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Adopting New Loan Origination Technology Produces Record Loan Growth For Pacific Service
To achieve 18% annualized loan growth, a credit union needs a robust and efficient loan origination system. For Pacific Service Credit Union, Lending 360 was the right loan origination system to get the job done. The $1.2 billion credit union, located in Northern California, decided to shop around for a new LOS after its previous…
How Excellence in Dealer Engagement Led BECU To a Record-Breaking Year
As credit unions continue to increase their presence in the auto lending marketplace, dealer engagement only becomes more essential. A good working relationship with dealers, coupled with lending technology can increase opportunity for funding auto loans, which improves the credit union’s market presence and deepens their loan portfolio. CU Direct spoke to Boeing Employees Credit…
For UWCU, Excellence in Indirect Lending Resulted in Significant Growth
Indirect lending provides credit unions with the unique ability to offer a convenient method of financing to members, while also having the opportunity to grow their member base. As one of the fastest growing loan segments for credit unions, this is an important way for them to diversify and deepen their loan portfolio. Credit unions…
One Credit Union’s Approach to Excellence in Auto Lending
Auto lending is the backbone of credit unions’ loan portfolios. Credit unions continue to not only compete in the auto lending arena, but to outperform much of the marketplace, improving their market presence, and capturing more loans. With a strong, and growing position in the marketplace, credit unions need to lead with service as a…
Music to My Ears: Credit Union Loan Growth
I love music. An all time favorite is Dave Matthews Band, but I also sing Meghan Trainor, Rachel Platten, Daya, Lil Mama and Maren Morris as loud as possible in the car with my six-year-old daughter MacKenzie. Because small town roots don’t ever quite let go, you’ll also find Big & Rich, Brett Eldredge, Keith…
Drive ’17 Conference Delivers the Speakers and Strategies to Help CUs Win
The lending marketplace continues to see competition ramp up. And now, more than ever, to remain not only competitive, but to gain market share, credit unions that embrace cutting-edge technology and strategies to capture more loans, improve loan portfolio performance, better engage members, and improve member loyalty, have a distinct advantage. Leading experts and innovators…
Disparate Impact: Why It’s More Than Just a Regulatory Issue
There has been a lot of discussion over the last couple of years regarding Disparate Impact and Fair Lending Testing, specifically in regard to the NCUA requiring credit unions to prove they are not treating members differently based upon being a member of one of the protected classes. Intentional or inadvertent disparate impact is basically…
Increasing Loan Portfolio Profitability is About More Than Reducing Losses
In the book, “Seeing What Others Don’t: The Remarkable Ways We Gain Insights,” author Gary Klein points out that many organizations focus on reducing errors to increase performance, but few focus on new insights. His argument is that true performance improvement requires the opportunity for both. As consumer lending continues to be highly competitive for…