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March 05, 2018

CU loans up 10.1% in 2017, membership hits 111M

Federally-insured credit unions saw loan growth of 10.1 percent, year over year, through the fourth quarter of 2017 as membership also grew to 111.3 million, according to call report data released yesterday by the NCUA.

The NCUA's fourth-quarter data shows credit union membership growth of 4.2 percent versus a year ago; and share growth of 6.1 percent, also year over year.

NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger said the strong fourth-quarter 2017 call report data highlight the superior services of credit unions.

"The benefits of the safe, affordable financial products and services credit unions offer to millions of Americans are reflected in these fourth-quarter data," Berger said. "Credit unions continue to see growth because their members see results."

Here are highlights of the NCUA's 2017 fourth-quarter call report data:

  • Membership in federally-insured credit unions rose 4.2 percent, up 4.5 million members from a year ago.
  • Assets grew 6.7 percent to $1.38 trillion, up from $1.29 trillion a year ago.
  • Lending grew 10.1 percent to $957 billion, up from $869 billion a year ago.
  • Deposits (shares) grew 6.1 percent to $1.16 trillion, up from $1.09 trillion a year ago.
  • The industry's loan-to-share ratio increased 3 percentage points from a year ago to 82.6 percent.
  • Credit union net income totaled $10.4 billion during 2017, up 9.2 percent from 2016.
  • Net worth grew 7.3 percent to $151 billion, up from $141 billion a year ago.