For the third month in a row the number of credit union mergers is down compared to last year.  The NCUA approved 25 mergers in April 2015 which is down from the 32 mergers in April of last… Read More

Sustained growth can seem insurmountable as a small credit union or medium-sized credit union in a large market. Nearly 80% of industry membership growth is attributed to the 435 credit unions with over $500 million in assets according… Read More

The NCUA approved 12 mergers in March 2015 which is down from the 22 mergers in March of last year. The combined assets of the merged credit unions are $237 million.  The mean and median assets of merged… Read More

The 20 largest mergers approved by the NCUA in 2014 accounted for nearly $3 billion in assets.  This represented nearly 20% of the assets of the credit unions they merged into (continuing credit unions).  Mergers of equals are… Read More

The NCUA approved 8 mergers in February 2015 which is half the number of mergers from February of last year. While there were not many mergers, the average size was relatively large compared to most months.  The combined… Read More