The countdown is on… On Wednesday, May 1st, Reach Higher will celebrate its 5th annual College Signing Day (also known as “Better Make Room”) with former First Lady, Michelle Obama and the University of California (UCLA). May 1st is the…
Category: Press Releases
Financial Literacy is Everyone’s Business
March 29, 2019: BauerFinancial, Inc., Coral Gables, FL, the nation’s leading independent bank and credit union rating firm, would like to remind everyone that April is Financial Literacy Month. It’s never too late, or too early, to start learning your…
Star-Ratings Up; Consumer Debt Falters
March 12, 2019: BAUERFINANCIAL, Inc., Coral Gables, FL, the nation’s leading independent bank and credit union rating firm announces it has newly released bank and credit union star-ratings (based on December 31, 2018 financial data) available on its website, bauerfinancial.com.…
Over 200 Banks and Credit Unions Currently on Bauer’s Troubled and Problematic Lists
December 17, 2018: BAUERFINANCIAL, Inc., Coral Gables, FL, the nation’s leading independent bank and credit union rating firm announces it has newly released bank and credit union star-ratings (based on September 30, 2018 financial data) available on its website, bauerfinancial.com.…
Nine Months Since the Last Bank Failure Marks Longest Streak Since 2006
September 13, 2018: BauerFinancial, Inc., Coral Gables, FL, the nation’s leading independent bank and credit union rating firm announces it has newly released bank and credit union star-ratings (based on June 30, 2018 financial data) available on its website, bauerfinancial.com.…
Troubled and Problematic Banks Drop Below 100 for 1st Time Since 2007
“In the past ten years, we have lost over one-third of our nation’s banks—many to mergers, but all too many to failure. What we have left, for the most part anyway, are strong survivors.
How Does Your Bank or Credit Union Rate?
March 19, 2018: BAUERFINANCIAL, Inc., Coral Gables, FL, the nation’s leading independent bank and credit union rating firm has newly released bank and credit union star-ratings (based on 12/31/2017 financial data). Star-ratings are assigned on a scale of zero to five-stars with…
Georgia Banks Still Struggling; as are Wyoming and New Jersey CUs. See How the Institutions in Your State Fare.
December 19, 2017: New bank and credit union star-ratings are now available from BAUERFINANCIAL, Inc., Coral Gables, FL, the nation’s leading independent bank and credit union rating firm. Star-ratings are assigned on a scale of zero to five-stars with five…
Failed Credit Union had $2 Million in Uninsured Deposits
October 5, 2017: On Monday, October 2, 2017, Zero-Star Shreveport Federal Credit Union, Louisiana failed, but there’s more to this story. Six months earlier, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) placed Shreveport FCU into conservatorship (April 13, 2017). BauerFinancial immediately…
Most Financial Institutions Well-Rated by BauerFinancial …But Not All.
September 27, 2017: New bank and credit union star-ratings are now available from BAUERFINANCIAL, Inc., Coral Gables, FL, the nation’s leading independent bank and credit union rating firm. Star-ratings are assigned on a scale of zero to five-stars with five…