Mergers May Be In Your Employees’ Best Interest, and Here’s Why

Mergers may be in credit union employees best interest!

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

Merger Approvals Peak Again in October

NCUA Merger Approvals October 2014

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

Merger is a Win for the Community!

Community Wins

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

NCUA Approves 20 Mergers in September 2014

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

Proactive Collaboration is the Future of Credit Union Mergers

Proactive Collaboration is the Future of Credit Union Mergers

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.

The Future of Credit Unions – Average CU $2 Billion in Assets

Average Credit Union Size $2 Billion in 2033 - Bridge

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

NCUA Approves 25 Mergers in July 2014

25 Mergers Approved In July 2014

Two credit unions with assets exceeding $300 million (Endura Financial CU & State Employees CU) were among the 25 credit union mergers approved by the NCUA in July 2014. The merged credit unions represented over $1 Billion in assets. Three-quarters of the credit unions sited expanded services as the reason for growth.