Musings from the CU Suite

Compiled by Anthony Demango

The Nats are in first place, the Caps are rolling, Spring is in full swing, and the weekend is upon us.  What more could you ask for?

Sit back, grab a cup of joe, and dig in to the best of this week's reading pile.

• Those millennials. Tons of articles about them, right? Here's another thing to add to the mix: they save a lot, and hate debt. (Main Street)
• You've read those articles about how the average American could not come up with $400 to pay for an emergency. Who are those "average" Americans? The Atlantic has an article this week shedding light on how a middle-class American who has authored five books and has children attending top-flight colleges falls into that category. I think this is a must-read - these are the people credit unions can help. (The Atlantic)
• Who are the most valuable FinTech companies?  One outshines them by far... (Business Insider) Interesting, one company is off the list. A speaker at NAFCU's recent CEO's and Senior Executives Conference believes Facebook has by far the greatest chance to disrupt financials services. With Messenger, and more than 1 billion users, they want to help people move money.
• Andy Grove recently passed away. Many don't know his name. I wasn't very familiar with him. But he mentored giants - Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Eric Schmidt and more.  The Post did a nice article on him. (Washington Post)
• Just how divided in Congress? Watch this video from Business Insider. (BI)
• Disruption spotlight:  Airbnb's presence is hurting New York hotels. (New York Post)
• Disruption spotlight, part two: Uber overtakes rental cars within business travel. (Bloomberg)
• Come to downtown Nashville! I had a blast shooting this video. (CU Broadcast)
• I love these articles. Business Insider writes about what nine successful people would tell their younger selves about money. (Business Insider)
• 60 Minutes hacks congressman's phone.  Chilling stuff. (The Hill)
• Innovation is grand. But don't forget about maintenance. (Aeon)
• Feedback is tough. We need it, but is it always useful? Godin does some heavy thinking on this issue. (Godin)

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I'm off to New Jersey this weekend with Briggs to see Monster Jam! Wish me luck. 

Ear plugs? Check!

And hopefully, our paths will cross in 2016. Here's the remainder of our 2016 conference line-up.

• NAFCU's Board of Directors and Supervisory Committee Conference. May 9-12, San Francisco.
• NAFCU's Annual Conference, June 14-17, in downtown Nashville.
• NAFCU's Risk Management Seminar. August 8-10. Denver. 
• NAFCU's Congressional Caucus. September 18-21. Washington, DC.
• NAFCU's Management and Leadership Institute. October 17-21. Annapolis, MD.
• Regulatory Compliance Seminar. October 25-28. New Orleans.
• NAFCU's BSA Seminar. October 24-28. New Orleans.