ACUMA On The Go

Many housing story lines tied to US home prices are making comparisons to the Great Financial Crisis.  Median home prices are ~50% greater than the peak pre-crisis!  Median home sales price growth is faster than the years leading up to 2008!  While these headlines are factual, they are incomplete and misleading.

 Guest speaker:   Michael Schmeiser, President and CEO Arch  Mortgage Insurance Company 

Niche products can be a great way to reach more members, create differentiators all why using your portfolio capacity wisely.  We’ll talk about the how’s and why’s to getting started.

Guest:  Chris Perry, Vice President and National Credit  Union Manager, MGIC

COVID has caused major disruptions in the world. Everyone has needed to keep an open mind and creatively pivot to move forward. In this episode, CU Members’ SVP Steve Hewins discusses possible disruption opportunities that he has found across the mortgage process and what to do to maximize the occasion.

Guest:  Steve Hewins, Senior Vice President, CU Members Mortgage. 

Why is branding so important and what can you do to promote your credit union’s brand? With the average member/consumer attention span at about 8 seconds, branding is more important than ever. Learn background on the “why” and pick up tips on the “what” to make your branding more effective and bring you more mortgage business.

Guest:  Terri Miracle, Marketing Manager, myCUmortgage

This episode explores how a product and pricing engine can improve member retention and enhance a credit union’s profitability. 

 Guests
Mike Vough,  Director Black Knight
John Dumonsau, Sales Solutions Specialist –Product and Pricing Engine, Black Knight. 

Credit Union members are loyal – and CUs work very hard to keep those relationships strong and personal. But with so many options in today’s competitive home financing market, the uncomfortable truth is that most members go elsewhere for their mortgages. This is not a new dynamic by any means, but the solutions for bringing members further into your portfolio are both new and powerful.

Learn how credit unions are taking a bite out of the mortgage market share by using optimized technology to provide members – and new prospects – with the best possible home-buying or refinancing experience.

Black Knight Presenter
Sean Dugan, Senior Managing Director, Origination Technologies Sales, Black Knight 

Sean Dugan leads a team of professionals responsible for expanding Black Knight mid-tier client base with technology solutions that enable them to realize greater efficiencies, drive improved financial performance, and better manage operational risk. 

Description: More than 4 million U.S. homeowners needed mortgage assistance during this last year. Many are recovering but not everyone will. Join Lori Pinto, Executive Director of CU Servnet, as we explore how you can help your members and why it is critical that communication be at the center of providing support. We'll also learn Lori's insights into what to expect in the remaining months of this year.

Podcast Description: BCU has given back more than $5 million to its home-buying and selling members through the HomeAdvantage® program. They also just became the first CU to give back more than $1 million in a single year. Hear how BCU has continued to thrive and serve members throughout a global pandemic.