Shared Financial Solutions Products and Services
Shared Financial Solutions provides a host of products and services in cooperation with various business affiliates. Through this cooperation, credit unions are offered a value-added, lower cost product line that is essential to the recruitment and retention of their members today and in the future.
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- September 1: Program helps CUs with payroll services
The Shared Financial Solutions group of the Kansas Credit Union Association and the Idaho Credit Union League have partnered with a program to help credit unions increase productivity and take the worry out of payroll and tax preparation with a new payroll services program that be tailored to meet your individual institution’s needs.
- September 1: LifeLock, TelaDoc™ and Coast to Coast Vision just a few programs from CU Benefits
Offer your members a vast selection of discount medical and life style services that meet your members’ needs by helping them save money in these difficult times.
- August 16: ABC's of Building Credit
A good credit history is important not only for getting good interest rates on a credit card, car loan or mortgage, but it may also mean lower insurance rates, a better deal on a cell phone plan, or be a determining factor in whether you or not you get a job. If you haven’t started establishing a good credit history, now is the time to start.
- August 16: Do your homework before heading to college
With the high cost of tuition today, many families of college-bound high school seniors wonder how they are going to afford their college education. Here are some ideas to get you started.
- August 16: Communicating with your creditors
Early and often are just a few tips to help you communicate with your creditors.
- August 16: Member segmentation and smarter marketing from MemberCONNECT®
If you’re like many credit unions, you’ve probably decided that it makes sense to make insurance available to your members. But choosing the right provider can be tricky, you want to make sure you choose a partner that has the experience and expertise to maximize marketing opportunities.
- August 16: ICUL offers free enhancement, training to debit card products
Free enhancements and training are just other ways ICUL continues to work with credit unions to give members value-added options in card selections.
- August 2: Free up your credit union's resources with LSI Payroll Services
With LSI Payroll Services help, credit unions are able to free internal resources and spend your valuable time serving your members.
- August 2: Offer your members discounts on everyday products, services with CU Benefits Express
CU Benefits Express offers your members discounts on many day-to-day products and services that can save your members money and help generate non-interest income for your credit union.
- August 2: Mind if I borrow your identity?
Identity theft is not a new phenomenon, yet as you know from media reports and talking to your members, it continues to be one of the fastest growing crimes in America.
- July 15: Sallie Mae launches new private loan in-school payment option
For the price of two pizzas or less than a dollar a day each month, college students can keep their student loan interest in check and ultimately save an estimated 30 percent in interest charges with Sallie Mae’s Smart Option Student Loan.
- July 15: Put more power into your card program with the FIS Advantage Program
In today's dynamic workplace, there is not better way to distinguish your financial institution's card program and outperform the competition.
- July 1 Edition: CUNA Mutual adding to the collective voice of the credit union movement
Since 1935, CUNA Mutual Group’s success has been directly tied to the success of credit unions. CUNA Mutual’s Corporate & Legislative Affairs team is actively involved in standing up for credit unions’ interests on state and federal legislation and regulatory issues.
- July 1 Edition: Shared Financial Solutions partners with Sallie Mae Smart Option Student Loans
The Sallie Mae Smart Option Student Loan is a turnkey program that allows credit unions to earn fee income when its members receive a loan funded by Sallie Mae.
- June 15 Edition: Recent survey indicates check fraud numbers continue to rise
Incidents of check fraud continue to climb, impacting eight in 10 financial services organizations (FSOs) and accounting for more than $1 billion in losses. - June 15 Edition: The credit union prepaid reloadable debit card
Earn additional revenue with the CUMONEY Program, a turnkey agent program for credit unions. - June 1 Edition: Expandachek's Merchant Capture
Expand your member business portfolio with Merchant Capture, a solution for your business members to scan and transmit check images for deposit to your credit union. - June 1 Edition: FIS offers receivables management, credit card processing solutions
FIS helps you manage your accounts and maximize profitability in all aspects of your business with receivables management services and credit card processing solutions. - June 1 Edition: Information, stable retirement plans keeps employees' savings on track
CUNA Mutual Retirement Plan Services offers strength and education for participants and administrators, including complimentary Webinars. - May 15 Edition: Intersections Offers Products, Services to Meet Your Members’ Needs
Intersections' products and services actively safeguard more than 8 million consumers against identity theft. - May I Edition: Plastic Card Online Assessment Tool Introduced
For its credit union Plastic Card insurance policyholders, CUNA Mutual has introduced a new online risk assessment program designed to assess Plastic Card program risks and indicate whether a credit union’s program is in a good, fair, or cautionary state of security. - May 1 Edition: The Future of Education for our Kids
Graduation is just around the corner and Shared Financial Solutions can help with student loans option for your members, and much more. - May 1 Edition: Protect your credit union online
Identity theft continues to be the fastest growing crime in America according to the FTC. Intersections, Inc can provide flexible and affordable Identity Theft Protection options and Data Breach Readiness solutions for credit unions. - April 15 Edition: Grow Your Portfolio with ProDirect®
Learn about ProDirect®, a complete full-service credit card marketing solution that targets existing clients and turns them into cardholders. - April 15 Edition: Grow non-interest income with MemberCONNECT®
CUNA Mutual Group program paid $461,825 in Royalty Payments to Kansas Credit Unions in 2009. Join CUNA Mutual’s MemberCONNECT® Program and discover a powerful tool that’s been helping credit unions for more than 25 years.
