5 Strategies to Adapt your CU's Lending Program for the Deposit Influx

About the Podcast

With an historic influx of federal stimulus (and more on the way), many credit unions are looking to deploy excess liquidity into earning assets. The question quickly becomes: How do I grow loan profitably these days while margins remain compressed? We’re answering this question with five strategies involving tangible, actionable data for your credit union.

    For more information, check out this blog post: Banking on a Good Problem to Have | The Deposit Influx Wave.

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    Key Takeaways:

    • [02:26] The average consumer checking balance in 2020 increased by $1833 which is 37%. You can see that a lot of this federal money is still sitting in bank accounts.
    • [05:00] Outside of the FICO score, what’s more predictive of financial capacity than the amount of money that a member keeps in their checking account from month to month.  It is direct evidence of their ability to service debt.    
    • [11:49] Digital marketing is a game-changer for credit unions in competition with the larger banks. Digital marketing starts with the audience, not the channel. Who do I want to communicate with and where can I find them online? 

    Presented By

    Robert Koehler
    Robert Koehler

    Executive Vice President, SRM

    Robert Koehler has more than 20 years of experience in developing vendor negotiation strategies.  With a focus in card portfolio strategy, Robert has successfully led multiple high-value projects for financial institutions in such areas as card branding, ATM/EFT processing, PAU programs, and rationalization of operational service cost across large branch networks.  

    Tim Keith
    Tim Keith

    Chief Strategist, Account Boost, SRM

    Tim Keith is the Chief Strategist of Account Boost at SRM (Strategic Resource Management), an independent advisory firm serving financial institutions. Specializing in leveraging digital marketing plans to drive loan and deposit growth, Tim has decades of experience assisting hundreds of banks and credit unions to understand their customers at a higher level.  Tim leads a team that supports clients to develop, execute, and track marketing campaigns.