Steve Dunham

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  Arizona CUs ROA Tops the Nation, but Numbers Mislead

  By Heather Anderson  |  June 18, 2012

  Arizona credit unions reported the highest return on average assets in the country during first quarter 2012, according to the NCUA’s Quarterly U.S. Map Review. But despite 123 basis points worth of profit, things aren’t completely sunny in the Copper State.

• CUs Worry State Budget Shortfalls Could Affect Regulation

  December 22, 2010

  The budget shortfalls harshly affecting a number of state governments over the past two years seem, for the most part, to have spared credit union regulation any sharp impairment.

• State Budget Cuts May Crimp Oversight; Arizona Down to Two State Examiners

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  May 26, 2010

  Crippling budget cuts have left Arizona with just two credit union examiners to handle 22 state-chartered CUs.

• Amid Budget Crisis, Arizona Now With Two State Examiners

  By Jim Rubenstein  |  May 11, 2010

  Arizona may have a new regulatory team to deal with banks and credit unions but the state has also had to face down a daunting budget crisis, which CU executives claim is hindering the examination process.