bank regulators

• GFA FCU in Massachusetts Buying N.H. Savings Bank: Exclusive

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  March 1, 2012

  GFA FCU will seek regulator approval to buy bank in Granite State, just weeks after Michigan credit union completes purchase of Indiana bank.

• Marx on Capitol: Election May Usher In More Regulatory Oversight

  By Claude R. Marx  |  February 12, 2012

  Except for Newt Gingrich’s two mischaracterizations, credit unions haven’t come up as an issue in this election campaign so far.

• NCUA Approves Interest Rate Risk Rule

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 31, 2012

  Approximately 45% of federally insured credit unions would have to develop interest rate risk management policies that include extensive use of risk measurement systems and internal controls, according to a rule approved by the NCUA Board at its Jan. 26 meeting.

• NCUA Issues Interest-Rate Risk Rule: Onsite Coverage

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 26, 2012

  Approximately 45% of federally insured credit unions would have to develop extensive new interest rate risk management policies, according to a rule issued by the NCUA on Thursday

• State CU and Bank Regulators Endorse Delay In Interchange Rule

  By Claude R. Marx  |  May 12, 2011

  NASCUS, state bank supervisors weigh in on interchange delay effort.

• Royal Credit Union Completes Uphill Climb to Purchase Bank Branches

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  June 23, 2010

  Wisconsin-based Royal Credit Union has finally completed its purchase of a large chunk of a troubled community bank's assets.

• As Wave of CRE Defaults Builds, CUs Take Stock in Conservative Loans

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  February 24, 2010

  There's just no comparison between a foreclosure or walk-away from a $5.4 billion Manhattan 56-building complex and a defaulted loan on a small retail space in a strip mall.