Budget Smarter, Not Harder: Avoiding the Biggest Pain Points Before 2026

As credit unions begin mapping out budgets for 2026, many are asking the same question:How can we plan more effectively—without the headaches that come with misalignment, last-minute surprises, and outdated assumptions? For credit unions, budgeting season often feels like threading a needle—juggling limited resources, shifting priorities, and tight timelines. While every leadership team wants to […]

Summer 2025 Corner Office Update

MDT President and CEO Chris Kowal

As the days get longer and the sun shines a little brighter, now is the time to reflect on the first half of the year – the lessons we’ve learned, the milestones achieved and the challenges and opportunities we’ve tackled together.

Shaping the Future of Financial Services: Reflections from GAC 2025

There’s nothing quite like the energy at the Credit Union Governmental Affairs Conference (GAC)—and this year’s event didn’t disappoint. Now, in my seventh year of attending, I found GAC 2025 to be a powerful convergence of advocacy, innovation, and collaboration. As the industry’s largest annual gathering, it brought together credit unions, fintechs, and thought leaders […]

Empowering Women in Leadership: Shaping the Future of Fintech

At MDT, we believe that diversity is a key driver of innovation. Women are playing a crucial role in shaping the future of fintech, both within our organization and across the credit union space. Their leadership is transforming the way we think about technology, collaboration and progress. Our leaders at MDT are not only paving the way for the next generation of women in fintech, but they are also mentors, advocates and allies, ensuring that women have a seat at the table when important decisions are made.

Predictive Analytics and Seeing the Future

Normally with data analytics, we look to historical data to make sense of what has happened in the past. Whether production reports for lending or reviewing branch traffic, these reports can then be used to estimate budgets, goals and staff requirements for the future. But what if your data and reporting tool could do that for you?

Spring 2025 Corner Office Update

MDT President and CEO Chris Kowal

For those of you who don’t know me very well, I’ve been with MDT for over 16 years in the CFO role and have been heavily involved in shaping MDT’s strategic direction in recent years.