CU Loan Balances Up In September: Trends Report.

The article focuses on the November 2014 Trends Report of the nonprofit organization CUNA Mutual Group Inc., which demonstrates the growth of the overall credit union (CU) loan portfolios in September in the U.S. It highlights the growth of automobile lending, fixed-rate first mortgage loan balances, and first mortgages. CUNA Mutual Group chief economist Steven Rick points out the influence of the decline of unemployment rate on wage growth in the first half of 2015.