Field of membership

‘A rogue regime can weaponize this agency’: Comments of the week

04/18/19

Readers debate the Federal Reserve's potential entry into real-time payments, consider the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's guidance for assessing fines, discuss the efficacy of financial education programs and more.

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Banks, credit unions trade blows in court on field of membership

04/16/19

While NCUA lawyers fielded questions about the possibility of redlining, a three-judge appeals panel showed skepticism about other elements of the ABA's arguments against changes to credit union membership rules

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Is credit union regulator's field-of-membership appeal already in trouble?

04/15/19

Last-minute arguments from the American Bankers Association have put the National Credit Union Administration on the back foot in advance of an appeal hearing more than a year in the works.

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VyStar is latest credit union to line up bank acquisition

01/15/19

The deal for Citizens State Bank is part of VyStar's plan to expand throughout Florida and Georgia.

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Banker concerns about credit union mergers are overblown

01/09/19

The banking industry is unduly worried that recent credit union deals could open the door for anyone to join.

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PenFed deal feeds bankers' fears of unlimited credit union membership

01/04/19

An “emergency merger” with the troubled Progressive Credit Union gives PenFed — already the nation’s third-largest credit union — the ability to welcome any potential member nationwide.

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NCUA lays out legal defense of contentious membership rule

12/07/18

The regulator claimed Congress has already granted it the authority to define field-of-membership areas.

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CUs are not neglecting their core membership

07/12/18

Credit unions remain committed to their central missions as they grow, says PenFed’s chairman.

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Banklike credit unions should follow bank rules

06/25/18

As large credit unions look to expand under NCUA’s new field of membership rule, they should be required to comply with additional bank rules.

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Credit union membership change built to withstand court challenge

06/21/18

A new rule from the NCUA is designed to curry more favor with judges by establishing a detailed application process for expansion-minded credit unions. Banks complain it would be too permissive.

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