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1ST LIBERTY

Charter #10375 · MT

100M-500M
1070 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 13 in MT

1ST LIBERTY has 2 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 7.4% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - ROA 0.45% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 6.52% above tier (higher cost structure)

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MT) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 14,437
-2.4% YoY-0.4% QoQ
-708 15,145
-2.5% YoY
10,888
+4.4% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
56%
Assets $217.5M
+2.9% YoY+0.8% QoQ
$-14.2M $231.7M
+0.8% YoY
$199.2M
+7.2% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
56%
Loans $88.0M
+4.1% YoY+4.1% QoQ
$-56.1M $144.1M
+0.2% YoY
$130.6M
+6.8% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
29%
Deposits $186.2M
+2.2% YoY+1.2% QoQ
$-15.0M $201.1M
+0.4% YoY
$171.8M
+7.2% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
55%

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ROA 0.3%
-49.6% YoY-48.4% QoQ
-0.5% 0.7%
+5.1% YoY
0.8%
+356.3% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
21%
NIM 3.3%
+1.4% YoY-1.2% QoQ
-0.3% 3.6%
+4.6% YoY
3.6%
+0.6% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
32%
Efficiency Ratio 84.5%
-0.2% YoY-0.6% QoQ
+6.5% 78.0%
-1.7% YoY
77.3%
-4.1% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
70%
Delinquency Rate 0.3%
+13.5% YoY-36.4% QoQ
-0.4 0.8%
+7.1% YoY
0.9%
-3.4% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
25%
Loan To Share 47.3%
+1.9% YoY+2.9% QoQ
-23.1% 70.4%
-0.4% YoY
64.8%
-3.7% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
Bottom 9.2% in tier
AMR $18,994
+5.3% YoY+2.6% QoQ
$-6K $24,918
+2.7% YoY
$22,075
+3.7% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
27%
CD Concentration 7.9%
+9.0% YoY+4.5% QoQ
-16.3% 24.3% 18.1% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 35.4%
-4.9% YoY-4.4% QoQ
+21.6% 13.8% 5.6% 7.7% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#450 of 491 • 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): 5.35%
(Tier: 3.74%, National: 6.36%)
better than tier avg
491 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 637 nationally
↑ Growing +107 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (6)

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#158 of 504 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

Significant portion of loan portfolio in indirect auto (>15%). This concentration creates dependency on dealer relationships.

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 2.90%
(Tier: 4.68%, National: 1663.40%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 35.38%
(Tier: 13.80%, National: 7.73%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -2.41%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
504 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -29 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Membership Headwinds

decline
#311 of 570 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

Membership declining year-over-year. They need solutions to stop the bleeding before it impacts revenue.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -2.41%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
570 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 676 nationally
→ No prior data (570 CUs now) | New qualifier

Efficiency Drag

risk
#390 of 596 • 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: 84.54%
(Tier: 77.94%, National: 84.64%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.27% points
(Tier: 0.05% points, National: -0.45% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -2.41%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
596 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 702 nationally
↓ Shrinking -84 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Stagnation Risk

risk
#450 of 570 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

Membership shrinking at least 0.5% year-over-year. Declining member base creates long-term risk even if current operations appear healthy.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -2.41%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 4.13%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.33%
(Tier: 0.76%, National: 1.19%)
but better than tier avg
570 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 676 nationally
→ No prior data (570 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#611 of 727 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.04% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
727 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 1013 nationally
↓ Shrinking -60 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#412 of 476 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 4.13%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.04% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
476 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 710 nationally
→ No prior data (476 CUs now) | 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 1070 peers in tier

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

80
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 7.93%
Peer Median: 23.10%
#80 of 1070 Top 7.4% in 100M-500M tier
214
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 14.04%
Peer Median: 11.45%
#214 of 1070 Top 19.9% in 100M-500M tier
266
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.33%
Peer Median: 0.61%
#266 of 1070 Top 24.8% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

972
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 47.29%
Peer Median: 71.88%
#972 of 1070 Bottom 9.3% in 100M-500M tier
955
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 35.38%
Peer Median: 6.61%
#955 of 1070 Bottom 10.8% in 100M-500M tier
912
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 236.672
Peer Median: 309.176
#912 of 1070 Bottom 14.9% in 100M-500M tier
912
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $6,098
Peer Median: $9,356
#912 of 1070 Bottom 14.9% in 100M-500M tier
845
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.28%
Peer Median: 0.69%
#845 of 1070 Bottom 21.1% in 100M-500M tier
813
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -2.41%
Peer Median: -0.06%
#813 of 1070 Bottom 24.1% in 100M-500M tier
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