All Episodes
Displaying 1 - 20 of 301 in total
Corporate Governance in Credit Unions: What Matters Most to NCUA
This Archive Thursday episode of With Flying Colors revisits a timely and important topic: corporate governance. Mark is joined by former NCUA colleagues Todd Miller a...
Elizabeth Eurgubian: Behind the Curtain at NCUA’s Communications Office
In this episode of With Flying Colors, I sit down with Elizabeth Eurgubian, Partner at Atlas Advocacy and former Director of External Affairs and Communications at the...
Navigating NCUA’s Code 3 Challenges with Todd Miller and Steve Farrar
This is a special Archive Thursday episode of With Flying Colors. In this conversation with Todd Miller and Steve Farrar, we dive into what happens when a credit union...
Trump, Reputation Risk, and NCUA’s New Rule
In this solo episode of With Flying Colors, Mark Treichel breaks down the NCUA’s proposed rule to eliminate reputation risk from its supervisory program — and the poli...
What It Means When NCUA Requires a CU to Conduct an Organizational Review
This week we’re bringing back an archive episode of With Flying Colors that remains just as relevant today as when it was first recorded.I’m joined by Steve Farrar and...
Join Us at Sea: The 2026 CUES Cruise Awaits
In this episode of With Flying Colors, host Mark Treichel sits down with Scott Gladden and Kenny Ray Mitchell of Innovations Credit Union to preview the CUES Florida ...
Why Does NCUA Ask to Meet with Your Board without CU Staff Present?
In this special archive replay of With Flying Colors, Mark Treichel is joined by his colleagues Steve Farrar and Todd Miller — both former senior leaders at NCUA — to ...
What NCUA’s 23% Staff Cuts Really Mean for Credit Unions
Episode Overview: In this episode of With Flying Colors, Mark unpacks NCUA’s proposed 2026–2027 budget — a spending plan that reduces staff by 23%, cuts contractors by...
Credit Union Business Lending: Lessons, Risks, and Opportunities with Mark Ritter
Episode Summary In this episode of With Flying Colors, I sit down with Mark Ritter, CEO of Member Business Financial Services (MBFS) and host of Credit Union Conversat...
CAMELS Treading Water: What the Insurance Fund Numbers Reveal
In this episode of With Flying Colors, Mark Treichel breaks down the latest NCUA Board Meeting held on September 25, 2025. With only one agenda item—the NCUA Insurance...
Defending Credit Unions in DC: A Conversation with Jason Stverak of DCUC
In this episode of With Flying Colors, Mark Treichel sits down with Jason Stverak, Chief Advocacy Officer of the Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC), to discuss the pr...
Credit Unions vs. Banks: What Q2 Data Reveals
Credit Unions vs. Banks: What Q2 Data RevealsIn this episode of With Flying Colors, Mark Treichel is joined by Steve Farrar, Todd Miller, and Dennis Bauer to break dow...
Rating Commercial Credit Risk - What NCUA Expects
NCUA's Commercial Loan Rule requires a rating system. I discuss what it requires with Vin Vieten, author of the rule.
Beyond Fraud Detection: Making AI a Strategic Partner in Credit Unions with Ray Ragan
Former NCUA Executive Director Mark Treichel talks with Ray Ragan, CIO of Securityplus Federal Credit Union, about taking AI beyond fraud detection and call center scr...
Commercial Member Business Loan Risks vs Banks 2025
COMMERCIAL CREDIT RISKS Rising commercial credit risks - Why regulators are worried Work-from-home impact on commercial real estate Rate shock reality: 3-4% loans rese...
From NCUA to America’s Credit Unions: A Roundtable with John McKechnie & Geoff Bacino
Episode SummaryIn this episode of With Flying Colors, I’m joined by two longtime friends and former NCUA colleagues — John McKechnie and Geoff Bacino — for a candid ro...
Operational Risks in Credit Unions - What We See in 2025
OPERATIONAL RISKSCyber incident response planning essentials Communication strategies for cyber incidents Legacy system conversion nightmaresNCUA's helpful approach to...
NCUA Issues Tips on Starting an Exam Efficiently - What You Need to Know
NCUA recently posted new guidance on how to start an exam efficiently — and for many credit unions, it couldn’t come at a better time.In this episode of With Flying Co...
IRR, the Interest Rate Evironment Credit Union Risk
INTEREST RATE ENVIRONMENTFed policy uncertainty and tariff impacts Yield curve normalization: -35 to +50 basis points CD composition shift: 13% to 28% of depositsCredi...
Retail Credit Performance: Risks for Credit Unions
ETAIL CREDIT PERFORMANCE Student loan payment resumption impactMixed economic signals across states24 vs 26 states: unemployment trends Generational differences in bor...