JUPITER, Florida (March 28, 2011) — Star One, Randolph-Brooks and Police & Fire Federal Credit Union are among the nation’s strongest credit unions with assets of $3 billion and greater, according to the latest quarterly review by Weiss Ratings, the nation’s leading independent provider of bank, credit union and insurance company ratings. Meanwhile, Suncoast Schools, America First, and Wescom Central Credit Union are a few of the largest companies on Weiss Ratings’ list of the weakest credit unions.
Weiss Ratings covers 7,437 credit unions, assigning a Financial Strength Rating from A+ to E- to each, based on capitalization, asset quality, profitability, liquidity and other factors. Weiss Ratings found that 723, or 9.7%, of all credit unions received a rating of B+ and higher, while 2,584, or 34.7%, credit unions merited inclusion in Weiss Ratings’ Weakest List, with a Weiss Rating of D+ or lower.
Large credit unions on Weiss Ratings’ Strongest List (with a Weiss Financial Strength Rating of B+ or higher) include:
In contrast, large credit unions on the Weakest List (with a Weiss Financial Strength Rating of D+ or lower) include:
To view Weiss Ratings’ free list of the strongest and weakest credit unions, consumers should visit www.weissratings.com/creditunionlists.
About Weiss Ratings
Weiss Ratings, the nation’s independent provider of bank, credit union and insurance company financial strength ratings, accepts no payments for its ratings from rated institutions. It also distributes independent investment ratings on the shares of thousands of publicly traded companies, mutual funds, closed-end funds and ETFs.
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Note to Editors: State-specific lists of credit union ratings are available upon request.
