For Frank Berrish, president/CEO of the $2.6 billion Visions Federal Credit Union in Endicott, N.Y., the end of November is turning into a barn burner – $10 million in Black Friday loans and completion of two mergers on the same day.

"We are thrilled about the Black Friday loans, which in our book is phenomenal, and we might get couple million more today," Berrish said of a Cyber Monday promotion.

Visions also plans to complete two mergers on the same day – Thursday – including the $52 million BCT FCU of Binghamton in a purchase/assumption transaction cleared just last Friday by NCUA. 

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