Now deep into the second week of the Minnesota government shutdown, it's not as though examinations of credit unions have exactly stopped or slowed, since the NCUA is still doing its job
But CU executives calling the examination section of the state's Department of Commerce said they do find it odd to hear the robotic recording: "The office is closed until further notice because of the current state interruption."
"I did have one of our staffers ask one of the examiners yesterday if he was getting unemployment pay but I'm not sure what the answer was," said Steve Oien, president/CEO of the $170 million Minnco CU. He said he had examiners in his Cambridge offices on Tuesday as part of a previously scheduled visit.
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