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Minority Credit Unions Falling Behind the Curve
The number of federally-insured credit unions that are rated 1-Star or below and/or are less than “Adequately” capitalized by regulatory standards grew 36% in the twelve month period ending June 30, 2021 (from 53 to 72). What’s more, Minority-Owned Credit…
Credit Card Debt Lessens as Quality Improves
It’s nice to have something positive to report. U.S. banks have been reporting a steep decline in credit card usage since the end of 2019 (see below). Not only that, but as you will see, the quality of those credit…
Listening Carefully for the Other Shoe to Drop
If we’ve learned anything in the past year and a half, it’s that nothing is foolproof. Nor is anything 100% predictable. In much the same way that New York cabbies (and the institutions that financed them) had to deal with…
Nine Pending Bank Acquisitions by CUs
When we last reported on Credit Union-Bank acquisitions in April (JRN 38:16), we said they were heating up, and they sure have. The third quarter was particularly active. One such transaction involves JRN listee 5-Star Financial Federal Bank, Memphis, TN,…