Lending By The Numbers (3Q 2016)

Credit unions originated $343.6 billion through third quarter 2016 — that's an all-time record. See which areas contributed to this double-digit year-over-year growth.

The median credit union loan portfolio expanded 3.9% year-over-year in the third quarter. Performers in the top 20th percentile posted 12.0% growth. Credit unions in the bottom 20th percentile posted growthof -3.9%.

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Auto loan balances increased 13.7% in the third quarter of 2016. The median auto growth rate, however, was 6.0%. The top 20th and bottom 20th percentile grew 18.9% and -5.6%, respectively.

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The dollar amount of sales to the secondary market increased 12.1% year-over-year and hit $41.6 billion in third quarter 2016. Credit unions in the bottom 20th percentile sold, on average, 16.6% of their first mortgage loan originations to the secondarymarket. The industry median for sales to the secondary market was 44.3%. Credit unions in the upper 20th percentile sold 82.0% on average.

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Usage rates across each percentile declined from previous third quarter levels, with the top 20th, median, and bottom 20th declining 60, 70, and 40 basis points, respectively.

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The median MBL delinquency reached 1.15% in third quarter 2016. That’s 2.76 percentage points lower than credit unions in the bottom 20th percentile and 88 basis points higher than credit unions in the top 20th percentile.

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February 13, 2017

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