Weiss Ratings News Briefs


Eastern New York Federal Credit Union liquidated

01/31/2012

On Friday, New York regulators announced the liquidation of the first credit union of 2012. Eastern New York Federal Credit Union in Napanoch, with assets of $51.8 million as of September 30 (the most recent data available), was rated E- ("Very Weak") by Weiss at the time of failure. It reported a loss of $552,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 with total capital of just $757,000.

USAlliance Federal Credit Union located in Rye, New York, with assets of $748.9 million and a Weiss Financial Strength Rating of D+ ("Weak"), assumed the deposits of Eastern New York FCU. USAlliance has a net worth ratio of 8.06% with nonperforming loans making up 3.75% of the total loan portfolio. It earned $2 million through September 30, 2011 for an ROA of 0.35%, well below industry the industry average of 0.65%.

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