ALEXANDRIA, Va. - (03/02/06) -- NCUA is expected to propose newrules later this spring that would expand the roll of credit unionmembers in the conversion to mutual savings banks. The proposalswould, among other things, require a board of directors to collectcomments from members prior to voting on converting to bank andfacilitate communications between members on the charter switch,sources told The Credit Union Journal. They would also require thatballots on the conversion be included only in the final of threerequired mailings disclosing the details of the conversion, so asnot to suggest that members need to vote quickly. The proposals areexpected to be issued for public comment some time thisspring.
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A housing bill that already passed the Senate cleared the House Monday evening, but included bipartisan community banking provisions that have already raised objections in the upper chamber.
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Fifteen banks have failed since November 2019, with the most recent one occurring on Jan. 30.
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The Government Accountability Office was tasked with investigating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's stop-work order, but CFPB officials refused to meet with or provide information to Congress' investigative arm.
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The activist investor HoldCo Asset Management said Monday that it doesn't plan to pursue proxy battles this spring at either Key or Eastern. It had been agitating publicly over the banks' M&A strategies.
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