As we’ve passed the one-year mark into this global pandemic, we are now beginning to see the full scope of the damage it has done financially. According to a survey conducted by Real Estate Witch, 43% of respondents currently don’t have any emergency savings. As for those who do still have some savings stashed away, a […]
Top 10 Best Hashtags For Credit Unions
For anyone using social media platforms, hashtags are vital! Hashtags are how the general populace finds your posts. They are the keywords used to find information on a particular topic. If you want your social media posts to be seen and read by the people you want to reach, you need to use the right […]
Home Buying in 2021
The official start of spring is right around the corner, and with warmer temperatures comes the ideal time of year to start shopping for a new home! However, the coronavirus pandemic that began one year ago is still going on, and that’s going to have a significant impact on how this year’s home buying season […]
2 Top Social Media Trends for Your Credit Union
It has been almost a year since the coronavirus pandemic took over all of our lives and forced us as a society to change how communicate. Marketing teams took to social media platforms and consumers of all ages responded to companies’ digital marketing efforts. Here are a couple of the latest trends and social media […]
Slow and Steady Auto Loan Growth And Improving Quality
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, auto loan growth is making a comeback. In a recent Callahan and Associates analysis reported in Credit Union Times, compared with the third quarter of 2019, total auto lending grew 1.2%, or $4.5 billion, to $382.7 billion outstanding. As the economy reopened in the third quarter of 2020, growth has begun to […]
Bringing Back Balance Transfers
Credit card balance transfers have long been a great method for consumers to reduce costs on interest, but like everything else in our lives, the coronavirus pandemic greatly changed things. During the early months of the pandemic, financial institutions and card issuers pulled balance transfer credit cards from the market. Now, various offers are making […]
Building Your Marketing Strategy for 2021
Beginning in the spring of 2020 as the world went into lockdown, financial marketers quickly shifted to digital platforms. Marketing budgets in the new year have shifted toward creating and improving digital outlets, such as mobile apps and websites. In fact, according to survey from Fi-Grow, 56% of organizations experienced some impact to their budget due […]
Social Media Trends To Watch For In 2021
This past year has lead to financial marketing undergoing major upheaval. Social media quickly became a primary method for reaching consumers, and as we continue to deal with the coronavirus, this trend will continue. Check out these social media trends credit unions will want to keep an eye on as we enter the new year: […]
Holiday Payment Trends Credit Unions Can’t Ignore
Black Friday and Cyber Monday have come and gone, and there’s not much time left for holiday shoppers to buy gifts for their family and friends. With that said, this year’s holiday shopping season has been very different due to the global pandemic, and the way consumers are shopping and when has changed. According to a […]