CUNA: Top 10 articles of 2023
The year’s most popular stories feature credit union mascots, employee engagement, fraud threats, leadership strategies, and more.
From economic uncertainty to mergers to technological advancements, 2023 had a bit of everything. Let’s look back at the 10 most popular CUNA News stories of the year:
While CUNA economists updated their economic forecast to rule out a U.S. recession, economic uncertainty remains amid a year that has seen credit union loan growth return to normal levels after growing nearly 20% in 2022—the sharpest increase since 1984.
“The economy is essentially on a razor,” says Mike Schenk, CUNA chief economist and deputy chief advocacy officer.
Schenk discusses expected loan and savings growth, and decreasing home affordability, adding “We’re not expecting a replay of the financial crisis. We’re leaning toward the idea that the bubble in housing will slowly deflate rather than pop.”
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