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Today, I had the opportunity to attend a service seminar led by the service guru Rick Olson. The topic of the day was Communicate! Communicate! Communicate! While Synergent staff participated in the training to learn how to enhance our communications internally, as well as to enhance our support with our credit union partners, there were many… Read more »
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Job Shadow Day Hosts Next Generation of Credit Union Members
In acknowledgement of the recent Groundhog Day, on February 1, Synergent was host to a group of 6th grade middle school students who participated in a Job Shadow Day at the Credit Union Service Center. Staff presented their jobs in a variety of ways; from having the students take on projects, to answering a variety… Read more »
Synergent Card Services Executive Looks Ahead to Merchant Response to New Credit Card Fees
The news is everywhere, being communicated in both mainstream media and trade publications alike: the MasterCard and Visa networks have advised that effective January 27, 2013, U.S. merchants will have the option of adding a surcharge to certain credit card point-of-sale (POS) transactions. Reflecting on the effect this news will have on credit unions, Rebekah Higgins, Assistant Vice President,… Read more »
Pent-up Demand & Lender Rivalry: A Lending Opportunity Worth Seizing!
In the busy bustle of the first quarter of 2013, don’t let auto loan promotions be pushed to the back burner. In a season that is packed with dealer incentives and sales, it the perfect storm for credit unions to promote their latest offer! This combination of pent-up demand and sharper competition among auto lenders… Read more »
How Gen Y Financial Satisfaction Affects your Credit Union
Fiserv, a business partner of Synergent, recently conducted a survey of the financial habits of 3,000 households to see if there was a correlation between member satisfaction and how in control of their finances they felt. Through this survey, seniors (65+) reported they felt the most satisfaction with and control over their finances. Conversely, Gen… Read more »
Guest Post: Internet Banking to Mobile Banking … and Somewhere in Between
With the increasing focus on everything mobile, we may often assume that this all-encompassing buzz word means the same thing to all. Here, Danny Payne of ProfitStars® takes a deeper look on what it means to be mobile, and how a well thought out mobile strategy means far more than promoting the latest “must have”… Read more »
