A sharp fall against growing peers
It made 557 loans against 811 a year before, a fall of 31%, while similar lenders (state non-member banks making between half and twice as many loans) grew 9% and the whole market 10%. The data do not show why; less demand for its loans or a choice to lend less are possibilities. Its typical loan, $285,000, is larger than about four in five similar lenders'.