The NCUA approved 28 mergers in October 2014 which is the second highest merger approval rate for the year. The combined assets of the merged credit unions are $458 million.  The mean and median assets of merged credit… Read More

Community wins in First West Credit Union’s and Island Savings’ recent announcement of intention to establish endowment in conjunction with their proposed merger.

The NCUA approved twenty (20) mergers in September 2014 which is down slightly from the previous two months. The combined assets of the merged credit unions are $393 million. The mean and median assets of merged credit unions… Read More

Credit Union 2.0: An Opportunity to Build Collaborative Partnership is an outstanding report by Filene Research Institute provided courtesy of the Credit Union Times. This report shows the power of collaborative mergers within the credit union movement.

Strategic planning season once again upon us. It is occasionally helpful to take a big step back from the annual planning cycle and truly contemplate the long term future of the credit union industry and the strategic implications… Read More