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NORTHLAND AREA

Charter #11979 · MI

Community 500M-750M
169 CUs in 500M-750M nationally 9 in MI
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NORTHLAND AREA has 3 strengths but faces 3 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 25.2% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 29.0% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 94.2% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 17.2% in tier
  • - ROA 0.04% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 3.70% above tier (higher cost structure)

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MI) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 46,015
+1.3% YoY+0.1% QoQ
+6.3K 39,752
-2.7% YoY
35,456
+8.6% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
76%
Assets $701.0M
+5.4% YoY+1.2% QoQ
+$78.6M $622.4M
+0.3% YoY
$650.8M
+12.6% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
78%
Loans $448.2M
+5.1% YoY+0.8% QoQ
+$12.2M $435.9M
-0.4% YoY
$461.6M
+14.9% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
56%
Deposits $622.1M
+7.7% YoY+0.8% QoQ
+$84.0M $538.0M
+1.3% YoY
$550.3M
+12.5% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
Top 14.2% in tier

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ROA 0.6%
+29.9% YoY-6.8% QoQ
-0.0% 0.7%
+33.9% YoY
0.8%
-27.1% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
50%
NIM 2.9%
+5.5% YoY+0.5% QoQ
-0.5% 3.4%
+8.6% YoY
3.7%
+8.5% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
17%
Efficiency Ratio 81.8%
-5.4% YoY-0.5% QoQ
+3.7% 78.1%
-3.4% YoY
76.1%
-1.3% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
69%
Delinquency Rate 0.8%
-5.9% YoY-23.1% QoQ
-0.0 0.8%
-4.9% YoY
0.9%
-19.7% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
60%
Loan To Share 72.0%
-2.4% YoY+0.0% QoQ
-9.0% 81.0%
-1.8% YoY
68.1%
+0.3% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
25%
AMR $23,258
+5.3% YoY+0.7% QoQ
$-3K $26,482
+2.6% YoY
$22,054
+2.5% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
39%
CD Concentration 20.7%
+6.2% YoY+2.7% QoQ
-3.7% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
18.6%
+6.0% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
37%
Indirect Auto % 13.7%
+8.4% YoY+2.2% QoQ
-0.3% 14.0%
-5.7% YoY
11.9%
-2.7% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
59%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#333 of 430 • Top 25.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 1.27%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 13.69%
(Tier: 13.97%, National: 7.90%)
better than tier avg
608 nationally
↓ Shrinking -21 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#531 of 603 • Top 29.0% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 1.27%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.62%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 13.69%
(Tier: 13.97%, National: 7.90%)
better than tier avg
917 nationally
→ Stable (608→603 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#453 of 481 • Top 94.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 5.26%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
620 nationally
↑ Growing +201 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (1)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#305 of 521 • Bottom 17.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 81.80%
(Tier: 77.15%, National: 79.10%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.14% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.05% points)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 1.27%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
but better than tier avg
624 nationally
↓ Shrinking -113 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

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 169 peers in tier

Top Strengths (5 metrics)

24
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $622.06M
Peer Avg: -
#24 of 169 Top 13.6% in 500M-750M tier
37
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $700.98M
Peer Avg: -
#37 of 169 Top 21.3% in 500M-750M tier
41
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.20%
Peer Avg: -
#41 of 169 Top 23.7% in 500M-750M tier
41
Total Members
engagement
Value: 46,015
Peer Avg: -
#41 of 169 Top 23.7% in 500M-750M tier
42
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 20.69%
Peer Avg: -
#42 of 169 Top 24.3% in 500M-750M tier

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

141
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.92%
Peer Avg: -
#141 of 169 Bottom 17.2% in 500M-750M tier
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