5 Ways To Better Understand Your Auto Portfolio
Use these metrics to better understand what third quarter auto data means to a credit union’s loan portfolio.
Use these metrics to better understand what third quarter auto data means to a credit union’s loan portfolio.
Twenty-eight graphs, charts, and maps that evaluate credit union performance in the third quarter of 2016.
Redstone Federal Credit Union combines risk and reward in its counseling-lending program and casts a wary eye at proposed CFPB changes in short-term loan regs.
Loans surpassed $800 billon in the first three months of the year. Here’s how to make sure the industry’s growing portfolio stays strong.
Risk managers monitor disparate areas of the credit union. For key ratios to follow, start with the measures that correspond to the risk indicators outlined by the NCUA.
Lending is the engine that powers credit unions, and these seven ratios will help every employee understand why.
Lending and asset growth have been capturing industry headlines, but tight margins from sustained low interest rates and slowly rising operating expenses make some other benchmarks worth watching.
Here are some time-tested ways to research, communicate, and “close the sale” that works for the debtor and the credit union.
Seven graphics highlight where the credit union industry gained the most momentum during the past year.
Equifax report buttresses evidence that subprime auto lending is opportunity for credit unions to do good while doing well.

Look beyond the headlines to better understand what is driving current market trends and how they could impact credit union investment portfolios.

A rethink of closing costs, rate relief, and employer partnerships helped 7 17 Credit Union build an affordable housing mortgage program that works.

Where is mortgage growth coming from right now? This week, CreditUnions.com covers a mix of home equity campaigns, targeted affordability programs, and niche lending strategies that are bringing borrowers back into the market.

Home equity lending is a winning option for credit unions in today’s mortgage environment. Learn how three different shops meet members’ needs.

Manufactured home loans can provide members access to affordable housing, including those in rural areas. Two credit unions share how they approach the niche product.

After a prolonged slowdown, signs of life are returning to mortgage lending. Growth is uneven, with first-time buyers and shifting rate dynamics driving activity in select segments.

The Michigan cooperative keeps everyday payments working and members happy by using a common friction point to build brand loyalty.

How a former Sam’s Club finance leader adapted his member-first mindset to a not-for-profit credit union.

How a novel role instills SchoolsFirst FCU’s future leaders with an appreciation for its past.

Arriba Advisors co-founder Tom Russell explores how credit unions can bridge the gap between a growth mindset and their technical reality.