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Q2 2026 Performance Index Top 100
CU Wire's Performance Index Top 100 ranks eligible credit unions across capital, asset quality, earnings, liquidity, growth and stability. The Q2 leaders were not simply the largest institutions.
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The Q2 2026 Performance Index Top 100 is not a list of the biggest credit unions. CU Wire's Performance Index ranks eligible credit unions across capital, asset quality, earnings, liquidity, growth and stability. Credit unions of every asset size can qualify when they meet the data-integrity screens.
The list is not pay-to-play. Placement is not sponsored, purchased, nomination-based or tied to a CU Wire Data subscription. Credit unions appear because their reported data clears the methodology; many institutions on the list may not know they are included until after publication.
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