I was working on cleaning up old notes and found some advice we gave to a client a few years ago. Still relevant so I thought I'd share. When mergers don't lead to improvements in income, expense control, efficiency, or…
Why Merge?
HealthScore Chart of the Week: Merging Credit Unions
Did a credit union wait too long to make their decision to merge? You be the judge. Read this week's HealthScore Chart of the Week post on the past health of a credit union that recently announced it will merge.
What to Consider When Making a Merger Decision
Originally published January 22, 2013 on CUinsight.com. Mergers seem to be a plank in the strategic plans of almost every credit union I’ve worked with lately. Whether to merge is an important strategic decision requiring a significant amount of deliberation…
HealthScore Chart of the Week: A Merger of Equals
This week’s HealthScore Chart of the Week focuses on a credit union merger of equals, specifically looking at the comparison of credit union HealthScores pre- and post-merger. This chart illustrates, at least from a health perspective, what a merger is supposed…
Glatt Consulting’s Tom Glatt, Jr. Quoted in CU Times Merger Article
Credit union strategy consultant Tom Glatt, Jr. was quoted in the June 19, 2013 issue of Credit Union Times Magazine in an article entitled "Cascade FCU Backs Up No Merger Vow With Cash If It Reneges." The article, written by correspondent-at-large Eileen…
