Key insight: Two small but profitable community banks opted to sell themselves to larger credit unions. Expert quote: "The deal flow I see on my desk, the conversations I'm involved in [indicate] 2026 will be the same or better" than 2025 in terms of credit union-bank deal flow, attorney Michael Bell said. Supporting data: Neither of the acquiring credit unions disclosed the amount they agreed to pay to the sellers. While it's unlikely the number of bank acquisitions by credit unions will equal the record 2 ...