Michael Bell

THINK Teams Debate Pace of Change Within the Industry

By David Morrison | May 15, 2013

CHICAGO — Credit union executives attending CO-OP Financial Services recent THINK 2013 Conference heard two teams of executives and a panel of experts debate whether the credit union industry needs to make measured changes to face future challenges or massive changes.
Onsite Coverage: Teams Debate Massive vs. Measured Change

By David Morrison | May 2, 2013

CHICAGO — Spirited exchange marks a final-day session at CO-OP Financial Services’ THINK 13 conference.
Credit Unions Not Getting Pampered With a Spa Day

By Sarah Snell Cooke | April 10, 2013

Some dustups have taken place or are in the works that are affecting credit unions. It’s enough to clog your pores, so I’m going to just clean that up a little bit with an apricot scrub. (I’ll apply a light cleanser to that mixed metaphor while I’m at it.)
Industry Attorney Sees Credit Union Bank Buys Accelerating

By Peter Strozniak | April 5, 2013

Michael Bell helped with MECU Baltimore buy, sees more of the same happening down the road.
Can’t Never Crosses Attorney Michael Bell’s Lips: Trailblazer 40 Below

By Myriam DiGiovanni | January 9, 2013

Never tell Michael Bell, attorney and counselor at Royal Oak, Mich.-based law firm Howard & Howard, something can’t be done without a ready response to two simple words: Why not?
NCUA Merger Policy Questions Arise Again

By Jim Rubenstein | June 18, 2012

Despite recent activity, the NCUA has said it is not in the business of pushing mergers in 2012. According to an agency spokesman, there is “an upsurge in mergers this year which is likely due to the ability of continuing credit unions to assume the responsibilities associated with mergers as...
FDIC OKs GFA FCU Bid to Buy New Hampshire Thrift

By Jim Rubenstein | June 15, 2012

Two of four steps completed in bid for Massachusetts credit union to buy New Hampshire bank.
GFA FCU’s Bank Bid Advances on Shareholder Vote

By David Morrison | June 11, 2012

The 20,000 member, $353 million GFA Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Worcester Mass., moved a bit closer to finalizing a purchase of a stock-owned thrift when a majority of the bank’s shareholders voted to approve the deal.
Monadnock Deal Breaking New Ground

By David Morrison | June 1, 2012

Massachusetts credit union's purchase of stock-owned thrift necessitated creation of new application itself from the NCUA, attorney says.
Progress Cited in Proposed GFA/Monadnock Purchase

By Jim Rubenstein | April 19, 2012

Lawyers handling the planned takeover of an ailing New Hampshire bank by a Massachusetts credit union expressed optimism Thursday the deal can clear regulatory hurdles.