By Rob Rutkowski

This month, Current Issues in Credit Unions welcomes special guest Eric Richard, Esq., Vice President
and General Counsel of the Credit Union National Association.  We discuss:

It is April 1 and the Web is full of pranks, jokes and hoaxes. My favorite is this article from Johns Hopkins University here in Baltimore. Or, I guess I should say John Hopkins University now.

Posted by Felicia Hudson

In the
March 9 issue of Business Week, Jerry
S. Wilson, senior vice president of the Coca-Cola Co., posed the question,
“When was the last time you were truly inspired by a leader?”

Posted by Lisa Hochgraf

In past posts, I've been plain about the fact that I see the benefits of pretty debit and credit card stock. In "Confessions of a Credit Card Holder," I talked about one of the reasons I liked my first-ever credit card (and kept it so long) was because of the beautiful photo it bore of my alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

By Denise Wymore

How do we systematically go about forgetting everything we know, before it destroys us?—Tom Peters

Posted by Ron Jooss

By Lisa Hochgraf

I admit I chuckled when I heard some grumbling early on.

By Theresa Witham

I've been thinking about financial literacy a lot lately. People in--and out of--the financial services industry are talking about it a lot too.

To learn what credit unions are doing, CUES conducted a survey late last year and released a white paper outlining the results. Financial Education in Credit Unions is available free to CUES members and non-members.

Posted by Lisa Hochgraf

Posted by Erin Templer

If you want someone to do something, it doesn't hurt to provide them with a little extra incentive, right? Many credit unions offer all kinds of incentives to persuade people to become members, open a new account with them or take advantage of their services.

So why not apply this philosophy to your brand's social media following? Companies do it--several with great success--all the time.