Chip Filson
IN 1973 a critic of mainstream economic thought was published in Small is Beautiful: A Study of Economics As If People Mattered by E. F. Schumacher. The author espoused a principle that small, appropriate technologies, policies, and polities were a superior alternative to the accepted ethos of “bigger is better”. His thesis is the exact opposite …
A source of federal funding in the Inflation Reduction Act will soon be making grants to accelerate solar energy investments. The example of a credit union’s preparation to access these funds is from Next City an online reporting blog. The case study by Bianca Gonzalez was posted this week and is edited for brevity. A …
Two positive credit union updates; one disheartening decision.
Part II of the series on the liquidation of Kappa Alpha Psi FCU by NCUA.
The summer job market for students out of high school and college is more uncertain than usual. Employment in traditional roles in day camps, athletic leagues, and even retail stores are much fewer. But remote capabilities, developed to serve members, may also be a way to employ interns in value enhancing projects. Many of these …
Each year end brings the retirement of credit union leaders who have served a generation or more expanding the cooperative legacy. One such exit at Eastman Credit Union in Kingsport, TN is especially noteworthy. Olan Jones is leaving an institution he guided for over 20 years. Today it is $5 billion in assets versus $600 …
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