Indirect Lending Growth Tails Off Sharply
Third quarter 2019 data shows that indirect loans still dominate the credit union industry’s auto portfolio, though momentum appears to have stalled in recent quarters.
Third quarter 2019 data shows that indirect loans still dominate the credit union industry’s auto portfolio, though momentum appears to have stalled in recent quarters.
Despite slowing balance sheet growth, loan production picked up in the second half of the year, as the industry posted a record setting quarter in the three months ending September 2019.
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