Industry Performance: Investments (4Q21)
Cooperatives are using cash to meet rebounding loan demand and invest in higher-yielding securities and investments.
Cooperatives are using cash to meet rebounding loan demand and invest in higher-yielding securities and investments.
Credit unions are positioning their balance sheets to deliver greater yields as investment and lending conditions adapt to a late-pandemic environment.
12-month loan growth, provision for loan losses, loan portfolio profile: Three metrics to evaluate your credit union and bridge the gap between macro trends and micro performance.
Loan purchases and participations reached record levels at U.S. credit unions. Some credit unions sold loans to generate revenue or reduce risk; others purchased loans to boost ratios or yields. Learn more about what happened throughout the industry.
An interactive dashboard by Callahan & Associates offers insight into the loan portfolio of any credit union in the United States.
Earnings growth extended into the second quarter as cooperatives reported higher net interest income than operating expenses for the second consecutive period.
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Interest income from loans and investments drove annual revenue growth among America’s credit unions in the first quarter of 2019.
Total loans at U.S. credit unions increased 9.5% in the third quarter of 2018 and reached an all-time high.
Cash and investment balances at credit unions fell 5.4% year-over-year, however, investment yields reached the highest third quarter level since September 2010.

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