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Before any platform decision, we map your member experience goals, current systems, and operational gaps. Our CRM Inception service delivers a tailored roadmap with ROI and TCO analysis — at no cost.
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For Credit Unions & Community Financial Institutions
Solutions Metrix helps credit unions modernize member engagement — connecting siloed systems, automating manual processes, and giving every staff member a complete picture of the member in front of them. From strategy through long-term adoption.
Platform-agnostic. No vendor commitment. Built for credit unions.
45+Financial Institutions
600+Projects Delivered
9.1NPS Score
100%Adoption — Service 1st FCU
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Creatio
Salesforce
Microsoft Dynamics
Sugar AI
Solutions Metrix doesn’t just implement software. We partner with credit unions across the full transformation journey — from the first roadmap through adoption, optimization, and beyond.
Before any platform decision, we map your member experience goals, current systems, and operational gaps. Our CRM Inception service delivers a tailored roadmap with ROI and TCO analysis — at no cost.
Every implementation is tailored to your member workflows — never the other way around. We configure CRM as a member service tool, not a database, across Creatio, Salesforce, Dynamics, and Sugar AI.
We connect the dots across fragmented credit union stacks — Symitar, Fiserv, MeridianLink, Pulsate, Candescent, Teams, and Boomi iPaaS — so your CRM becomes the hub your staff actually rely on.
We embed AI agents directly into member workflows — like our Symitar AI Agent, which surfaces AI-generated member summaries using live core banking data inside Creatio. AI that works within your processes, not beside them.
Adoption is a success metric in every engagement. Role-based training for tellers, RMs, marketing teams, and admins; co-pilot phases; structured feedback cycles; and adoption milestones. Service 1st FCU achieved 100% adoption.
Post go-live, we remain a continuous partner. Bank of Hours support contracts, sprint-based optimization, and customer success planning ensure your platform evolves alongside your credit union.
Credit unions are competing for relevance against digital banks, megabanks, and fintech lenders — on member experience, speed, and personalization. The gap is widening. CRM is how it closes.
Credit unions’ share of PFI relationships fell from 21% to 12% in just two years, with major national banks capturing the difference. Member satisfaction (ACSI) dropped from 87 to 77 — a structural erosion no marketing campaign alone can reverse.
Three-quarters of credit union deposits are held by Baby Boomer-age members. Gen Z and Millennials expect mobile-first, frictionless experiences — and they’re choosing digital banks and fintechs that built for them.
A member service rep may need five separate applications to get a complete picture of a calling member — loans, cards, accounts, investment data, and service history in disconnected silos. Without Member 360, personalized service is impossible to scale.
Loan applications that take days, onboarding managed through spreadsheets, marketing campaigns requiring manual list exports — symptoms of systems built for transaction recording, not relationship management.
Fintech lenders and digital banks have reduced account opening to minutes. Every day a credit union’s process takes longer is a risk that members — especially younger ones — will look elsewhere.
Marketing teams run campaigns without reliable data on what’s working. Leadership can’t see referral pipeline, onboarding progress, or wallet share by employee. Decisions are made on instinct because the data is too fragmented to trust.
Solutions Metrix has worked with 45+ financial institutions to address exactly these challenges — purpose-built for the way credit unions operate.
From first member interaction through ongoing relationship management, we implement the capabilities that drive member satisfaction, operational efficiency, and wallet share growth.
Unified member profile consolidating demographics, accounts, loans, investment data, interactions, cases, leads, and survey results from across multiple systems — one screen, zero system-switching.
Multi-step drip journeys, event-triggered emails, bulk communications, and omnichannel preference management. Segmentation driven by real-time Symitar data — members added or removed from campaigns automatically based on live eligibility criteria.
End-to-end referral capture from members, employees, and partners. Pipeline tracking, automated follow-up, and performance reporting by employee — a key driver of wallet share and cross-sell growth.
Automated multi-step onboarding journeys triggered from Day 1 — ensuring every new member receives timely, relevant communications and is connected to the right products from the start.
Case management, SLA tracking, and omnichannel communication in a single interface. Agents answer calls already knowing the member — products, history, open cases, and recent interactions across every channel.
Solutions Metrix’s AI product on the Creatio Marketplace. Connects to Symitar core banking data and surfaces AI-generated member summaries — account balances, loan status, recent transactions, and next-best-action — inside Creatio in seconds.
