Credit Union Investments Stay Short For The Long Run
The movement’s investment portfolio in the first quarter remains liquid for lending and buffers against rising interest rates.
The movement’s investment portfolio in the first quarter remains liquid for lending and buffers against rising interest rates.
The Colorado cooperative’s mortgage-backed security re-purchase strategy makes more of investments and funds member give-back programs.
Five can’t-miss data points featured this week on CreditUnions.com.
Cash at other financial institutions and Fed agency MBS have increased by 6.4% and 4.2%, respectively, over the past year. What else has happened inside the credit union investment portfolio?
Twenty-eight graphs, charts, and maps that evaluate credit union performance in the fourth quarter of 2016.
Lending activity remained strong and investment balances declined.
Language is unclear in the law regulating credit unions investing in derivatives. Will NCUA’s new effort to revisit the rule help?
Twenty-eight graphs, charts, and maps that evaluate credit union performance in the third quarter of 2016.
Five can’t-miss data points featured this week on CreditUnions.com.
With market uncertainty, it’s surprising to see a quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year increase in investments. Less surprising is the attraction of short-term investments.

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