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ASCENT

Charter #11520 · UT

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

ASCENT faces 11 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 11.2% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 41.6% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 64.8% in tier
  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 69.1% in tier
  • - Accelerating Exit Risk: Bottom 76.4% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 83.7% in tier
  • - ROA 0.62% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 13.73% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 0.03% above tier average
  • - Members Per Employee (MPE): Bottom 2.5% in tier
  • - Loan Growth Rate: Bottom 4.9% in tier

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%
-463.3% YoY+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
Top 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 11.2% 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 41.6% 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 64.8% 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 69.1% 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 76.4% 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 83.7% 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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