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Some CUs Bank on Bank Deals, Most Don’t
On May 12th, 5-Star DFCU Financial, a $6.456 billion credit union headquartered in Dearborn, MI, announced it will enter the Florida market with the purchase of 4-Star First Citrus Bank, Tampa. First Citrus Bank has $660 million in assets and…
An Audacious Goal: Uniform & Consistent Testing
When looking at modernizing/improving the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA), regulators must look back on the past to see how we got here. This look backward, while disconcerting, is not difficult. Redlining was real. It was an accepted (and…
In the Words of Nancy Regan, “Just Say No.”
Since the turn of the century, nearly 7,000 U.S. banks have disappeared from the ranks. As the quantity goes down, the assets of those that remain go up. As a result, we now have four U.S. banks that exceed the…