2008-2010 and 2020-20?? are clearly the most significant periods of unemployment in recent time. The unemployment statistics for just these first couple months of 2020 are staggering. Today’s situation is unique in many ways and our exact future is unknown, but one thing is for sure – just like in 2008, the scale of financial…Read More
I have been thinking a lot about charts lately. We’re currently at a point in the cycle of software development that requires submitting the next set of projects to improve or create our Visual Analytics Tools (VAT) elements of CU*BASE. There are a few places where we have charts but we know they aren’t the…Read More
Hello! Today’s tips are for my fellow query users who need to pull lists of members who are not online banking users. Recent branch closures have you especially interested in reaching out to raise awareness of your remote self-services. I am encouraged to see many people putting forth these efforts in the light of genuinely…Read More
Hello! Today’s tips are for my fellow CU*BASE analysts who need to work with data on mobile deposits (RDC) – use this information to start or enhance your efforts to analyze the RDC service’s recent activity. Tips for Analyzing: Large Deposits – Monitor for repetitive checks at or near the maximum daily limit. If you…Read More
This is one of those tricks in Query that typically comes around later on in the learning process. It’s an odd gray area of just a little too complex to effectively teach right away, but useful enough that it really can be a key time-saving and simplifying tactic of many projects. I was just fine…Read More
The year of 2020 for Asterisk Intelligence is focused on two things – the theme of working to “Prove it” with data, and the idea of expanding access and use of your credit unions data to a new Audience. Hitting a new decade always make me a little reflective and one thing I realized recently…Read More
I learned of a mathematician today who is a notable person for many reasons but what jumped out at me was the way she chose to describe her work: “Of course the most rewarding part is the “Aha” moment, the excitement of discovery and enjoyment of understanding something new – the feeling of being on…Read More
This is something amazing to me – Rate Inquiry – I’ve known about it literally from day 1 learning about CU*BASE GOLD (I’m not kidding… day 1 training!) but I only just recently learned of a “trick” involving this feature that puts the whole thing in a shiny new light. So interesting, and it is…Read More
Question: Is there a function in GOLD that allows us to see who signed up for a Direct Deposit? We want to offer a promotion to new Direct Deposit sign ups but we are unsure how to track this. When I talk about Direct Deposit, I’m referring to any payroll or government check that’s being…Read More
Did you know the internet “turned 30” in 2019. Yes, a few months ago back in March. Mind. Blown. The birthday seems to be tied to the date that Tim Berners-Lee submitted his proposal for what he calls an information management system. A proposal is a proposal, it’s not the mechanics and a deliverable. But…Read More