By Mike Collett, Director of Marketing, Mark H. Smith, Inc. In the fourth quarter of 2014 Mark H. Smith, Inc. conducted a survey of credit unions (both clients and non-clients) to assess their recent experiences with federal and state regulators. We received 89...
For Some Weather Forecasts and Economic Forecasts: About the Same Accuracy It may be a good place to start our economic update in 2015 by mentioning a study conducted by Deutsche Bank Securities going back to 2003. It measured the accuracy of the survey of...
By Cynthia Walker, CEO, Mark H. Smith, Inc. Throughout life, there are many items at work and at home that need periodic maintenance and upkeep. Many years ago my husband and I had a home improvement task in our bathroom that we put off for many months. During this...
By Mark H. Smith, CEO, Mark H. Smith, Inc. NCUA has proposed major revisions to its original Risk Based Capital (RBC) Rule published early in 2014. The revisions include major changes in the number of credit unions impacted, the implementation period, and the risk...
