Small loans, many of them
Its typical loan was $75,000, against $175,000 at similar lenders, which are state non-member banks making between half and twice as many loans. Only a few in the group make smaller loans. So its 247 loans, more than at about two-thirds of its peers, came to just $41.0 million. Purchases were 45.7% of its loans, with the rest split among refinancing, home improvement and other purposes.