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August 31, 2026
The former Board members point to Congress' response to a controversial 1976 firing as evidence that NCUA Board members were meant to be protected from presidential removal without cause.
August 31, 2026
The biggest gains came from Buy-Here-Pay-Here lots, finance companies and other lenders.
August 28, 2026
New court filing details a $1.2 million wire before the home purchase and $26.8 million in assets identified by Leigh Bridges.
August 28, 2026
Origination gains nearly match the rate for all lenders, but gains have been slowing since 2024.
August 27, 2026
Ben Lemoine says physical locations and digital banking are complementary as the credit union prepares to grow to roughly 96 branches through its merger with Launch.
August 26, 2026
Former CEO Leigh Bridges and her husband are unemployed and seeking access to retirement funds. Meanwhile, Tina Funez says she didn't know about the alleged fraud.
August 26, 2026
Kevin Johnson discusses why two healthy credit unions decided to merge and how Suncoast intends to stay true to the cooperative model as it grows.
August 26, 2026
Greater Nevada's financial struggles, major changes at the NCUA and a Luminaries milestone highlight this week's update.
August 25, 2026
An unexplained jump of 790 credit union locations sends reporter Jim DuPlessis down a rabbit hole of duplicate addresses, vendor servers and some very questionable branch counts.
August 25, 2026
Greater Nevada has lost more than $70 million in the past three years, dropping it to "significantly undercapitalized" since September 2025.










