How Direct Lending Drives The Auto Portfolio At 2 Small Credit Unions
When it comes to building the auto portfolio, BHCU and Seasons FCU take different directions but arrive at the same destination.
When it comes to building the auto portfolio, BHCU and Seasons FCU take different directions but arrive at the same destination.
Lifestyle changes intensified by the pandemic have made recreational vehicles hot sellers, and Alliant Credit Union is flying high off its RV portfolio.
How pairing up with an online used car retailer has helped Digital Federal Credit Union serve members during social distancing, play to partner popularity, and update an old sales model.
Residual-based financing can help close the growing affordability gap as market demand soars for both used and new vehicles.
Iowa’s largest credit union has spent nearly two decades becoming the state’s go-to lender. How did it get here? And what comes next?
Mortgage originations set a quarterly record while consumer lending rebounded in the fourth quarter of 2020. Further economic reopening brings optimism, but the industry must monitor pandemic-related declines in asset quality.
Auto lending continues to dominate in penetration and market share; loan quality also improves.
How to position your credit union’s auto loan strategy for success in 2021.
Declines in consumer loan demand and a continued pullback from indirect lending programs have resulted in a deceleration of auto loan growth, particularly in new auto loans.
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