Article: Feeling The Squeeze: CU Trades Confront Consolidation Head On.(reports of credit unions)

DUBLIN, Ohio -- As the number of credit unions continues to wane, the trade associations that serve them are having to reevaluate everything from affiliation rates, their dues structures and even their very role in the credit union movement.

"Every league is being affected by forces that favor consolidation," said Ohio CU League President Paul Mercer, who is also chairing a task force on this very topic for the American Association of Credit Union Leagues. "The beauty of the League-CUNA system is the cooperation and the broad, deep swath of credit unions and members represented by that system. Our ability to fight for the future of credit unions is dependent on credit ...

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