JUPITER, Florida (April 18, 2011) — Last week, regulators placed two credit unions in conservatorship: Texans Credit Union, Richardson, Texas and Vensure Federal Credit Union, Mesa, Arizona. This brings the total number of U.S. credit union closures to six with an additional three in conservatorship for 2011, which is one ahead of last year’s pace.Â
Texans Credit Union, Richardson, Texas, with assets just over $1.5 billion at December 31, 2010 was rated E- (“Very Weak”) for the last two quarters by Weiss Ratings. It reported a loss of $39.4 million through December 31, 2010. Texans Credit Union had a well-below-NCUA-mandated net worth (7%) ratio of 2.67% and total capital of $60.8 million. Nonperforming loans to core capital made up over 165% of its loan portfolio and it had charge-offs to loans of 3.0%. Texans Credit Union was placed in conservatorship by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) on April 15th.
Vensure Federal Credit Union, Mesa, Arizona, with assets of $2.7 million at December 31, 2010 was rated B (“Good”) for the last two quarters by Weiss Ratings. Vensure FCU was placed in conservatorship by the NCUA on April 15th. At that time, Vensure’s assets had jumped to more than $4.7 million compared to $2.7 million at December 31, 2010, indicating the credit union may need help managing its growth, although no specific reason was cited for the conservatorship. The institution reported a profit of $592 thousand through December 31, 2010. It had total capital of $737 thousand and had no nonperforming loans or charge-offs.Â
Weiss rates 529 credit unions an E+, E, or E-. Consumers can view the full list at www.weissratings.com.
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