Cross-system dashboards pulling performance data from Creatio, Symitar, Pulsate, and other platforms — referral pipeline, campaign results, onboarding progress, and wallet share by employee in centralized views.
Our purpose-built Creatio configuration layer — Member 360, Simplified Consultation Panel, Multi-ID Authentication, 150+ pre-built workflows, and a no-code workflow engine.
Solutions Metrix doesn’t sell platforms — we implement whichever one fits your credit union best. Our CRM Inception process identifies the right technology before any commitment is made.
No-code workflow engine. Purpose-built real estate package. Fastest time-to-value and lowest TCO for teams needing rapid iteration.
Best for Agility & No-Code
Deepest enterprise ecosystem and PropTech marketplace. Ideal for large CRE organizations with complex compliance, reporting, and multi-entity requirements.
Best for Enterprise & Scale
Native Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, and Power BI integration. The natural fit for organizations already operating in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
Best for Microsoft-First Orgs
Flexible, cost-effective, strong automation. The right choice for mid-market CRE firms that need a powerful platform without enterprise licensing costs.
Best for Mid-Market & Value
Not sure which platform is right for your credit union? Our CRM Inception service exists precisely for this moment. We evaluate your current core systems, team structure, member experience goals, and budget — then give you a clear, member-first recommendation before any technology commitment is made.
Most technology partners deploy and disappear. Solutions Metrix is built for long-term credit union partnerships — with structured phases from first discovery through ongoing optimization, and adoption as a measured outcome at every step.
Executive alignment, ROI & TCO analysis, current-state workflow mapping, and a tailored CRM roadmap — before any build begins.
Collaborative process mapping with member-facing staff, back-office teams, and leadership. Built around your workflows, not a generic template.
Agile Scrum delivery with 2-week sprint intervals, regular demos, and incremental UAT — your team in the loop at every stage.
Role-based user training, hypercare support, and phased go-live milestones — designed to minimize disruption to live member operations.
Post-launch co-pilot phase, Bank of Hours support, and ongoing optimization sprints. Adoption is tracked — not assumed.
A significant part of Solutions Metrix’s value is connecting the dots across fragmented credit union technology stacks — so Creatio becomes the operational hub your staff actually rely on, without replacing systems that work.
Bidirectional sync — member demographics, accounts, loans, financial history. Symitar Connector on Creatio Marketplace.
Core banking integration — member data, account types, and transaction history synced into Creatio CRM.
Loan origination integration — application status and member eligibility data fed into Creatio workflows.
Creatio campaigns linked to Pulsate mobile campaigns — member add/remove automated based on real-time eligibility.
Campaign elements linked to Candescent groups via API — automated member management based on campaign criteria.
Inbound and outbound call integration — all member communications logged in Creatio contact history automatically.
Member communications managed and logged in Creatio without leaving Microsoft tools.
Integration platform for connecting LPL Financials, Member XP, SSO, and custom endpoints to Creatio.
Solutions Metrix transformed how our team serves members. For the first time, our staff has a complete picture of every member the moment they pick up the phone — without toggling between five different systems. The adoption was something we honestly didn’t expect to happen this fast.
Karen Wood, Chief Experience Officer · Service 1st Federal Credit Union
From community institutions to multi-billion-dollar credit unions — Solutions Metrix has supported 45+ financial institutions and counting.
Plain-language definitions of the products, technologies, and approaches Solutions Metrix implements for credit unions.
Accelerates implementation by providing a tested, flexible foundation that eliminates rebuilding common credit union functionality from scratch.
In production for Service 1st FCU and State Department FCU.
A core component of the Credit Union Package and every Solutions Metrix CU implementation.
Supports both API and SFTP integration models depending on the Symitar edition in use.
Implemented for ESL FCU with multi-entity subscription management and a custom web-service override.
Available at no cost. Applicable to credit unions of any size or asset base.
Concise, factual answers to the questions credit unions most frequently ask Solutions Metrix about CRM implementation.
What CRM does Solutions Metrix implement for credit unions, and why?
