NCUA Releases Q4 2025 Credit Union Performance Data

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Published March 6th, 2026

Detected March 12th, 2026

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The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has released its fourth quarter 2025 performance data for federally insured credit unions. The report indicates growth in total assets and loans outstanding, alongside an increase in net income for the year 2025.

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The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has published its fourth quarter 2025 performance data for federally insured credit unions. The data shows total assets reached $2.43 trillion, an increase of 5.4% year-over-year, and total loans outstanding grew by 4.6% to $1.72 trillion. Net income for 2025 totaled $18.8 billion, a significant 31.5% increase from the previous year. The number of credit unions continued to decline due to industry consolidation, reaching 4,287 by the end of Q4 2025.

This release is primarily informational, providing a snapshot of the credit union system's financial health. Regulated entities should note the continued trend of industry consolidation and the overall growth in assets and loans. No immediate compliance actions are required based on this data release, but it serves as a benchmark for performance and industry trends.

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NCUA Releases Fourth Quarter 2025 Credit Union System Performance Data

March 2026 NCUA Releases Fourth Quarter 2025 Credit Union System Performance Data Alexandria, VA (March 6, 2026) ― The National Credit Union Administration today released its fourth quarter credit union system performance data for 2025. According to the latest financial performance data report, total assets in federally insured credit unions rose by $126 billion, or 5.4 percent, over the year ending in the fourth quarter of 2025, to $2.43 trillion. At the same time, total loans outstanding increased $76 billion, or 4.6 percent, over the year, to $1.72 trillion. The average outstanding loan balance in the fourth quarter of 2025 was $19,397, up $984, or 5.3 percent, from one year earlier.

Highlights from the Fourth Quarter 2025 NCUA Quarterly Data Summary Report include:

The loan to share ratio stood at 83.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025, down from 84.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Federally insured credit unions added 2.4 million members over the year, and credit union membership in these institutions reached 144.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Net income totaled $18.8 billion in 2025, up $4.5 billion, or 31.5 percent, compared with 2024.
The number of complex federally insured credit unions (those with total assets greater than $500 million) rose to 739 from 728 one year earlier.
The number of federally insured credit unions declined to 4,287 in the fourth quarter of 2025, from 4,455 in the fourth quarter of 2024. In the fourth quarter of 2025, there were 2,686 federal credit unions and 1,601 federally insured, state-chartered credit unions. The year-over-year decline is consistent with long-running industry consolidation trends. The NCUA makes credit union system performance data available in the Credit Union Analysis section of NCUA.gov. The analysis section includes quarterly data summaries and detailed financial information, a graphics package illustrating financial trends in federally insured credit unions, and a spreadsheet listing all federally insured credit unions that filed a call report as of December 31, 2025, including key metrics.

The NCUA was created by the U.S. Congress to regulate, charter and supervise federal credit unions. With the backing of the full faith and credit of the United States, the NCUA operates and manages the Share Insurance Fund, insuring the deposits of more than 145 million account holders in all federal credit unions and most state-chartered credit unions.

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03/06/26