from KBW and S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The concept of digital payments doesn't often cross paths with the concept of robots moving autonomously through our world. But in a few cases, robots have been created to handle payments and deliver goods.

Readers slam credit unions’ ever-inclusive membership criteria, weigh in on the OCC’s proposed fintech charter, encourage a rewrite of the CRA, and more.

Stopping house fires, reducing poverty, protecting consumers and other ways credit unions are giving back.

TruStone taps a pair of new leaders, a CEO earns honorary degree and more credit union executives in the news.

When the U.S. withdrew from the Paris Agreement, business leaders across the country called on the private sector to step up their own efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ultimately limit global warming to 2 degrees Celsius. From new corporate governance practices to energy efficient upgrades, here’s a look at some of the ways the banking sector is combating climate change.

Sponsorships, celebrations, education and other ways credit unions are giving back.

Credit Union Journal consulted a panel of seasoned executives for their insights on the biggest mistakes CUs make in their strategic planning sessions -- and the lessons that can be learned from those missteps.

Expansions, donations and 500 pounds of crawfish.

Consumers have accepted the use of fingerprint authentication for mobile payments. But will they be as welcoming of facial recognition? A few companies are testing the waters.

Readers this week highlighted the need for banks to upgrade payments systems, debated a small bank’s decision to ditch its legacy core vendor, lamented populist initiatives of the GSEs, and more.

Crane CU recognizes top teller, execs elected to key boards and more CU reps in the news.

As you'll see from this list, regional banks are doing a better job bolstering their reputations than the big banks are, according to the 2017 American Banker/Reputation Institute Survey of Bank Reputations.

Scholarships, groundbreakings, donations to worthwhile causes and other ways credit unions are giving back to the communities they serve.

CUNA CFO Council announces excellence awards and more credit union professionals in the news.

Raising funds for advocacy, life-saving research and other worthy causes.

Apologies to those yearning for escapism, but it is hard to escape turmoil — in financial services, in the economy and in civilization — in this year’s reading list. That said, these weighty topics promise to stimulate the mind: How AI will disrupt employment; dystopian imaginings and real-life histories of societal shifts; the necessity of collaboration; bitcoin’s path from obscurity to relevance; the need for leaders to make sacrifices; and more. Recommendations are courtesy of American Banker readers, editorial staff and BankThink contributors.

Wearables are a clear evolution of the mobile wallet, but companies are still experimenting with use cases. Here are a few of the latest concepts.