Largest 2016 Credit Union Merger Proposed in New Mexico

New Mexico’s fourth largest credit union by assets, the $763 million Kirtland Federal Credit Union, said Thursday it intends to merge into the $2.3 billion Sandia Laboratory Federal Credit Union, the state’s largest credit union by assets. Although the...

Treating Millennials as Capable, Competent Adults

Dear Editor, I read with interest your editor’s column in the October 19 issue of Credit Union Times. As a retired credit union CEO I would like to comment. I am not really taking issue with your observations. I just want to expand a bit. First, I am the...

The Dumbest Credit Union Robber Costumes of 2016

Halloween costumes can be fun for adults, but like crime they frequently expose an abysmal lack of judgment. So when people combine crime and costumes, it’s a real schmuck circus. Here’s a look at a few regrettable costume choices for a few of the dumbest...

Credit Unions, Trades Balk at NCUA Budget Boost

Credit union representatives on Thursday knocked the NCUA for increasing its budget even as the impact of the financial crisis has abated and the number of credit unions has dropped. Since 2006, the number of credit unions has dropped 25%, while the NCUA budget has...