Musings from the CU Suite

Feb 15, 2019

NAFCU's Weekend Reading Pile

Compiled by Anthony Demangone, Powered by NAFCU

Writing this blog is as much for me as it is for anyone else. Every once in a while, a reader takes some time out of his or her day to write me a note to make a suggestion on how to improve it. 

I can never say thanks enough when a person does that.

Feedback is a gift.

Now, on to this week's reading pile. 

  • Whoops. Last week, I included the wrong link for this article. Why Ford Hired a Furniture Maker as CEO. (The Atlantic)
  • A record number of Americans are 90-days late on their car payment.  But...fewer than 1 percent of auto loans issued by credit unions are 90 days or more late, compared with 6.5 percent of loans issued by auto finance companies. (Washington Post)
  • Lonely seniors. Poor students. Home-share programs create an elegant solution. (I wonder how many other social problems could have similar solutions?) (Curbed)
  • The trap of early feedback. (Godin)
  • The subtle threat of high-quality distractions. (Medium)
  • Nothing stays the same. Molson Coors hit by a decline in American beer drinking. (WSJ) (Subscription needed)
  • California governor wants residents to profit from online data. (AP)
  • There are many more jobs out there than there are unemployed people. (Calculated Risk)

Have a great weekend, everyone!

- Anthony

About the Author

Anthony Demangone, Executive Vice President and COO, NAFCU

Anthony Demangone, NCCO is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at NAFCU, where he oversees day-to-day operations and manages the association's education, marketing, membership, human resources, building facilities, finance and information technology functions. He also authors NAFCU's executive blog, Musings from the CU Suite and co-authored "Managing and Leading Well," a book for credit union leaders, with NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger.

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