A recent article written by the Los Angeles Times reveals that almost 50 percent of U.S. mothers believe that their children are not financially prepared to get a job, while one-third of them fear that their children aren’t ready to live on their own. Another 44 percent aren’t confident that their kids can pay for college.

A new report released from the Filene Research Institute reveals that auto loan loyalty stems from more intangible loan factors, such as good customer service, ease of contacting the lender and lender responsiveness, than from more quantifiable loan factors, such as interest rates and down payment requirements.

Texas Credit Union League (TCUL) officials on Monday designated Shared Resources Credit Union of Pasadena as a "Juntos Avanzamos" credit union and presented a Juntos flag to fly proudly, as a symbol to the local Hispanic community that the credit union has the capacity, commitment, and compassion to serve their financial needs.

Women have made great strides in breaking the male-dominated barrier in the workplace, and while this doesn’t ring true for all industries, it certainly does in the credit union world. Fifty-seven percent of credit union CEOs are female. However, as credit union assets go higher, so do the number of men who occupy the seat of CEO at those credit unions.

What’s happening with the future of credit unions’ tax status? More details of the joint CUNA/state league "Don't Tax My Credit Union" campaign will be revealed during a free webinar on Wednesday at 2 p.m. Central Time.

The early bird registration deadline for the Compliance, Audit & Human Resources Conference in Austin June 19-21 has been extended until June 3. Additionally, the deadline for booking a hotel room at the Hilton Garden Inn Austin Downtown has been pushed back to June 3 as well.

Credit union CEOs perceive that better economic conditions are emerging for their members, but they are not yet convinced that a better business environment exists for their own institutions, according to results of Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union’s 1st Quarter 2013 CU CEO Confidence Survey.

In Friday’s installment of the Lonestar Leaguer, Bob Mellinger, CEO of Attainium Corp and David M. Samuels, senior litigation partner at Michelman & Robinson, LLP explain why it is critical to accurately record everything that occurred during a disaster situation. In today’s article, Mellinger and Samuels explain what should go into those records, and what should not.

TCUL is now accepting nominations for the Dora Maxwell, Louise Herring and Dejardins awards.

Chances are that within the walls of your credit union there is a young, highly talented individual with bright ideas to strengthen your credit union. Now is your chance to help recognize that young professional.