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Analysis for credit union boards and CEOs: quarterly merger data, independence and succession decisions, and bank acquisitions.

  • Merger data · December 2025

    Credit Union Merger Analysis: Third Quarter 2025

    An analysis of credit union mergers for the third quarter of 2025 shows relatively consistent merger volumes compared to the first and second quarters, but a dramatic inc…

  • Merger data · August 2025

    Credit Union Mergers Analysis: Second Quarter 2025

    An analysis of credit union mergers for the second quarter of 2025 shows an upward trend over the first quarter in both the number of approved transactions and the combin…

  • Merger data · June 2025

    More Mergers Occurring For Strategic Reasons Rather Than Financial Distress

    While mergers continue unabated in the credit union industry, the reasons for undertaking them has shifted over the years. As we reported in our 2019 white paper, “When P…

  • Merger data · May 2025

    Credit Union Mergers Analysis: First Quarter 2025

    An analysis of credit union mergers for the first quarter of 2025 shows quarterly fluctuation in the number of approved transactions, with a slight decrease in merger app…

  • Merger data · November 2024

    Credit Union Merger Approvals Q3 2024

    An analysis of credit union mergers for the third quarter of 2024 shows an upward trend in both the number of approved transactions and the combined asset size of the mer…

  • Merger data · September 2024

    Credit Union Merger Approvals 2Q 2024

    NCUA approved 46 mergers in Q2 of 2024 which increased from 26 last quarter. The combined assets of merged credit unions total $3.3B, which compares to $3.7B last quarter…

  • Merger data · November 2023

    Credit Union Merger Approvals 3Q 2023

    NCUA approved 39 mergers in Q2 of 2023 which increased from 36 last quarter. The combined assets of merged credit unions totals $946M, which compares to $2.7B last quarte…

  • Merger data · September 2022

    Credit Union Merger Approvals 2Q 2022

    Credit Union Merger Approvals 2Q 2022

  • Merger data · May 2022

    Credit Union Merger Approvals 1Q 2022

    NCUA approved 41 mergers in Q1 of 2022 which increased from 40 last quarter. The combined assets of merged credit unions is $5.5B, which compares to $1.5B last quarter an…

  • Merger data · May 2021

    Credit Union Merger Approvals 1Q 2021

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