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CHATTANOOGA AREA SCHOOLS

Charter #690 · TN

1069 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 25 in TN

CHATTANOOGA AREA SCHOOLS has 4 strengths but faces 7 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 84.0% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 92.4% in tier
  • + Indirect Auto Concentration (%): Top 0.0% in tier
  • + Members Per Employee (MPE): Top 0.3% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 50.5% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 69.6% in tier
  • - ROA 0.45% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 1.42% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Fee Income Per Member: Bottom 0.3% in tier
  • - Net Interest Margin (NIM): Bottom 0.8% in tier
  • - Share Certificate Concentration (%): Bottom 3.4% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (TN) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 12,383
+1.1% YoY-0.2% QoQ
-3.1K 15,437
-2.9% YoY
21,265
+4.5% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
45%
Assets $191.6M
+3.7% YoY+1.2% QoQ
$-40.3M $231.9M
+1.3% YoY
$372.5M
+10.3% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
49%
Loans $88.7M
+8.4% YoY+0.4% QoQ
$-58.6M $147.3M
-0.1% YoY
$275.7M
+8.6% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
28%
Deposits $167.5M
+4.2% YoY+1.7% QoQ
$-33.4M $200.8M
+0.8% YoY
$312.1M
+9.5% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
48%

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ROA 0.3%
-274.7% YoY-14.8% QoQ
-0.4% 0.8%
+18.2% YoY
0.7%
-5.8% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
18%
NIM 1.7%
+42.9% YoY-0.2% QoQ
-1.9% 3.6%
+6.7% YoY
3.8%
+3.7% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
Bottom 0.7% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 78.4%
-30.8% YoY+0.3% QoQ
+1.4% 77.0%
-3.1% YoY
79.4%
+2.9% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
54%
Delinquency Rate 0.4%
+40.7% YoY+39.2% QoQ
-0.5 0.9%
+4.2% YoY
1.1%
-12.6% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
22%
Loan To Share 53.0%
+4.0% YoY-1.3% QoQ
-19.2% 72.2%
-1.1% YoY
70.0%
-2.2% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
Bottom 12.9% in tier
AMR $20,688
+4.5% YoY+1.5% QoQ
$-4K $24,676
+3.4% YoY
$18,770
+3.9% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
38%
CD Concentration 45.0%
+14.6% YoY+3.8% QoQ
+20.6% 24.4% 22.4% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -13.8% 13.8% 6.7% 7.8% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (2)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#358 of 426 • Top 84.0% in tier

Attracting members (0.5-50% YoY) without heavy indirect auto dependency (<20%). Healthy, sustainable growth model.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 1.05%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
426 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 609 nationally
→ No prior data (426 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#550 of 595 • Top 92.4% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 1.05%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.32%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 0.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
595 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 913 nationally
→ No prior data (595 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (2)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#231 of 456 • Bottom 50.5% in tier

Loan portfolio growing while delinquencies are rising. Expansion with deteriorating credit quality needs attention.

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 8.36%
(Tier: 4.11%, National: 111.96%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.11% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
456 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 665 nationally
→ No prior data (456 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#491 of 705 • Bottom 69.6% in tier

Delinquencies are rising year-over-year. Credit risk is building - they may need better underwriting tools.

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.11% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
705 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 969 nationally
↓ Shrinking -150 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Metric Rankings

See how this credit union ranks across all tracked metrics compared to peers.

Strengths: Metrics in the top 25% (75th percentile or higher) Concerns: Metrics in the bottom 25% (25th percentile or lower)

Comparing against 1069 peers in tier

Top Strengths (5 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: -
#1 of 1069 Top 0.0% in 100M-500M tier
4
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 1031.917
Peer Median: -
#4 of 1069 Top 0.3% in 100M-500M tier
119
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.08%
Peer Median: -
#119 of 1069 Top 11.0% in 100M-500M tier
239
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.38%
Peer Median: -
#239 of 1069 Top 22.3% in 100M-500M tier
242
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 8.36%
Peer Median: -
#242 of 1069 Top 22.5% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

1067
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $3.69
Peer Median: -
#1067 of 1069 Bottom 0.3% in 100M-500M tier
1061
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 1.67%
Peer Median: -
#1061 of 1069 Bottom 0.8% in 100M-500M tier
1034
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 45.00%
Peer Median: -
#1034 of 1069 Bottom 3.4% in 100M-500M tier
931
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 52.99%
Peer Median: -
#931 of 1069 Bottom 13.0% in 100M-500M tier
871
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.32%
Peer Median: -
#871 of 1069 Bottom 18.6% in 100M-500M tier
810
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $7,165
Peer Median: -
#810 of 1069 Bottom 24.3% in 100M-500M tier
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