Number of credit unions decline by 100+

As of June 2020, CUNA estimates 5,354 credit unions were in operation, 15 fewer than May and 180 fewer than June 2019. During the first half of 2020, approximately 106 credit unions ceased to exist because of mergers, purchase and assumptions or liquidation, according to the Trends Report.

“During a typical year, 46% of the total decline in the number of credit unions takes place in the first half of the year, which means that we can estimate the 2020 full year decline in the number of credit unions to be 230, above the 143 reported in 2019,” CUNA Mutual said in its analysis. “However, my official forecast is for a decline of 180 credit unions in 2020. The average asset size of a credit union now stands at $312.4 million, up 11.7% from a year ago, while the median asset size is $37.5 million, up 7.4% over the last year, indicating larger credit unions growing faster than their smaller counterparts.” Trends No. of CUs

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