LEGAL UPDATE – NCUA’s 2026 Supervisory Priorities

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To Our Clients and Friends: On January 14, 2026, the National Credit Union Administration (“NCUA”) issued a letter outlining its annual supervisory priorities, including its updated examination procedures, and highlighting the areas it views as posing the highest risk to credit union members and the industry this year. Our Legal Update covering this letter is… Read more »

Luse Gorman is Legal Counsel to Zeal Credit Union in its Proposed Acquisition of The Miners State Bank

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On January 5, 2026, Zeal Credit Union, Livonia, Michigan, announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all the assets and assume substantially all the liabilities of The Miners State Bank, Iron River, Michigan, the wholly-owned subsidiary of MSB Bankshares, Inc. Zeal Credit Union has approximately $1.0 billion in assets and… Read more »

Luse Gorman Served as Legal Counsel to Zeal Credit Union in its Acquisition of Gogebic Range Bank

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On January 1, 2026, Zeal Credit Union, Livonia, Michigan, completed its purchase of substantially all assets and the assumption of substantially all liabilities of Gogebic Range Bank, Ironwood, Michigan, the wholly-owned subsidiary of West End Financial Corp. Following the completion of the transaction, Zeal Credit Union had over $1.0 billion in assets and 17 branch… Read more »