Solutions Metrix primarily implements Creatio CRM for credit unions — including the Credit Union Package (CUPK 2.0) built from real CU implementations. Creatio was chosen as the core platform for financial services because of its no-code Workflow Management Engine (business teams configure processes without IT), AI agents embedded natively in workflows (not bolted on), and open integration architecture that connects to Symitar, Fiserv, MeridianLink, Pulsate, and other core systems without custom development for each point. Solutions Metrix has supported 45+ financial institutions on this platform since 2001.
Does Solutions Metrix have a Symitar integration for Creatio?
Yes — and it is available as a published product on the Creatio Marketplace. Solutions Metrix has built and published the Symitar Connector (bidirectional Symitar-to-Creatio data sync) and the Symitar AI Agent (AI-generated member summaries surfaced inside Creatio using live Symitar data). Both products are in active production for Service 1st FCU and State Department FCU. The Symitar Connector supports both REST API and SFTP integration models depending on the client’s Symitar edition.
What is included in the Credit Union Package and how much does it cost?
The Credit Union Package (CUPK 2.0) includes: Member 360 (unified member profile), Simplified Consultation Panel, Multi-ID In-Person Authentication, 3-Tier Inbound Call Authentication, a no-code Workflow Management Engine, and a library of 150+ pre-built workflows covering the most common credit union processes. Built on Creatio 8.3.3 and FinServ 1.3.3. Pricing is $19/user/month ($228/user/year) on the Creatio Marketplace. The package is fully customizable and open to integration with existing core systems.
How does Solutions Metrix ensure credit union staff actually adopt the CRM?
User adoption is a primary success metric in every Solutions Metrix engagement — not an afterthought. Every credit union project includes: role-based training tailored to tellers, relationship managers, marketing staff, and admins; a dedicated co-pilot phase during early production; structured feedback cycles; and explicit short-, mid-, and long-term adoption milestones. Service 1st FCU achieved a 100% user adoption rate following implementation. Post go-live, Solutions Metrix remains a continuous partner through Bank of Hours support contracts and ongoing optimization sprints.
Can Creatio automate credit union marketing campaigns and member communications?
Yes — and Solutions Metrix has built live marketing campaigns for multiple credit unions. Capabilities include multi-step drip email journeys, event-triggered communications, bulk email, real-time Symitar-driven segmentation, Pulsate mobile campaign integration, and multi-entity omnichannel preference management. Real deployments include: New Member Onboarding journeys, Birthday Wishes, eStatement Confirmation triggers, Credit Card Acquisition (3-month staggered with 11-criteria segmentation), Home Equity Acquisition, and custom Unsubscribe/Preference Centre implementations. State Department FCU’s marketing team now operates fully autonomously with no-code campaign tools.
Common questions from credit unions evaluating CRM platforms and digital transformation partners.
Solutions Metrix primarily implements Creatio CRM for credit unions, including the Credit Union Package (CUPK 2.0) — a purpose-built configuration layer with Member 360, 150+ pre-built workflows, member authentication, and marketing automation.
Yes. Solutions Metrix has published the Symitar Connector and the Symitar AI Agent on the Creatio Marketplace. The Connector provides bidirectional Symitar-to-Creatio data sync. The AI Agent surfaces AI-generated member summaries inside Creatio using live Symitar data. Both are in production for active credit union clients.
CUPK 2.0 includes Member 360, Simplified Consultation Panel, Multi-ID Member Authentication, Workflow Management Engine, and 150+ pre-built workflows. Compatible with Creatio 8.3.3 + FinServ 1.3.3. $19/user/month ($228/user/year) on the Creatio Marketplace.
Solutions Metrix has worked with Service 1st FCU, State Department FCU, Bay Federal CU, ESL FCU, GECU, Trumark FCU, Riverland FCU, Community Financial CU, PCCU, and others — 45+ financial institutions in total across the US and Canada since 2001.
Adoption is a primary success metric in every engagement. Every project includes role-based training, a co-pilot phase, feedback cycles, and adoption milestones. Service 1st FCU achieved 100% user adoption rate. Solutions Metrix remains a continuous partner post go-live through Bank of Hours contracts and optimization sprints.
Yes. Solutions Metrix has built live campaigns for multiple credit unions including drip journeys, event-triggered emails, Symitar-driven segmentation, bulk communications, Pulsate mobile integration, and multi-entity subscription management. State Department FCU’s marketing team now operates fully autonomously with no-code campaign tools following their implementation.