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By Claude R. Marx |
November 22, 2011
The NCUA will have a new public face in its press office. David Small, who was the agency’s spokesman, left his position last week.
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By Robert McGarvey |
November 20, 2011
What a difference 10 months makes. That’s a prevailing thought in corporate credit union circles as executives digest the reports, unconfirmed by the NCUA, that two of the leading bidders for the failed Western Bridge corporate are Alloya (formerly Members United) and Catalyst (formerly Southwest Bridge plus Georgia Corporate). This...
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By Robert McGarvey |
November 20, 2011
There may be only four or five corporate credit unions within 10 years. There isn’t that much business out there. "The small won’t survive,” predicted John Fiore, CEO of Motorola Employees Credit Union and a key figure in the recapitalizing of Members United as Alloya. “Within a couple years we...
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By Robert McGarvey |
November 13, 2011
The initial NCUA-sponsored bidders conference for corporate credit unions interested in possibly acquiring all or parts of the failed Western Bridge corporate credit union was a month ago and now questions are circulating among credit unions about probable next steps.
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By Claude R. Marx |
November 13, 2011
While the newly launched Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has received considerable attention and criticism, the focus for most credit unions is on the NCUA’s Office of Consumer Protection.
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By David Morrison |
November 13, 2011
Longtime customers of Thrivent Financial Bank, an Appleton, Wis.-based bank with credit union roots, may experience confusion and feelings of déjà vu in the coming months as the bank returns to being a credit union.
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By Robert McGarvey |
November 7, 2011
Fiserv, Lending Tools said to be making offers for failed corporate's payments operation.
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By Robert McGarvey |
November 7, 2011
Sources name Alloya, SunCorp, CenCorp and Catalyst.
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By Claude R. Marx |
November 6, 2011
No more.
That’s CUNA’s message to the NCUA when it comes to regulations.
In a 15-page letter to NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz, the trade association said it wants the regulator not to issue any new regulations during the next six months, and after that to do a better job of justifying the...
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By Claude R. Marx |
November 6, 2011
The NCUA is going back to the drawing board on its CUSO rule and the industry is happy.
