Total assets at federally insured credit unions rose $88 billion, or 4.1%, to $2.26 trillion over the year ending in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to NCUA’s latest financial performance data.
Insured shares and deposits grew $37 billion, or 2.2%, to $1.72 trillion. The delinquency rate at federally insured credit unions was 83 basis points in the fourth quarter of 2023, up 21 basis points from one year earlier.
Highlights [CB1] from the NCUA’s Quarterly Data Summary Report for the fourth quarter of 2023 include:
- The return on average assets for federally insured credit unions was 69 basis points in 2023, down from 88 basis points in 2022. The median return on average assets across all federally insured credit unions was 60 basis points, up 10 basis points from a year earlier;
- The delinquency rate on non-commercial real estate loans was 56 basis points in the fourth quarter of 2023, 13 basis points higher than in the fourth quarter of 2022. The credit card delinquency rate rose to 211 basis points from 148 basis points one year earlier. The auto loan delinquency rate increased 23 basis points over the year to 90 basis points in the fourth quarter of 2023; and
- Total loans outstanding increased $96.2 billion, or 6.4% over the year, to $1.60 trillion. The average outstanding loan balance in the fourth quarter of 2023 was $17,922, up $778, or 4.5 percent, from one year earlier.
The NCUA makes credit union system performance data available in the Credit Union Analysis section of its website.
