Small credit unions, often providing reasonably priced financial services to unserved and underserved individuals and communities, are ceasing operations, notably by way of merging into larger credit unions which often results in a change in how these individuals and communities are served. In many cases the current business model for running small credit unions is broken and no longer allows small credit unions to operate in accordance with expectations. In my opinion this is caused by a lack of capacity on the part of small credit unions. Lack of capacity to do all that is required of credit unions at this point, lack of capacity to offer state of the art products and services, and the lack of capacity to attract and retain qualified mission-driven successors for retiring CEOS. By collaborating with CUSOs that can relieve small credit unions of back-office responsibilities and assist with offering advanced products and services and collaborating with mission-driven emerging leaders, small credit unions can overcome these challenges and continue forward fulfilling their mission of people helping people, especially those of modest means, in the very special ways they have over the years.
CEOs Asked to Help 'Shape' America's Credit Unions
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