Fewer loans, bigger ones
It made 84 loans, 21% fewer than in 2024, while similar lenders (state non-member banks making between half and twice as many loans) typically grew 9%. Yet its lending rose to $35.2 million from $29.3 million. Its typical loan reached $260,000, against $175,000 at peers. Its loans have fallen each year since 2022, its first report after a gap from 2018 to 2021. With under 100 loans, a few loans make a large difference.