Blog & Resources
Rochdale Paragon to Present at AICPA Conference on Credit Unions
Join Tony Ferris, CEO of Rochdale Paragon Group, at the AICPA Conference on Credit Unions in New Orleans. Tony will lead a breakout session on October 24th focused on “Re-thinking Third-Party Risk Management.” During this...
Chairman McWatters Headlines 2018 Volunteer Leadership Institute
NCUA Board Chairmain Mark McWatters will be making his first trip to VLI. He will be co-presenting with Lucy Ito, President/CEO of NASCUS. Their presentation: "What's Trending With the Regulators" will update attendees on...
Einstein, Musk and Bezos on Strategic Planning
Even in topics beyond physics, Einstein was brilliant. Among his many observations was the absurdity (Einstein called it insanity) of doing the same thing again and again, yet expecting different results. As we begin to...
2017 Second Quarter Economic Analysis and Outlook
Executive Summary The U.S. economy remains on solid footing, with overall strong labor and housing markets, two key drivers of economic performance. Output growth was weak in the first quarter, but due to anomalous factors,...
Ransom Demand and Held Hostage – Netflix’ Third-Party Risk Management Failure
When I think of a robbery and hostage situation, “Dog Day Afternoon” with Al Pacino comes to mind. But the reality in 2017 is there is likely a greater danger of an organization’s data being held hostage through a...
Digital Noise
No, I’m not referring to the song by the Digital DJs (nor do I recommend listening to it). I’m referring to much of the confusion and erroneous conclusions around digital banking. In this article, we’ll try to clear some of...
What do I have and where is it going?
The “noise” in the auto lending arena has risen to the level of driving down the road at 70 miles per hour with all the windows down. Total auto loans have crossed the $1 trillion threshold, joining credit cards and student...
Alternative capital – Be careful what you wish for!
On February 8, 2017, the NCUA issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) asking for comments on alternative forms of capital that federally insured credit unions could issue to meet their capital needs....
2017 First Quarter Economic Analysis and Outlook
Executive Summary The U.S. economy is on solid footing, with overall strong labor and housing markets, two key components of economic performance. Output growth has been steady but weaker than desired, and inflation remains...