Fewer loans, but bigger ones
It made 159 loans, down 12% from 181, while similar lenders (savings institutions making between half and twice as many loans) grew 5% and the whole market 10%. Its dollar volume still rose, to $52.3 million from $49.3 million, as its typical loan climbed to $235,000 from $205,000. Fewer applications, or a shift toward larger loans, could explain the lower count.