Fewer loans, bigger ones
Its loans fell 8%, from 334 to 307, while similar lenders (credit unions making between half and twice as many loans) grew 7%. Yet the amount it lent rose from $45.0 million to $63.2 million, as its typical loan rose from $85,000 to $155,000. Fewer small home-improvement loans, or larger purchase loans, could explain the change; the figures do not show which.