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ASCENT

Charter #11520 · UT

100M-500M
1069 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 13 in UT

ASCENT faces 8 concerns requiring attention

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

No key strengths identified

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Accelerating Exit Risk: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - ROA 0.62% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 13.73% above tier (higher cost structure)

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (UT) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 9,210
-1.1% YoY-0.6% QoQ
-6.2K 15,437
-2.9% YoY
78,581
+8.3% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
25%
Assets $172.3M
+2.2% YoY+1.5% QoQ
$-59.5M $231.9M
+1.3% YoY
$1.2B
+12.9% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
40%
Loans $127.3M
-8.4% YoY-2.3% QoQ
$-20.1M $147.3M
-0.1% YoY
$958.3M
+12.4% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
52%
Deposits $155.8M
+2.4% YoY+1.6% QoQ
$-45.0M $200.8M
+0.8% YoY
$1.1B
+12.7% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
44%

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ROA 0.1%
+7.2% QoQ
-0.6% 0.8%
+18.2% YoY
0.8%
+12.1% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
Bottom 10.5% in tier
NIM 3.0%
+5.2% YoY-0.6% QoQ
-0.6% 3.6%
+6.7% YoY
3.4%
+4.7% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
19%
Efficiency Ratio 90.8%
-4.4% YoY-0.7% QoQ
+13.7% 77.0%
-3.1% YoY
72.6%
-3.7% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
Bottom 8.7% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.9%
-20.3% YoY+75.6% QoQ
+0.0 0.9%
+4.2% YoY
1.0%
+50.5% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
64%
Loan To Share 81.7%
-10.5% YoY-3.8% QoQ
+9.5% 72.2%
-1.1% YoY
76.7%
-4.3% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
68%
AMR $30,734
-1.6% YoY+0.4% QoQ
+$6K $24,676
+3.4% YoY
$21,704
+5.2% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
84%
CD Concentration 32.0%
+8.9% YoY-1.6% QoQ
+7.6% 24.4% 28.4% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 11.0%
-14.1% YoY-4.4% QoQ
-2.8% 13.8% 7.4% 7.8% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (6)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#61 of 538 • 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: 90.75%
(Tier: 76.88%, National: 79.67%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.19% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.02% points)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -1.12%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
538 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 633 nationally
↓ Shrinking -98 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Stagnation Risk

risk
#231 of 554 • 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): -1.12%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -8.39%
(Tier: 4.11%, National: 111.96%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.92%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 1.28%)
worse than tier avg
554 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 652 nationally
→ No prior data (554 CUs now) | New qualifier

Institutional Decline

decline
#156 of 240 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

Both members and loans declining - the institution is contracting. Leadership is likely under pressure to reverse course.

Why This Signature
Total Assets: $172.32M
(Tier: $334.15M, National: $561.61M)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -1.12%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -8.39%
(Tier: 4.11%, National: 111.96%)
worse than tier avg
240 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 277 nationally
→ No prior data (240 CUs now) | New qualifier

Shrinking Wallet Share

decline
#144 of 208 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

Average member relationship declining year-over-year. Members may be moving money elsewhere or reducing engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): -1.64%
(Tier: 4.17%, National: 4.00%)
worse than tier avg
208 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 303 nationally
↓ Shrinking -190 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Accelerating Exit Risk

decline
#43 of 56 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

Members leaving AND taking more deposits with them. This compounds quickly - urgent need for retention strategy.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -1.12%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
AMR Growth (YoY): -1.64%
(Tier: 4.17%, National: 4.00%)
worse than tier avg
56 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 69 nationally
→ No prior data (56 CUs now) | New qualifier

Membership Headwinds

decline
#464 of 554 • 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): -1.12%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
554 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 652 nationally
→ No prior data (554 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 1069 peers in tier

Top Strengths (2 metrics)

156
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $13,819
Peer Median: -
#156 of 1069 Top 14.5% in 100M-500M tier
173
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $30,734
Peer Median: -
#173 of 1069 Top 16.1% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (9 metrics)

1043
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 187.959
Peer Median: -
#1043 of 1069 Bottom 2.5% in 100M-500M tier
1018
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -8.39%
Peer Median: -
#1018 of 1069 Bottom 4.9% in 100M-500M tier
977
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 90.75%
Peer Median: -
#977 of 1069 Bottom 8.7% in 100M-500M tier
957
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.15%
Peer Median: -
#957 of 1069 Bottom 10.6% in 100M-500M tier
948
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.64%
Peer Median: -
#948 of 1069 Bottom 11.4% in 100M-500M tier
927
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.02%
Peer Median: -
#927 of 1069 Bottom 13.4% in 100M-500M tier
926
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 50.47%
Peer Median: -
#926 of 1069 Bottom 13.5% in 100M-500M tier
864
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 3.02%
Peer Median: -
#864 of 1069 Bottom 19.3% in 100M-500M tier
829
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 32.00%
Peer Median: -
#829 of 1069 Bottom 22.5% in 100M-500M tier
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