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Credit Unions Acquiring Banks
All 2024/25 completed transactions, as well as those that have been announced, can be found inside this issue. The average asset size of the “announced” (not yet completed) is $469 million. As the assets moving from the bank industry to the…
Credit Unions on a Shopping Spree
In 2024, federally-insured credit unions registered their smallest 4-quarter asset increase (just 2.3%) in quite some time. Those looking to grow, however, have found ways to do so. In this week’s issue we look at 50 credit unions that grew…
There’s More than 1 Way to Grow a Bank
This week’s focus is on well-rated banks that are growing their deposits organically, like those listed in Jumbo Rate News. We concede that JRN does have its limits, though, as we only list rates of banks that will take corporate…