Geoff Bacino

• Bacino: 'Regulators Hate' FHLBs’ Super Lien Position

  By Heather Anderson  |  February 6, 2013

  Former NCUA Board member said he can see why and why not make the FHLBs an option.

• NCUA Board Poised for Turnover

  By Heather Anderson  |  January 9, 2013

  The NCUA Board will experience significant turnover in 2013 when President Obama is expected to appoint candidates to fill two out of three spots left vacant by Gigi Hyland, who resigned in October 2012, and Michael Fryzel, whose term ends Aug. 2, 2013.

• 2013 Watch: NCUA Board in the Year Ahead

  By Heather Anderson  |  December 20, 2012

  NCUA Board will see some turnover in the coming year, with two seats expected to be filled.

• Political Toe to Toe at N.J. League Meeting

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  October 7, 2012

  ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Two credit union political stalwarts went head-to-head regarding the upcoming political elections and issues at the NCUA.

• NCUA Pares Examiner Training Conference

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 22, 2012

  As House Committees investigate the General Services Administration Las Vegas conference scandal in Washington, the NCUA scaled back its annual examiner training conference in Orlando to a bare bones affair.

• Decker Is Still Without Senate Hearing

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 31, 2012

  Three months and still no hearing. That has been the fate so far of Carla Decker, President Obama’s nominee to succeed Gigi Hyland on the NCUA Board.

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  Decker Nomination Far From Resolved: Print Preview

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 27, 2012

  Carla Decker's nomination to the NCUA Board remains highly unresolved. Check out this article from next week's print edition of Credit Union Times.

• CAMEL Code Dispute Pits Feds vs. States

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 22, 2012

  CAMELs aren’t usually a source of controversy in a place known for basketball and tobacco. At issue is the NCUA’s fight with state regulators over the release of the CAMEL rating of State Employees Credit Union.

• NCUA Dual Examination Decision for North Carolina Questioned: Print Preview

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 19, 2012

  The NCUA says it's protecting the system. Critics say the agency is protecting itself. Check out this print preview from next week's print edition of Credit Union Times.

• Editor-in-Chief's Column: Member Growth, Consolidation and Bigger CUs

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  December 18, 2011

  I know what I’m talking about at least half the time: my 2011 predictions were hit and miss. Like any other industry observer, they’re all educated guesses, and we’re even asked to speak about what we foresee. As the late Red Skelton is often credited with saying, “Give the people...