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What Keeps CEOs Up at Night May Depend on Their Charter…
Glen chats with Lee Wetherington about Jack Henry’s newly minted survey of nearly 200 credit union and bank CEOs, exploring how strategic priorities and top concerns differ by group and how they’ve shifted over time. Also, a treasure trove of new industry data- on consumer payment choice, household economics, crypto/stablecoin usage, and a breezy 269-page NCUA stroke of GENIUS for your holiday reading pleasure.
Links related to this episode:
- Jack Henry’s 2026 Strategy Benchmark Study: https://discover.jackhenry.com/strategy-benchmark-study-2026
- FRB Services’ Diary of Consumer Payment Choice: https://www.frbservices.org/news/research/2026-findings-diary-consumer-payment-choice
- The Kansas City Fed’s paper on stablecoin use: https://www.kansascityfed.org/documents/15703/PaymentsSystemResearchBriefing26Noll0410.pdf
- The Federal Reserve Board’s 2025 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (SHED): https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/files/2025-report-economic-well-being-us-households-202605.pdf
- CU Today on the NCUA’s proposed approach to implementing the GENIUS Act: https://www.cutoday.info/THE-feature/NCUA-s-New-Stablecoin-Framework-Sparks-Debate-Over-CUs-Best-Digital-Dollar-Strategy
Join us for our next CU Town Hall- Wednesday May 20 at 3pm ET/Noon PT– a live and lively interactive conversation tackling the major issues facing credit unions today. In this session, John will dissect OpenAI’s new personal finance offering. The Town Hall is free to attend, but advance registration is required: https://www.cutownhall.com/
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