{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"What Matters Most for Credit Unions in 2026","description":"With thousands of credit union-related conversations under his belt, CU Broadcast host Mike Lawson has his finger on the pulse of the industry like few others.&amp;nbsp; So we asked him point blank: after everything you heard in 2025, what should be top of mind for credit union leaders heading into next year? His answer? A wake-up call. In this episode, Mike Lawson and host Joshua Barclay dissect the uncomfortable truths facing credit unions\u2014from an aging membership base that threatens the movement's long-term survival, to mega-mergers that risk eroding the &quot;people helping people&quot; DNA that makes credit unions different.&amp;nbsp; We talk about what's actually working to attract younger members (hint: it's not just TikTok), why some credit unions are quietly dropping &quot;credit union&quot; from their names, and how AI is creating an arms race between fraudsters and the institutions trying to stop them. This podcast episode is sponsored by BusinessNext, the all-in-one CRM made for credit unions and community banks.&amp;nbsp; If you want to see the BusinessNext CRM in action, you can&amp;nbsp;watch a demo video by clicking this link.   &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Banking on Experience powered by BUSINESSNEXT","author_url":"https:\/\/crmnext.us\/resources\/podcast\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39647950\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/197250300"}