Shows
Get Ready: Before Life Happens PodcastProtecting Our Parents: Rethinking Elder Fraud PreventionSend us a textOn the latest episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I’m joined by Walt Laskos, podcaster and Elder Fraud Prevention Advocate. Walt and I dive into the hidden epidemic of elder financial abuse, how it often strikes close to home, and the critical role financial institutions and families play in stopping it. We also explore practical strategies for protecting our aging loved ones—and ourselves.Key Takeaways:What is elder fraud? It’s not always strangers—80–90% of cases in...
2025-07-2928 min
Gentreo PodcastScam Protection: Avoiding the 10 Billion Dollar Fraud IndustryJacob is joined this week by Walt Laskos, a credit union industry communications and public relations veteran and educator of more than 20 years. Walt and Jacob discuss the scam, financial fraud and elder abuse industry. An industry that this coming year alone will con over 10 billion dollars away from everyday people like you. What do these scams look like? What can we do to stop them? How do we protect the elderly and the most venerable?
2024-10-0345 min
The Insider ForumMedia Buying with LTI Business SolutionsWalt Laskos of the CCUA talks with the CEO of the Advertising Agency LTI Business Solutions about an amazing opportunity for your credit union if you do media buys. You won’t want to miss this.
2022-03-2411 min
Credit Union RoundtableEpisode 1 - October 2019October’s edition of Credit Union Roundtable focuses on credit unions, marking their month-long observance of cooperatives highlighted by International Credit Union Day on the 17th. To help the show get off to a strong start, Walt Laskos called on Stephanie Smith, curator at America’s Credit Union Museum, to explain the origins of credit unions in the US and their cooperative structure. Brian Branch, CEO of the World Council of Credit Unions, also joined Laskos from Madison, Wisconsin, where he described the advocacy efforts of credit unions on the global stage through the efforts of the World Council, includ...
2019-12-0553 min
The CU2.0 PodcastCU2.0 Podcast Episode 42 Walt Laskos, CCUA, on Credit Unions Fighting Elder FraudSend us a textElder fraud is big business. The FBI calculates last year's losses at over $700 million and involving two million seniors.That's a lot of pain.The scams are predictable. “Your grandson has been arrested. He’s in jail in Memphis. You need to bail him out. It’s dangerous. Send $5000 in gift cards.”There are variations. But the usual drill is that a relative has fallen into trouble and the senior can be the hero.Horrible.But now credit unions are entering this scene.Here...
2019-07-0926 min