WASHINGTON–The Kansas City Royals won the World Series, but it would have been the New York Mets has this year's Series been based on credit union data.
Callahan & Associates said the Mets should've defeated the Royals based on data assembled as part of its Peer-to-Peer data comparing credit unions in the New York and Kansas City metropolitan markets.
Among the statistics Callahan & Associates cited: 12 month loan growth (8% in Kansas City, 7% in New York); loan-to-share ratios (New York 71.8%, Kansas City 63.5%), share draft penetration (New York 60.6%, Kansas City 52.1%), delinquencies (New York 1.72%, Kansas City 1.21%), operating expense per member (New York $236, Kansas City $176), member growth (New York 3.4%, Kansas City -0.9%), and efficiency (Kansas City 96%, New York 91.1%).
The final tally based on the Callahan analysis: New York Mets 4, Kansas City, 3. The actually final tally: Kansas City 4, Mets 1.