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Credit unions continued to lose market share for credit cards in April, and their new auto loan portfolios took a dent for the fifth month in a row.

However, a new report from CUNA showed the total loan portfolio for the nation's 5,256 credit unions surpassed $1.2 trillion for the first time in April, rising 5% from April 2020 on the continuing strength of first mortgages.

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Jim DuPlessis

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