small credit unions

• Illinois League Hosts Confab for Small Credit Unions This Week

  By Marc Rapport  |  August 6, 2012

  Focus will be on economic development, examinations, lending, competing and surviving.

• 8 Small Credit Unions and the Stories Behind Them

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  August 2, 2012

  These credit unions have faithfully served niche membership groups for decades. Find out a little more about them.

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  8 Small Credit Unions and the Stories Behind Them

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  August 2, 2012

  These credit unions have faithfully served niche membership groups for decades. Find out a little more about them.

• Onsite Coverage: Regs Are Small Credit Unions' Biggest Challenge

  By Myriam DiGiovanni  |  July 26, 2012

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Compliance, collaboration and recruitment are just a few of the top concerns for leaders of credit unions under $75 million.

• Onsite Coverage: NCUA to Consider Raising Small CU Asset Definition Above $10 Million

  By Heather Anderson  |  July 26, 2012

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The NCUA will reconsider the $10 million threshold that currently defines small credit unions, its board chair said Thursday.

• NCUA: Small CU Exam Program Includes Shorter Exams, Streamlined Reports

  By Heather Anderson  |  July 23, 2012

  Agency outlines new program for credit union of $10 million or less.

• The Face of 21st Century Regulation

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  July 13, 2012

  Compliance is the cost of doing business and if you can’t bear those costs, you won’t be in business.

• Letter: Small Credit Unions Lack a Voice

  By Bill Roberts  |  July 2, 2012

  Re: the Editor’s Column in the June 20 issue [“Let’s Silence the Violins for Small CUs.”]

• Small CUs Snared by Negative Trends

  By Kenn Bell  |  June 25, 2012

  I appreciated the Editor’s Column on small credit unions [July 20 issue]. Fact is, small credit unions shouldn’t be saved just because they are small. On the other hand, the sense of cooperation and fair play is nearly gone from the language of larger credit unions.

• Editor’s Column: Let’s Silence the Violins on Small CUs

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  June 18, 2012

  Credit union executives are tired and frustrated with the economic situation and recall the good old days of a decade ago when a 1% ROA was practically a given. NCUA examiners are tired and frustrated with the same things. These situations can lead people to speak without thinking or at...