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Article: What to tell examiners about your mortgages: a case study. (Orange County Teachers Federal Credit Union)
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- Credit Union Executive
- Article date:
- July 1, 1993
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 Credit Union National Association, Inc. (CUNA). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Examiners' eyebrows skyrocket when they visit a credit union and find out 50% of its assets are in real estate loans. But when Orange County Teachers Federal Credit Union, Santa Ana, Calif., analyzed its mortgage lending portfolio recently, it concluded 50% would be relatively safe for its situation.
Cutting mortgage loans has been the No. 1 suggestion examiners make when recommending service cuts. But today's loan market has shifted. And when your credit union offers more real estate loans to meet members' demand, you may find yourself explaining to the examiner why your credit union can do this safely.
Concerned about the shifts in demand and economic ...