Lending

The pandemic and economic downturn upended most institutions' advertising plans for the year, and many credit unions have had to adjust not only their messaging but also the loan products they are promoting.

A new report from the National Credit Union Administration shows how hard the industry was hit during the second quarter as businesses closed and consumer spending dropped.

New analysis from S&P found that only two of the of the top 20 credit unions that participated in the Paycheck Protection Program loans had assets of less than $1 billion.

Shifts in consumer behaviors have boosted interest in several loan categories, which could be a boon for credit unions.

Credit unions added more than $176 billion to savings balances in the first half of the year, according to new analysis from Callahan & Associates.

On Mar. 31, 2020. Dollars in thousands.

This isn’t the first time the industry has faced an influx of funds amid a slowdown in lending, but this instance could prove harder to manage than in the past.

One of the few clear implications from the initial two months of the lockdown with the changes to consumer behavior and the uncertainty ahead is the imperative for organizations to regain clarity on credit risk by obtaining a more complete picture of consumer creditworthiness, says LexisNexis Risk Solutions' Ankush Tewari.

The increased use of technology, along with holistic data points, can eradicate racial and gender disparity for fintech lenders in small business, says Become’s Eden Amirav.

Lawmakers don't appear ready to relax requirements yet, but they may do so in future legislation in hopes of spurring more bank lending.