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

Mergers are transforming the credit union landscape.  It is, therefore, ever more important for credit union leadership to be addressing the impact of mergers as part of their strategic planning. The NCUA has clearly pronounced the duties of… Read More

On the whole, credit unions are well known for taking care of not only their members, but their employees, too. There are all sorts of reasons for that, of course, with one of them being that employees who… Read More

The NCUA approved 21 mergers in January 2015 which is up from the 12 mergers in January of last year. While credit union mergers continue to be primarily smaller credit unions, the January numbers were an aberration from… Read More