3 Asset Quality Metrics That Matter
With interest rates up and economic growth tepid, credit union leaders are tracking key performance ratios in their loan portfolios.
With interest rates up and economic growth tepid, credit union leaders are tracking key performance ratios in their loan portfolios.
Asset quality, liquidity, and revenue are all on the minds of credit union leaders. Here’s what the data has to say about that and more.
Following years of elevated output, lending returned to historic norms in 2023.
What might performance in 2023 mean for 2024?
Interest rates and inflation meet member budgetary challenges, but this Ohio credit union has a plan for that.
Loans sourced from third parties helped credit unions make up for plummeting originations and foot traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the strategy has presented increased risk.
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 fund the allowance account.
Credit union performance in the third quarter echoed that of the second, with continued tightening of liquidity, diminishing ROA, and deteriorating asset quality.
Worried the CPI on a borrower’s loan might increase the likelihood of default? Good news – it’s actually an opportunity to protect your member.
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