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SENTINEL

Charter #10257 · SD

100M-500M
1024 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 9 in SD

SENTINEL has 7 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.54% above tier average
  • + Loan Growth Rate: Top 2.8% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - ROA 0.24% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 6.44% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Members Per Employee (MPE): Bottom 2.5% in tier

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

Your Quarter, Wrapped

A 35-second highlight reel of your Q2 2026 — the wins worth celebrating and the one signal worth watching, pulled straight from your scorecard data.

Q2 2026 at a glance

  • One of 1,024 credit unions with $100M-$500M in assets nationally, and 1 of 9 that size in South Dakota.
  • Shares and deposits +4.8% year over year ($176M in shares and deposits).
  • Membership: 10,004 members, +2.9% vs a year ago.
  • Delinquency rate 0.71%.
  • Return on assets 0.62%.
  • Efficiency ratio 83.18% vs a 76.73% peer average.
  • Loan-to-share ratio 76.41% vs a 71.54% peer average.

Data period: Q2 2026 NCUA call report. Animation disabled (reduced-motion preference). Full details in the metrics table below.

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SD) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 10,004
+2.9% YoY+1.5% QoQ
-5.2K 15,168
-2.6% YoY
10,596
+0.4% YoY
34,678
+6.6% YoY
32%
Assets $199.3M
+4.8% YoY+1.1% QoQ
$-32.7M $232.0M
+0.7% YoY
$187.3M
+5.8% YoY
$593.1M
+10.2% YoY
51%
Loans $134.7M
+20.7% YoY+6.7% QoQ
$-11.6M $146.3M
+0.2% YoY
$126.7M
+3.4% YoY
$418.6M
+10.1% YoY
56%
Deposits $176.3M
+4.8% YoY+1.2% QoQ
$-24.5M $200.7M
+0.2% YoY
$165.1M
+5.0% YoY
$504.8M
+10.3% YoY
52%

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ROA 0.6%
-49.7% YoY+10.0% QoQ
-0.2% 0.9%
+12.5% YoY
1.2%
+16.4% YoY
1.2%
+121.4% YoY
38%
NIM 4.2%
+2.7% YoY+0.9% QoQ
+0.5% 3.7%
+4.5% YoY
4.3%
+7.8% YoY
3.8%
+2.3% YoY
82%
Efficiency Ratio 83.2%
+11.7% YoY-0.5% QoQ
+6.4% 76.7%
-0.8% YoY
77.2%
-0.2% YoY
83.0%
-5.3% YoY
70%
Delinquency Rate 0.7%
-48.3% YoY+113.1% QoQ
-0.2 0.9%
+6.6% YoY
1.0%
+21.8% YoY
1.3%
+2.6% YoY
50%
Loan To Share 76.4%
+15.1% YoY+5.5% QoQ
+4.9% 71.5%
-0.3% YoY
72.5%
-0.5% YoY
66.4%
-1.4% YoY
56%
AMR $31,081
+8.0% YoY+2.0% QoQ
+$6K $25,107
+3.2% YoY
$22,000
+3.5% YoY
$20,028
-0.9% YoY
84%
CD Concentration 29.1%
+17.9% YoY+5.9% QoQ
+4.5% 24.6% 29.4% 20.0% 50%
Indirect Auto % 10.1%
+66.9% YoY+35.0% QoQ
-3.5% 13.6% 8.1% 7.7% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (5)

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#65 of 262 • Top 50.0% in tier

Top-tier average member relationship within peer group, with stable or growing engagement. Strong wallet share positioning.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 8.01%
(Tier: 3.97%, National: 35.20%)
better than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $4.3K
(Tier: $2.9K, National: $2.1K)
better than tier avg
262 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 354 nationally
↑ Growing +11 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#205 of 483 • Top 50.0% in tier

Average member relationship growing 5%+ year-over-year. Members are significantly deepening their engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 8.01%
(Tier: 3.97%, National: 35.20%)
better than tier avg
483 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 635 nationally
↑ Growing +52 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#152 of 342 • Top 50.0% in tier

Attracting members (0.5-50% YoY) without heavy indirect auto dependency (<15%). Healthy, sustainable growth model.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.91%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 10.11%
(Tier: 13.63%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
342 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 485 nationally
↓ Shrinking -91 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#263 of 344 • Top 50.0% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.91%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.62%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 10.11%
(Tier: 13.63%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
344 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 490 nationally
↓ Shrinking -271 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Emerging Performer

growth
#148 of 175 • Top 50.0% in tier

Smaller CU (bottom 50% by assets in tier) with strong profitability (ROA > 0.5%) AND growth (members >= 1%). Emerging leaders worth watching.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 0.62%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
but worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.91%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
175 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 283 nationally
→ Stable (178→175 CUs) -3 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Concerns (2)

Cost Spiral

risk
#66 of 95 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

Historically lean operator (<75% efficiency) now seeing 5+ point efficiency ratio increase despite strong profitability (>0.50% ROA). Efficiency advantage eroding.

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio Change: 8.73% points
(Tier: -0.48% points, National: -3.74% points)
worse than tier avg
Efficiency Ratio (Prior Year): 74.45%
(Tier: 77.10%, National: 86.72%)
but better than tier avg
95 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 106 nationally
↑ Growing +30 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Efficiency Drag

risk
#468 of 531 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

High efficiency ratio (>80%) indicates elevated operating costs relative to revenue. Margin improvement opportunities may exist.

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 83.18%
(Tier: 76.58%, National: 82.97%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.61% points
(Tier: 0.10% points, National: 0.47% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.91%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
but better than tier avg
531 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 608 nationally
↓ Shrinking -37 CUs YoY | New qualifier

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 1024 peers in tier

Top Strengths (7 metrics)

30
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 20.68%
Peer Median: 3.02%
#30 of 1024 Top 2.8% in 100M-500M tier
158
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 8.01%
Peer Median: 3.53%
#158 of 1024 Top 15.3% in 100M-500M tier
169
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $31,081
Peer Median: $23,006
#169 of 1024 Top 16.4% in 100M-500M tier
177
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $13,462
Peer Median: $9,434
#177 of 1024 Top 17.2% in 100M-500M tier
189
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.23%
Peer Median: 3.67%
#189 of 1024 Top 18.4% in 100M-500M tier
204
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 2.91%
Peer Median: -0.03%
#204 of 1024 Top 19.8% in 100M-500M tier
216
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 15.59%
Peer Median: 29.92%
#216 of 1024 Top 21.0% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

999
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 185.259
Peer Median: 310.924
#999 of 1024 Bottom 2.5% in 100M-500M tier
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