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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here are some important notes about this episode:

Our Sponsor Gets Slammed!
Texas State Bank, BanktasticTV’s current sponsor, has made it big in the viral video business lately. One of their cameras caught a truck pulling a camper as it ran into their covered drive-thru banking area, pulling everything down with it. You can watch the video clip in the above episode. It’s pretty crazy to think that everybody made it out just fine! Neither of us thought anybody could walk away from that! Amazing video - watch it!

Q&A: Is your FI prepared to help Boomers?
An article that I found on Payment Industry Insider spawned a question I wanted to ask the Banktastic community. Is your FI working to help Boomers prepare for retirement? They’re a huge demographic and deserve your attention! The major hype lately has been on attracting Gen Y, but your loyal customers in the Boomers group are getting ready to retire and they need your help! Over 60% of this demographic is concerned about not having enough money to retire or to cover medical costs.

The question really is this: do you have any programs established to help the Boomers along as they take this big step? They could use your guidance, and this is a great opportunity for your FI! Let us know if you have any programs or ideas!

The iPhone: Evolutionary or Revolutionary?
Some discussions are going on about whether the iPhone is going to revolutionize the banking industry. Since it’s release on July 11, the new iPhone is making a huge splash, and FIs are taking notice. Many have worked to create apps to coincide with the new iPhone release. With the phone’s technology and banks’ work to create apps to work with it, some are considering the iPhone to be a revolutionary tool for the banking industry. Others completely disagree and think it’s going to take a heck of a lot more than a phone to get a banking revolution. A lot of people are getting in on the discussion, so go check it out and add your thoughts!

Also, if you want to read Brad’s recent experience trying to get his hands on one of the new iPhones, click here. It’s a shame, but there are probably countless others going through the same situation he described in his blog post.

News: Disgruntled Employee Locks San Francisco Out of Network
I stumbled across this news story recently, and I had to share it with Banktastic. Apparently a disgruntled computer network admin, Terry Childs, got some less than stellar reviews at work, so he locked up San Francisco’s computer network by putting in his own password and refusing to give the right one to authorities. Officials have been unable to crack the access codes on their own, and are worried that he may have sabotaged the system to leak some critical data. Either way, this guy is in a huge pile of trouble - in jail on $5 million bond. Yikes.

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Feel free to email comments or suggestions about “The Burst” to brad@banktastic.com, or post your thoughts on the Banktastic Community.

Thanks to our sponsors!
We’d like to give a huge thank you to our sponsors, Texas State Bank! We greatly appreciate your support!

See you next week!

-The Banktastics

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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The CU Scoop” featuring Mark McSpadden. Here are some important notes about this episode:

BarCampBankLondon!
BarCampBankLondon was just held on July 5. You’ve probably heard quite a bit about all the recent BarCampBank events being held lately. If you’re interested in attending one, there are several more coming up in the next few weeks:

BarCampBankChicago will happen July 16
BarCampBankCharleston will happen July 26/27

Check out the BCBs above to see about registering. Get in on the discussion while you still can!

Credit Union Joins Credit Karma
News surfaced recently about a credit union partnered up with Credit Karma. The Pentagon Federal CU has joined many banks in posting its rates in the special offers section for Credit Karma users. We think it’s a great move for credit unions to get some exposure through Credit Karma. Good on ya, PenFed!

Q&A: What is your CU doing to collaborate?
Lisa asked this question a while back on Banktastic, but it failed to get any leverage. Mark’s posing the question now to The CU Scoop audience - what is your CU doing to collaborate? Is your CU considering working with another to generate better results? If you have a response for this discussion, head on over to the question on Banktastic and let us know what you think!

Thanks to our sponsors!
We’d like to give a huge thank you to our sponsors, Texas State Bank! We greatly appreciate your support!

You can be on The CU Scoop!
We’re interested in your thoughts on topics and trends in the credit union industry. If you want to be a part of our show, record your own video (roughly 2-3 minutes long) and upload it to our Viddler.com account. Here’s the log-in information:
username: thecuscoop
password: markymark
Remember the rules: 1.) no bank bashing, and 2.) don’t self-promote too much. If you have any questions about sharing your video with The CU Scoop crew, send an email to mark@banktastic.com.

What’s on the whiteboard this week?
See what’s behind Mark’s head this week!

Email Us!
Feel free to email comments or suggestions about “The CU Scoop” to mark@banktastic.com, or post your thoughts on the Banktastic Community. We’re always looking for your input.

See you next week!

-The Banktastics