NCUA Provides Update on Minority Depository Institution CUs

Minority Depository Institution (MDI) credit unions lagged behind all federally insured credit unions (FICUs) with respect to most performance metrics for 2019 except net worth ratio, according to the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) 2019 Annual Report to Congress.

The following table looks at select performance metrics for all FICUs versus MDI CUs for 2019

Also, here is some demographic information about MDI CUs.

As of December 31, 2019, there were 514 federally insured credit unions (FICUs) with the MDI designation in 36 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Approximately 10 percent of all FICUs are MDIs.

The number of MDI credit unions declined by 16 between 2018 and 2019, mirroring the general long-term trend of consolidation in the financial services sector.

MDI credit unions tend to be smaller institutions. Eighty-seven percent reported total assets of $100 million or less at the end of 2019. Fifty-seven percent had less than $10 million in assets. The average asset size was $78.86 million.

Additionally, 79 percent of MDI credit unions had a low-income designation.

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