Marketing Live Checks

Improving Net Interest Margin with Qualified Unsecured Borrowers

Averaging over 80% loan-to-share nationwide, credit unions have critical mass in consumer lending and are poised to eclipse $1 trillion in loans.

But where’s the margin?

At an average 0.90% ROA, most credit unions are asking themselves how to build their members’ equity in efficient and safe ways. Confluent Strategies and Southern Security Credit Union found a new use for an old marketing technique, and we’d like to share it with you.

Watch the recorded virtual interview with Dawn Graeter, CEO of Southern Security Credit Union

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If you have been a banker for any length of time, you know that personal (unsecured) lending is an elegant blend of art and science. Personal loans can present an opportunity for a net interest margin boost, but can also become a dangerous proposition for a lender who is not adequately prepared to evaluate all angles of a borrower’s history. In our brief conversation with Dawn Graeter of Southern Security Credit Union ($159m assets, Collierville TN), we explore how SSCU’s philosophy toward consumer lending and their need for deeper share of member wallet led to an innovative application of a traditional consumer finance marketing tool.

You will learn:

1. Reasons to consider an unsecured loan prospecting campaign.
2. How a live checks prescreen from Equifax is set up.
3. What results to expect from a live checks campaign.