Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Well! Who In Their Right Mind Would Have Ever Seen This Coming?!

  

                   "Quelle surprise"! (Pardon my French.)

   😎 This exchange recently occurred in the comments:

  1. In no way whatsoever are we a bank.

  2. How do we know?

  3. our charter, for one. is that even a serious question?

😎 This headline and article appeared the same day in the national credit union publication CUToday 

"Credit Unions Brace For Tax Exemption Battle—Could CU Conversions To Bank Be On The Horizon?" [2/25/2025 - [link]

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QRYHhh8QGgM/V12w8_VjYMI/AAAAAAAAIfM/PzuPAaAW5ys27ynswI2C1-6jwvr3GI2KwCLcB/s400/Dont%2Bthrow%2Bme%2Bint%2Bthe%2Bbriar%2Bpatch.jpg   "... most credit unions that are taking some kind of action today are running what-if scenarios—evaluating what losing their tax status would mean to the bottom line and to their members. But some are looking at what’s involved in converting to a bank."

  "What if" ?! If it walks like a duck, looks like a duck, acts like a duck... well, y'know...