Executive Compensation Factors Credit Unions Should Evaluate Before a Merger or Acquisition
Has your credit union board considered partnering with a stronger credit union to expand your field of membership, improve the quality of your services, or mitigate financial concerns? Perhaps your board members and executives have already begun having informal conversations to see which institutions align best with your membership, employees, and community values. While it […]
Should Credit Unions Fund Split-Dollar Plans With Whole Life or Index Universal Life Insurance?
At ACT Advisors, the split-dollar plan is one of the most powerful executive compensation tools we encounter when delivering meaningful benefits to executives. The reasons include relatively reliable returns, lower risk, and their non-taxable nature in most cases. Before a credit union offers a split-dollar plan, however, it must evaluate how to fund it, typically […]
How Credit Unions with Highly Compensated Executives Can Avoid the 21% Non-Profit Excise Tax
Do any of your executives currently earn more than $1 million in annual income? Perhaps not. But consider additional benefits and compensation for retirement, such as a 457(f); do any of your executives exceed the $1 million a year mark? These are the questions credit unions have begun to ask since the 2017 Tax Act […]