Credit Union Asset Quality In 4Q 2024
Delinquency and charge-offs are up for credit unions. Does that spell trouble, or is it an opportunity to help members in need?
Delinquency and charge-offs are up for credit unions. Does that spell trouble, or is it an opportunity to help members in need?
With premiums rising and some consumers letting coverage lapse, auto insurance is increasingly both a value add and a vital member service.
Recent data shows the cost of auto insurance has dramatically outpaced car prices in the last two decades.
With shares outpacing loans and indirect lending bringing in fewer members, credit unions focused on what they do best in the fourth quarter: serving core members.
Innovative solutions offer credit union auto lending programs flexible payment options, reduced financial risks, and strengthened member relationships
For more than five years, a second-chance auto loan program has helped credit- and income-challenged members buy a car, even when they don’t qualify via traditional underwriting.
Higher interest rates have forced members to pick and choose which debts to repay and which to postpone, which doesn’t fare well for revolving products.
Fluctuating loan demand upset credit union lending pipelines and balance sheets in the first half of the year. How significant were these impacts?
Credit unions have made the choice to back away from indirect auto lending, but that has come with a substantial opportunity cost.
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