Expandachek Item Processing
Next to cash, checks are the most frequently used method of payment. If your credit union offers share draft accounts to its members, you need a method of processing those items. Shared Financial Solutions’ Expandachek partners your credit union with a superior item processing solution. Designed specifically for credit unions, the Expandachek program contains several features offered to meet the unique requirements of credit unions—features that cannot be found with other item processors.
Expandachek Fastforward 21
Utilize Expandacheck’s Branch Capture Services to enhance your internal operations, expedite collection o fyour dposit items and reduce courier expenses. You will experience faster clearings, reduced interest expense, increased NSF income and reduced fraud. Check 21 – your credit union is ready with Expandachek.
Expandachek Image Services
Members can access their home-banking site, view their sharedraft account history and select the draft to be viewed. Images of the draft is accessed from Expandachek’s archives and displayed for member.
Expandachek ACH Receipt
Shared Financial Solutions automated clearing house (ACH) receipt service provides your credit union with a cost-effective, dependable and flexible program with tremendous benefits to both your credit union and your members. Regardless of the volume of ACH transactions you receive, Expandachek ACH Receipt has options to fit your needs.
Expandachek ACH Origination
The world of automated clearing house transactions is exploding, and being able to originate ACH transactions has become an important component of credit union operations. Whether you credit union’s goal is to simplify internal processes, to enhance service to your member or to improve your relationship with select employee groups (SEGs), League Services Corporation’s Expandachek ACH origination can open the doors to new opportunities.
CUNA Mutual Group
Shared Financial Solutions partner CUNA Mutual Group (CMG) is the leading financial service provider to credit unions and their members worldwide. Their mission is to create financial security. Their vision is to be the best at serving credit unions and their members. Their commitment is to help credit unions thrive in the 21st century and beyond.
CUNA Mutual Group offers more than 300 insurance, investment and technological solutions through strategic relationships and multiple service channels. No other company in the world offers so many credit union-specific products. From credit union protection products to sales development and training—CMG has a product to fit your needs.
The CUNA Mutual Group includes:
- CUNA Mutual Insurance Society
- CUNA Mutual Life Insurance Company
- CUNA Brokerage Services Inc.
- MEMBERS Capital Advisors
- CUNA Mutual Mortgage Corporation
- CMG Mortgage Insurance Company
- CUNA Mutual Insurance Agency Inc.
CSS
CUNA Strategic Services, Inc. provides a broad range of services to credit unions. These services include the following:
- ATM Equipment and Supplies - Diebold, Inc.
- Electronic Dye Packs - 3SI Security Systems
- Cash Systems Imaging Equipment - Canon U.S.A., Inc.
- Self-Service, Security Products, Services & Supplies – Diebold
- Share Draft Printing, Integrated Client Solutions, Direct Marketing, Statements, Business Checks – Harland Clarke
- Security Solutions for Cash Protection – 3SI Security Systems
- Identity Theft Protection – Intersections
- Office Supplies, Paper, Furniture, Technology, Managed Services & ImPress – OfficeMax
- BSA/Anti-Money Laundering & Fraud Detection Software – Verafin
- Micrographic/Imaging, Digital Multifunction Copier/Fax Equipment & Supplies – Canon
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For more information, visit http://strategicservices.cuna.org/
Credit and Debit Cards
Convenience is the name of the game in our fast-paced world. Offering debit and credit cards services to your members is just one more way your credit union can make life more convenient for your members while earning income for your credit union.
Gift Cards
Make gift-giving easy for your members with a credit union gift card. This universal gift card can be used anywhere VISA is accepted. Four card designs are available to choose from: Franklin, Pretty Ribbon, Groovy and Red and Gold, giving your members a choice for their occasion.
Reloadable Cards
Your members want Prepaid Cards. We have a program for you. It is called CUMONEY! Prepaid Debit is the fastest growing payment form in 20 years with the opportunity to issue a debit card to every credit union member.
Business Lending
Through a partnership with National Cooperative Bank (NCB), Shared Financial Solutions is excited to bring business lending opportunities to Kansas credit unions. Small businesses have a variety of lending needs, from term loans to lines of credit and real estate loans. Your credit union can help fulfill those needs with the National Cooperative Bank’s program.
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