3 Loan Products Drive Balances To New High

Second quarter lending puts credit unions on the path to another record-breaking year. As of June 2016, three loan products accounted for more than 81% of the annual growth.
Stephanie Clark

With 5,959 institutions reporting representing 99.4% of industry assets the second quarter of 2016 is on track to be another record-breaking one for the credit union industry. Loan balances topped $834 billion, a 10.7% annual increase, and credit unions broke the previous record of $809 billion set in first quarter 2016.

The increase in loan balances was primarily driven by first mortgages and used and new auto loans. Together, they accounted for 81.6% of total loan growth over the past year.

LOAN COMPOSITION
For U.S. credit unions* | Data as of 06.30.16
Callahan Associates | www.creditunions.com

Loan_Composition

Source: Peer-to-Peer Analytics by Callahan Associates
*For 5,959 credit unions

1. First mortgages increased 9.8% annually and accounted for 37.6% of total loan growth.

Credit unions now hold more than $340.7 billion in first mortgage loans, the highest ever reported balance. Originations in the first six months of 2016 totaled $62.6 billion, a 1.7% annual increase over the previous June, and the most loaned since June 2013.

FIRST MORTGAGE GROWTH
For U.S. credit unions* | Data as of 06.30.16
Callahan Associates | www.creditunions.com

First_Mortgage_Growth

Source: Peer-to-Peer Analytics by Callahan Associates
*For 5,959 credit unions

2. Used auto loans increased 13.4% year-over-year and topped $175.1 billion in June 2016.

Used auto balances at credit unions rose $20.7 billion from June 2015 to June 2016, accounting for 25.8% of total loan growth over the past year. Used auto loans comprise 61.8% of the auto loan portfolio and yield an average loan balance of $11,941.

USED AUTO LOAN BALANCES AND GROWTH
For U.S. credit unions* | Data as of 06.30.16
Callahan Associates | www.creditunions.comUsed_Auto_Loan_Growth_and_Balances

Source: Peer-to-Peer Analytics by Callahan Associates
*For 5,959 credit unions

3. New auto loans increased 15.7%, adding $14.7 billion to the loan portfolio over the past 12 months.

New auto loans account for 18.4% of total loan growth over the past 12 months, increasing $20.7 billion year-over-year and adding 572,550 new auto loans to the portfolio. The average new auto loan balance was $19,719 as of second quarter. That’s a 3.6% jump over June 2015, when it was $19,030.

NEW AUTO LOAN BALANCES AND GROWTH
For U.S. Credit Unions* | Data as of 06.30.16
Callahan Associates | www.creditunions.com

New_Auto_Loan_Composition
Source: Peer-to-Peer Analytics by Callahan Associates
*For 5,959 credit unions

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August 9, 2016

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