Happy New Year! The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee voted this week to increase the target Fed Funds rate by 25 basis points. This marks the ninth such increase since beginning the gradual rate rise campaign in December of 2015…
New Credit Union Star-Ratings This Week
New Credit Union Star-Ratings This Week Total assets at the nation’s federally-insured credit unions rose 5.6% ($77 billion) during the 12 months ended September 30, 2018 ending up at $1.44 trillion. The loan portion of those assets was up 9.5%…
Over 200 Banks and Credit Unions Currently on Bauer’s Troubled and Problematic Lists
December 17, 2018: BAUERFINANCIAL, Inc., Coral Gables, FL, the nation’s leading independent bank and credit union rating firm announces it has newly released bank and credit union star-ratings (based on September 30, 2018 financial data) available on its website, bauerfinancial.com.…
Banks Get Bigger, Stronger… at a Price
Banks Get Bigger, Stronger… at a Price As promised, we have more details of third quarter bank data this week. We mentioned last week that total assets of $17.7 trillion were up 2.5% from a year earlier and the $10…
All New BANK Star-Ratings This Week
The banking industry in the U.S. continues making strides; over 90% of the industry is recommended by Bauer (rated 5-Stars or 4-Stars) and there are fewer banks on Bauer’s Troubled and Problematic Bank Report than we have seen since 2007…