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Judge's Ruling Is Likely to Scuttle San Diego Credit Union Merger
Judge Carolyn M. Caietti said Cal Coast is unlikely to win its case after SDCCU cited compliance failures and terminated the merger in November 2025.
- On Friday, the San Diego Superior Court denied California Coast Credit Union's motion for a preliminary injunction to force a merger with San Diego County Credit Union, finding Cal Coast unlikely to succeed in its litigation.
- SDCCU terminated the merger in November 2025, citing an "abjectly lax and deficient compliance culture" at Cal Coast that impeded the transaction through failures in regulatory reporting and training.
- Faulting Cal Coast management for being unaware of compliance issues, the Court cited evidence that "Cal Coast was not reporting hard loan modifications" and failed to implement systems preventing discriminatory practices.
- The Court stated "any injunction would be futile" because the National Credit Union Association will not approve the merger, making it unlikely Cal Coast can force the deal to close.
- Expressing pleasure with the decision, SDCCU, serving more than 412,000 customers, hopes Cal Coast will drop its "baseless action" so the credit union can proceed with independent business operations.
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San Diego County Credit Union Announces San Diego Superior Court Has Denied California Coast Credit Union's Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Compel Merger
SAN DIEGO, May 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego County Credit Union ("SDCCU"), one of Southern California's largest locally-owned financial institutions, today issued the following statement regarding the San Diego Superior Court's decision to deny California Coast Credit Union's ("Cal…
Judge's ruling is likely to scuttle San Diego credit union merger
San Diego County Credit Union, which has been trying to get out of its deal to merge with a local competitor, won a key court ruling. A lawyer for SDCCU said he believes the judge's decision "signals the end of any merger between the two institutions."
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