Sherry Virden

Sherry Virden is an Industry Analyst at Callahan & Associates.

Industry Insights

Americans Are Less Financially Confident Than 5 Years Ago

Despite building savings during the pandemic, less than half of Americans feel comfortable with their level of emergency savings today. Even that comfort is not ...
Graph Of The Week

The Business Case For Data Analytics

Turning raw data into actionable insights can reduce costs, head off risk, drive innovation, and more.
Blogs

The Coverage Ratio Is Falling

Delinquency is climbing back to historic norms, but if increases continue at the current rate, credit unions will need to bulk up provisions to properly ...
Features

Leaders Of The Pack: The Top 20 Cores For Credit Unions

Competition is lively among the ranks of leading core processing platform providers.
Blogs

Housing Shortages Are Plaguing Buyers And Driving Up Prices

Home prices reached record highs last year. They have since come down slightly but are still well above pre-pandemic rates. Here’s how things look state ...
Graph Of The Week

As Deposit Growth Slows, Nonmember Deposits Surge

An amended rule on public unit and nonmember shares provides new sources of liquidity for federally insured credit unions.
Blogs

Dividends Per Member Are On The Rise. So Are Member Relationships.

First quarter data highlights how credit unions have an opportunity to extend a guiding hand to consumers who might not be prudently addressing their financial ...
Blogs

Credit Unions Are Spending Money To Lend Money

First quarter data shows the cost of funds increased 78 basis points annually as share certificate balance growth helped credit unions build liquidity.
Blogs

Payday Alternative Loans Hit New Highs In 2022

Federally chartered credit unions originated more than $226 million in PALs last year, smashing the record set in 2019.
Blogs

5 Takeaways From Trendwatch 4Q 2022

Dive into the performance trends that shaped the final quarter of the year, and learn how those metrics could impact the months ahead.
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