Boards of Directors

A board of directors can make or break the success of a credit union. Yet credit unions sometimes find board...

As governance arrangements of credit unions continue to evolve, this report examines the characteristics of the well-governed credit union, and...

Some of the most basic formal board renewal processes remain disturbingly rare in the credit union system. Sixty percent of...

For credit union board directors, pay is never the primary motivator. This report sheds light on the current state of...

Discussions on the changing face of credit union governance, the threat of demutualization, and the importance of integrity in credit union efforts to differentiate in a crowded marketplace.

The final report in a three part series on board governance concludes on ways to improve credit union boards to add value.

CEOs have been rising in prominence and power in corporations and in credit unions in recent decades. In large part, this rise is merited, but boards should be cautious about ceding too much power.

This brief proposes an audacious step: recruiting a talented young adult to serve as either an advisory volunteer or a full director.

his research was commissioned to uncover concrete connections between good gover-nance and good financial performance. But the world of credit union leadership proved messier than that.

This is the first in a three part series that takes aim at credit union governance, both the good and the bad, and prescribe real-world responses.

The nature of boards of directors is a frequent topic of discussion in the credit union industry. This report determines how credit unions recruit and select board members.

The research reported here gathers data on credit union board satisfaction and on the extent of board involvement in a number of strategic and non-strategic activities.