CEO Advisory GroupBank Branch Acquisition Offers Credit Unions Another Option To Expand
As the recent acquisition of a community bank branch by Vocal Credit Union demonstrates, mergers aren’t the only avenue open to credit unions aiming to expand their reach and membership. Vocal CU, a $30 million financial cooperative based… Read More
Why Credit Unions Should Be Terrified!
New Research Results and Why Credit Union PERSONAs should be Terrified! Last article, we highlighted our new research on the Financial Industry. In it, we demonstrated how having a great NPS is NOT an indicator for future growth…. Read More
Top Financial Industry Performers Win with Intelligence
The onslaught of fintech on traditional financial institutions (FIs) continues at a dizzying rate. In Q1 of 2017 alone, $2.7B was invested in 226 deals. Those fintech firms creating significant disruption in the financial sector have built their… Read More
The 3rd Best Day of My Life
We lifted our glasses of champagne in celebration; After months of evaluating merger proposals from several credit unions, selecting a finalist, and completing the final negotiations my client could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Leaning back in… Read More
Instant Gratification Through Mergers
Small credit union managers can be forgiven for feeling a little stressed. They regularly face one of the most challenging jobs in the financial industry: trying to operate a small, community credit union in the same field as… Read More
The Squeeze On Small Credit Unions
There was a time when a quaint, small credit union could compete with the bigger organizations in town. In simpler times, things were a lot different; however, today’s ultra-competitive credit union economy relies on economies of scale in… Read More
Every Credit Union Needs A Growth Plan
Growth — It’s a word synonymous with success for most businesses. In the credit union world, however, growth isn’t necessarily as cut-and-dry as building a bigger balance sheet. In today’s competitive marketplace, financial institutions are often considered successful when… Read More
Considerations for Adding a Merger to Your Credit Union’s Growth Strategy
In the credit union industry, size matters. Mergers offer credit unions a strategic opportunity to gain a competitive advantage through growth. Credit union mergers and acquisitions have been on the rise for several years. In 1969, there were… Read More
Millennials Are Key To Credit Union Growth
Millennials, that tenacious generation born during the late 80’s and through the 2000’s, are the driving force behind a significant upsurge in credit union growth. According to a study conducted by the TransUnion, the percentage number of millennials… Read More
7 Elements of a Strategic Growth Plan
Strategic organizational growth doesn’t happen by accident, or without plenty of care and nurturing. This is especially true with credit unions, where members benefit from growth, not third-party stockholders. Creating an intentional and forward-thinking strategic growth plan is… Read More
3 Ways a Merger Can Help Your Credit Union Capture More Business
An economic research by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco published in September, 2011 shows that in 1969, when there were 23,866 credit unions in the U.S.A., these unions’ assets totaled $16 billion. This was equivalent to… Read More
5 Strategies to Position Your Credit Union for Success with Millennials
The World Council of Credit Unions reports that the average age of members to credit unions is 47 in U.S. This makes drawing in Millennials more important than ever as aging members reach retirement. With current membership in… Read More
5 Tips For How Digital Marketing Can Help Your Credit Union Generate Loan Growth
It’s a simple fact of life that virtually every successful credit union focuses on loan growth as a major strategic priority. Of course, the challenge lies in finding cost-effective and efficient ways to gain that growth in quality… Read More
6 Growth Strategies for Small & Medium Credit Unions
Sustained growth can seem insurmountable as a small credit union or medium-sized credit union in a large market. Nearly 80% of industry membership growth is attributed to the 435 credit unions with over $500 million in assets according… Read More
Mergers May Be In Your Employees’ Best Interest, and Here’s Why
On the whole, credit unions are well known for taking care of not only their members, but their employees, too. There are all sorts of reasons for that, of course, with one of them being that employees who… Read More
The Future of Credit Unions – Average CU $2 Billion in Assets
Strategic planning season once again upon us. It is occasionally helpful to take a big step back from the annual planning cycle and truly contemplate the long term future of the credit union industry and the strategic implications… Read More
2008 National Credit Union Growth Study
Results from the 2008 National CEO Growth Survey were combined with an in‐depth industry analysis of 5300 Call Reports conducted by CEO Advisory Group. This analysis of national trends data has helped us identify at least 7 significant variables that are demonstrating increased growth performance and potential “growth keys to success” for generating higher productivity.