Credit Union Mortgage Lending: Some Areas Strain, Others Gain By Jim DuPlessis and Tim Schafer June 14, 2019 at 09:00 AM Real estate originations increase in 2018 in the South, Midwest and Mountain states, but fall in the Pacific and Northeast. Source: The NCUA. Data analysis by Jim DuPlessis, correspondent-at-large, CU Times. Credit union values are weighted based on branch distribution by state. Recommended Stories Callahan Tracks Decades of Credit Union Merger Activity October 11, 2021 Credit Union Mortgage Activity Starts to Dwindle Following a Strong 2021 August 19, 2022 2021 Brings First-Half Gains, Second-Half Challenges November 08, 2021