The National Credit Union Administration today released its fourth quarter credit union system performance data for 2025. According to the latest financial performance data report, total assets in federally insured credit unions rose by $126 billion, or 5.4 percent, over the year ending in the fourth quarter of 2025, to $2.43 trillion. At the same time, total loans outstanding increased $76 billion, or 4.6 percent, over the year, to $1.72 trillion. The average outstanding loan balance in the fourth quarter of 2025 was $19,397, up $984, or 5.3 percent, from one year earlier.
FCC recognizes National Consumer Protection Week with a series of consumer protection posts and new resources aimed to equip the public with tools needed to stay safe, informed, and connected.
As National Consumer Protection Week (March 1-7) draws to a close, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) is reminding consumers of long-lasting, simple, effective steps they can take to protect themselves and their families from scams and fraud – and to promptly report suspicious activity. This reminder comes as DFPI and the California Attorney General’s Office partnered to shut down 48 scam websites in the past year – double the number taken down the year before. These actions were made possible because consumers quickly reported new scams to the DFPI.
In the 2026 recovery landscape, the bottleneck isn't a lack of consumer intent; it’s the structural friction of the negotiation process itself. Traditional workflows—defined by fragmented emails, manual spreadsheets, and multi-day authorization lags—are essentially a "tax" on your recovery rates.
As part of his campaign for election, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani vowed to make New York City more affordable. To that end and as part of his affordability initiative, he has issued Executive Orders 9 and 10 intended to crack down on “junk fees” and “subscription tricks and traps,” using the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to implement the initiative. We reported about this in our January 12, 2026 blog.
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