When the Truth About Credit Unions Hits Close to Home
The unequal tax treatment of credit unions is driving acquisitions of community banks—making it more attractive in many instances for a bank to choose a credit union as its buyer.
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ABA Opposes Bill to Expand Credit Union Membership
In a letter to House Financial Services Committee leaders today, the American Bankers Association expressed opposition to a bill that it called a “backdoor effort by the credit union industry to expand its membership rolls at the expense of tax-paying banks.”
Time’s Up: Congress Must Stop Credit Union Purchases of Taxpaying Banks
The trend of credit unions buying taxpaying community banks is back—and credit unions are becoming more aggressive than ever in their pursuit of acquisition targets.
NCUA’s Harper Calls for Authority to Supervise CUSOs
In testimony before the House Financial Services Committee earlier this week, National Credit Union Administration Chairman Todd Harper urged lawmakers give his agency examination and enforcement authority over third-party vendors, including credit union service organizations, or CUSOs, to address what he called a “growing regulatory blindspot.”
ABA: Time for Congress to Act on Credit Union Acquisitions of Taxpaying Banks
Ahead of oversight hearings of the prudential regulatory agencies scheduled for next week, the American Bankers Association called on Congress to address the changing face of large credit unions.
ABA Opposes NCUA’s Capital Simplification Proposals
The American Bankers Association yesterday panned two proposals by the National Credit Union Administration to simplify current risk-based capital requirements for “complex” insured credit unions with more than $500 million in assets.
ABA Calls for Withdrawal of NCUA CUSO Proposal
The American Bankers Association today urged the National Credit Union Administration to withdraw a proposed rule that would expand the range of permissible lending activity for credit union service organizations, or CUSOs.
ABA’s Nichols: OCC Should Deny Credit Union Acquisition of Federal Mutual Banks
In a letter to Acting Comptroller of the Currency Blake Paulson this week, American Bankers Association President and CEO Rob Nichols raised concerns about recent attempts by credit unions to purchase federally chartered banks, including federal mutual savings associations.
ABA Calls for Extension of NCUA CUSO Comment Period
The American Bankers Association today wrote to the National Credit Union Administration seeking a 60-day extension to the 30-day comment period on a proposal to amend NCUA’s credit union service organization regulation.
NCUA Chairman Calls For Improvements to CU Consumer Protection Compliance Programs
Credit unions may not be paying attention to consumer financial protection “as closely as warranted,” National Credit Union Administration Chairman Todd Harper said yesterday.