Department of Financial Institutions

• Wisconsin DFI Approves Landmark Credit Union Acquisition of Hartford Savings Bank

  By Peter Strozniak  |  March 22, 2013

  Only approval by the FDIC awaits final approval of the sale of the $190 million Wisconsin community bank to $2.1 billion Landmark CU.

• Bills to Pay Board Members Get Airing in Washington Legislature

  By Peter Strozniak  |  February 8, 2013

  Measures go before House, Senate panels in Olympia; supplemental capital proposals dropped from bills.

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  Guest Opinion: A Freed NCUSIF Would Nip NCUA’s Overreach

  By Henry Wirz  |  January 30, 2013

  After the Berlin Wall came down, Congress decided to cash in the peace dividend and began closing military bases. One of the bases that closed was our primary sponsor, McClellan Air Force Base. We decided to convert to a community field of membership

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  Independent NCUSIF Nips NCUA’s Overreach

  By Henry Wirz  |  January 24, 2013

  California credit union CEO questions NCUA's ability to examine fairly, calls for Congress to give credit unions an independent insurer.

• Bay Media FCU and San Francisco Fire CU Merge

  By Staff Writer  |  January 23, 2013

  The $12 million, 1,643-member Bay Media Federal Credit Union in San Francisco has merged into the $824 million, 42,146-member San Francisco Fire Credit Union.

• San Francisco, San Jose Credit Unions Merge

  By Peter Strozniak  |  January 14, 2013

  San Francisco Fire CU takes in Bay Media FCU while Alliance CU absorbs Electric FCU.

• New California Law Requires Legal Service Location Reporting

  By Heather Anderson  |  November 29, 2012

  Unless central location designated, all locations become central locations where legal papers can be served.

• Two More Mergers Await Final Approval in California

  By Peter Strozniak  |  November 14, 2012

  Four California credit unions await to become two in merger acquisitions.

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  Dissidents Rally at Tech CU

  By David Morrison  |  August 20, 2012

  Fifteen members of Technology Credit Union rallied Aug. 15 outside the credit union’s San Jose, Calif., headquarters to show their opposition to the credit union’s proposal to change to a mutual bank charter.

• National 1st, San Jose in Silicon Valley Merger

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  August 9, 2012

  Two Silicon Valley credit unions, the $207 million National 1st CU of Sunnyvale and the $140 million San Jose CU, are planning a merger.