April 24, 2024 Add to Calendar 2024-04-24 14:00:00 2024-04-24 14:00:00 Optimize Liquidity, Maximize Loan Growth: The Network Lending Advantage About The Webinar Join us to learn more about network lending, a cooperative model allowing credit unions to optimize liquidity and achieve loan growth. Discover how credit unions can participate in loan pools with other institutions, allowing them to diversify portfolios, access loans with potentially lower risk and higher yields, and expand lending capacity without necessarily needing a surge in deposits. Delve into how credit unions can pool their resources, set common underwriting and pricing standards, and collectively originate, buy, and sell loans to optimize liquidity management. Hear from your peers about best practices, case studies, and practical strategies to harness the full potential of network lending and how it's helped their credit unions. Don't miss this valuable opportunity to learn how to strengthen your credit union's position in today’s competitive environment.  Key Takeaways: How network lending differs from traditional lending  The benefits of participating in loan pools with other credit unions  How credit unions can set common underwriting and pricing standards and collectively originate, buy and sell loans to optimize liquidity management  Why network lending is critical to loan growth  Register Here Web NAFCU digital@nafcu.org America/New_York public

Optimize Liquidity, Maximize Loan Growth: The Network Lending Advantage

April 15, 2024 Add to Calendar 2024-04-15 09:00:00 2024-04-15 09:00:00 Mergers and Acquisitions: Unifying Two Different Executive Total Compensation and Benefits Programs Listen On: Key Takeaways: [03:50] With the merger of a smaller credit union into a larger one you are really only dealing with integrating staff into the larger credit union. [05:53] When working with a merger of equals we start with a deep dive into the executive compensation and benefits of each organization. [09:09] If your current executive benefits provider doesn’t conduct regular plan evaluations, consider having a plan audit anyway. [13:46] Don’t overpay for these things if you don’t have to. When you have more options available that means the cost is more appropriate.  [17:11] It is in a unified organization’s best interest to do tier timelines where we look at your top executives who are critical to the unified organization’s success today and then slowly add in the next levels.  Web NAFCU digital@nafcu.org America/New_York public

Mergers and Acquisitions: Unifying Two Different Executive Total Compensation and Benefits Programs

Leadership Development

March 26, 2024 Add to Calendar 2024-03-26 09:00:00 2024-03-26 09:00:00 Ensuring Safety and Soundness with AI Listen On: Key Takeaways: [03:48] The regulators are very focused on fairness in lending especially when it comes to using AI and outside models. The industry is moving very fast. [08:25] Articulating a business use case and how partnering with a Fintech can support it is the first step in having a successful conversation with your board. [10:30] Talk to your account executive at your Fintech and have them help you overcome objections.  [15:01] Plan for oversight. It is not set and forget it. Your regulators are going to want to know how you are overseeing that from a 3rd party risk management standpoint. [15:47] Have a handle on your reserves and capacity for lending and start small and grow slowly. Web NAFCU digital@nafcu.org America/New_York public

Ensuring Safety and Soundness with AI

Consumer Lending, FinTech

February 28, 2024 Add to Calendar 2024-02-28 09:00:00 2024-02-28 09:00:00 Navigating the Threat of Social Engineering and Misinformation Listen On: Key Takeaways: [1:01] What is threat intelligence, and why is it important to CUs? [2:14] What are threat intelligence feeds, and what role do they play in strengthening CUs? [4:41] Leveraging threat feeds and integrating intelligence into tools is crucial. [6:35] Learn what threat CUs should be most concerned about. [7:39] Phishing is ever-evolving, and user awareness is critical. [10:43] Learn how Defense Storm uses feeds to protect its customers. [13:28] Threat intelligence is not as complicated as some think; initiation can be easy through Slack, discussions, and a reporting culture. Web NAFCU digital@nafcu.org America/New_York public

Navigating the Threat of Social Engineering and Misinformation

Cybersecurity