What credit unions lacked in size they made up for in speedcompared with banks in 2017.

Credit unions lending rose at a faster pace in most sectors thanbanks last year, according to data released this week by the FDICand CUNA Mutual Group.

CUNA Mutual's monthly trends report showed credit unions held $984.8billion in total loans at Dec. 31, up 10.7% from a year earlier anda growth rate more than four times faster than community banks, andtwice as fast as banks as a whole.

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Jim DuPlessis

A journalist for decades.