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PSCU/Co-Op Solutions Combination Creates Innovation ‘Aggregator’ for Credit Unions
Credit Unions // February 21, 2024

Mergers are born of the principle that a combination of enterprises is greater than the sum of the respective parts. Chuck Fagan, president and CEO of PSCU/Co-op Solutions, told Karen Webster that PSCU’s combination with Co-op Solutions will create an end-to-end aggregator of digitally enhanced...

Credit Union Groups PSCU and Co-op Solutions Close Merger Deal
Credit Unions // January 02, 2024

Credit union service organizations PSCU and Co-op Solutions say they’ve closed their agreement to combine.  Beginning Tuesday (Jan. 2), the two groups will integrate under a holding company led by a combined executive leadership team and board of managers, with Chuck Fagan, formerly president and CEO of PSCU, acting...

‘Candid Conversations’ and Credit Building Help Consumers Survive the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy
Financial Inclusion // October 11, 2023

The U.S. consumer is barely making ends meet and is one emergency expense away from financial dire straits. They’re also in need of financial education and some guidance before things get worse. That’s according to Sezzle CEO Charlie Youakim, PSCU President and CEO Chuck Fagan...

PSCU CEO: Credit Unions Will Weather the Battle for Deposits Amid Profit Crunch
Credit Unions // July 25, 2023

Earnings season is underway, spotlighting a new reality for smaller banks in a long, hot summer. “They’ve had to re-engineer managing their business from just two years ago,” Chuck Fagan, president and CEO of PSCU, told Karen Webster. As these financial institutions (FIs) begin their...

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‘Candid Conversations’ and Credit Building Help Consumers Survive the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy

October 11, 2023
The U.S. consumer is barely making ends meet and is one emergency expense away from financial dire straits. They’re also in need of financial education and some guidance before things get worse. That’s according to Sezzle CEO Charlie Youakim, PSCU President and CEO Chuck Fagan and Self Financial CEO James Garvey, who spoke to Karen […]

PSCU CEO: Credit Unions Will Weather the Battle for Deposits Amid Profit Crunch

July 25, 2023
Earnings season is underway, spotlighting a new reality for smaller banks in a long, hot summer. “They’ve had to re-engineer managing their business from just two years ago,” Chuck Fagan,...

Credit Unions Gear Up to Build Instant Payments Ecosystems as FedNow Looms

June 13, 2023
July 2023 will mark the second time in six years that a new real-time payments rail will go live in the United States. And with it comes a lot of...

FinTechs Team With Credit Unions to Deliver Banking’s ‘Marketplace Model’

February 24, 2023
Credit union members are famed for their loyalty. That historic bond is being tested as more CUs take a cautious approach to digital innovation due to prevailing macroeconomic headwinds. PSCU...

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Credit Union Groups PSCU and Co-op Solutions Close Merger Deal

January 02, 2024
Credit union service organizations PSCU and Co-op Solutions say they’ve closed their agreement to combine.  Beginning Tuesday (Jan. 2), the two groups will integrate under a holding company led by a combined executive leadership team and board of managers, with Chuck Fagan, formerly president and CEO of PSCU, acting as CEO of the new organization. A new brand for […]

PSCU Adds Cardinal Credit Union President, CEO Christine Blake to Board

October 26, 2022
Payments credit union service organization (CUSO) PSCU has appointed Christine Blake, president and CEO of Ohio-based Cardinal Credit Union, as an associate director to its board.  Blake has served as...