Questions remain whether Trump can legitimately remove board members from the National Credit Union Administration, and the answers lie in the courts.

The 29 companies that made this year's list offered flexible work schedules, generous amounts of paid time off and fun activities to keep employees happy.

The credit union partnered with Bloom Credit to offer members a new way to build their credit score by sharing rent and utility payment data.

Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and House Financial Services Committee ranking member Maxine Waters, D-Calif., urged the National Credit Union Administration's Inspector general to look into President Trump's removal of two board members.

Two Democratic members of the National Credit Union Administration board of directors are suing the Trump administration for wrongful dismissal, a suit that could have implications for the Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Credit unions are continuing to buy community banks, although at a slower pace than in 2024.

The National Credit Union Administration insists it can still function with one board member, but legal experts and industry groups say any substantive regulatory actions could face serious challenges.

The firing of National Credit Union Administration board members further erodes the political independence of bank regulators, experts say, in a way that could trickle up to the Federal Reserve.

President Donald Trump has ousted Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka, Democratic board members of the National Credit Union Administration, before the end of their Senate-confirmed terms in the latest example of bipartisan regulator boards being undermined in Washington.

The unprecedented number of deals came in a year when banks struggled to find merger partners in their markets.