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        "uri": "/2021/09/20/q2-credit-union-investment-trends-securities-holdings-grow-as-cus-put-cash-to-work/",
        "title": "Q2 Credit Union Investment Trends: Securities Holdings Grow as CUs Put Cash to Work",
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        "prettyDate": "September 20, 2021",
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        "summary": "Total investments decline 0.4% from March to June and equal $699.9 billion at quarter-end.",
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        "uri": "/2021/06/04/q1-credit-union-investment-trends-loan-portfolios-challenged-to-keep-pace-investments-exceed-700b/",
        "title": "Q1 Credit Union Investment Trends: Loan Portfolios Challenged to Keep Pace, Investments Exceed $700B",
        "byline": "Sam Taft",
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        "prettyDate": "June 04, 2021",
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        "summary": "Callahan Financial Services finds loan demand again failed to match the scale of deposit growth in the first quarter, among other trends.",
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        "uri": "/2021/03/24/q4-credit-union-investment-trends-investment-balances-surpass-600-billion-cash-rises-98-2/",
        "title": "Q4 Credit Union Investment Trends: Investment Balances Surpass $600 Billion, Cash Rises 98.2%",
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        "prettyDate": "March 24, 2021",
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        "summary": "Key trends that emerged early in 2020 largely continued through the end of the year, Callahan Financial Services finds.",
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        "uri": "/2020/12/04/record-setting-investment-balances-continue-to-rise/",
        "title": "Record Setting Investment Balances Continue to Rise",
        "byline": "Sam Taft",
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        "prettyDate": "December 04, 2020",
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        "summary": "Callahan Financial Services takes a deep dive into credit union investment trends from the third quarter of 2020.",
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        "uri": "/2018/04/13/chickens-eggs-and-cusos-a-recipe-for-success/",
        "title": "Chickens, Eggs and CUSOs: A Recipe for Success",
        "byline": "Sam Taft",
        "kicker": "Expert Opinion",
        "prettyDate": "April 13, 2018",
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        "summary": "The numbers show that credit unions engaged with multi-owned CUSOs outperform those who aren't.",
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        "uri": "/2017/06/16/mortgage-momentum-highlights-credit-union-industry-success-story/",
        "title": "Mortgage Momentum Highlights Credit Union Industry Success Story",
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        "prettyDate": "June 16, 2017",
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        "summary": "Credit unions are continuing to build on a record of successfully serving members while expanding the movement's footprint across the country.",
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        "uri": "/2016/05/15/4-benchmarks-that-arent-just-for-cfos/",
        "title": "4 Benchmarks That Aren't Just for CFOs",
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        "prettyDate": "May 15, 2016",
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        "summary": "Tight margins from sustained low interest rates and rising operating expenses make some benchmarks worth watching.",
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        "uri": "/2016/02/28/nothing-punitive-about-a-bottom-line-built-on-value-and-service/",
        "title": "Nothing ‘Punitive’ About a Bottom Line Built on Value and Service",
        "byline": "Sam Taft",
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        "prettyDate": "February 28, 2016",
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        "summary": "A deeper dive into the data provides a more complete picture of where the net profits are coming from.",
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