How can you take your CUSO’s growth to the next level? Proactively consider strategic M&A, joint ventures, investments, and partnerships. Last week Capstone Managing Director John Dearing escaped the wintry weather in Washington, DC to speak on this topic at the Annual CUSO Conference hosted by CU Conferences on December 12 in St. Petersburg, Florida. …
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How to Offer the Right Products and Services for Members – Capstone Speaks at CU Conferences
In today’s fast-paced business environment, offering the right products and services to keep up with with member demand and technological changes can be a challenge. To succeed credit unions must first determine what their members want and then determine how to offer the best solution. Capstone Managing Director John Dearing explored these topics with credit union …
Capstone Presents at the Annual Strategic Lending Conference
Capstone Managing Director John Dearing spoke at CU Conference’s Annual Strategic Lending Conference held in Lake Tahoe on July 26-29, 2018. John presented two exciting sessions: How to Make Educated Decisions to Solve Your Lending Challenges and Focus First: A Proven Process for Evaluating and Prioritizing Options. In the first session, leaders learned how to overcome challenges …
Capstone Managing Director John Dearing Speaks at the Credit Union Products and Services Conference
Capstone Managing Director John Dearing delivered the presentation “Leapfrog the Product/Service Development Cycle” at the Credit Union Products and Services Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico on September 16, 2017. The event, hosted by CU Conferences, brought together board of directors, board chairs, CEOs, and senior management to explore various products and services to meet …
How Credit Unions Can Access New Markets through Partnerships
Credit unions today face many challenges to generating new loans, from regulations, community banks, and new startups and peer to peer lending. At the same time, this new competitive market provides opportunities for those who are willing to act. External growth, including partnerships, investments in CUSOs, and strategic acquisitions, provide a unique way to rapidly …
Credit Union Mergers on the Rise
Credit union consolidations are on the rise in 2015, continuing a trend from previous years. There were 14% fewer credit unions in March 2015 than there were in March 2010, according to data from CUDATA.com. As credit unions consolidate, the number of smaller credit unions is decreasing while the number of large credit unions between $100-$500 million and over …
