As financial markets were thrown into turmoil Friday as a result of the United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union, credit union economists remained confident the chaos won't affect their predictions for a healthy year.

"Our outlook for credit union financial operations is essentially unchanged compared to our view prior to the Brexit vote," CUNA economists said.

Leading stock indexes plunged Friday following the British vote, with the Dow Jones industrial average falling more than 500 points shortly after it opened.

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