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February 18, 2026 | CUES
Interview: 2026 CUES Symposium with Alec Hollis, Ryan Sherwin and Tom Sievewright
ALM First experts provide insight on Credit Union outlook in 2026. Principals Alec Hollis, Ryan Sherwin, and Executive Benefits Director, Tom Sievewright, discuss their time spent at the CUES Symposium…
View Publication →May 16, 2025 | CU Times
Opportunities and Threats in Volatile Markets
ALM First details the steps credit union investment managers should be taking in the current environment. Initial global market reaction was severe and swift to the April 2, 2025 “Liberation…
View Publication →February 27, 2025 | DCUC
Unraveling the Complexities of Achieving the Optimal Balance Sheet
Every financial institution wants to create and maintain an optimal balance sheet – a mix of assets and liabilities that maximize returns while mitigating risks. However, determining the optimal balance…
View Publication →February 27, 2025 | CU Times
Winning the Talent War: Creative Compensation Strategies
In the quest to recruit and retain top-tier leadership, organizations face unprecedented challenges. Whether your cooperative’s long-term CEO is planning to retire in the near-term or your strategy requires the…
View Publication →January 17, 2025 | CU Times
Prepare for Continued Regulatory Scrutiny of Liquidity Management
Regulatory pressure surrounding liquidity continued in 2024, driven primarily by low on balance sheet liquidity and higher reliance on non-core funding. Last January, the NCUA released an Advisory letter on…
View Publication →February 13, 2024 | CUInsight
Don’t Lower Loan Rates Quite Yet
Yes, interest rates across the yield curve are down, but does that mean loan rates should follow suit? Maybe not quite yet. If the last couple of years have taught…
View Publication →December 13, 2023 | CUInsight
3 Steps To Enhance Your Executive Talent Strategy
According to the latest industry survey data as compiled by DDJ Myers, an ALM First company, approximately half of all CEOs in the credit union industry are over the age…
View Publication →March 21, 2023 | CUInsight
Seven Things You Forgot About Higher Interest Rates
Short and intermediate Treasury yields rose sharply in 2022 to the highest levels in 15 years. One clear impact to depository institutions was higher unrealized losses on their AFS portfolios,…
View Publication →December 12, 2022 | BankDirector.com
Fundamental Investing Principles for Banks
A bank’s liability mix is a significant competitive advantage that acts as an organic interest rate hedge for both the assets in the investment portfolio and the full balance sheet.…
View Publication →September 28, 2022 | CU Times
How Mispriced Loans Are Fueling a Liquidity Crisis
Credit union leaders typically celebrate record loan volumes. However, when below market-rate loans are driving unprecedented growth in areas like indirect auto loans, it’s time to recognize the reality that…
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