Robert Kafafian says he's hearing more MOE chatter now than at any time in his decades-long career as a consultant. He cited smaller banks' need to cut costs, improve tech offerings and compete with bigger lenders.
The New Canaan, Conn., company said it will record a pretax expense of $3.9 million in the fourth quarter related to branch and office closings, severance payments and the end of a vendor contract.
Credit quality has remained strong at credit unions, but there are hints that some of them — especially the smallest ones — could report lackluster earnings well into next year, according to the National Credit Union Administration's latest intel on industrywide finances.
