BlastPoint's Credit Union Scorecard

EFCU FINANCIAL

Charter #13 · LA

Mid-Market 1B-3B
306 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 4 in LA
View Mid-Market leaderboard →

EFCU FINANCIAL has 5 strengths but faces 6 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Emerging Performer: Top 30.0% in tier
  • + ROA 0.20% above tier average
  • + Strong member growth: 5.4% YoY
  • + Members Per Employee (MPE): Top 6.5% in tier
  • + Loan-to-Share Ratio: Top 9.5% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 11.2% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 36.8% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 39.5% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 44.7% in tier
  • - Share Certificate Concentration (%): Bottom 2.0% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Concentration (%): Bottom 2.3% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (LA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 72,182
+5.4% YoY+1.9% QoQ
-23.9K 96,048
-2.7% YoY
9,512
+2.6% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
30%
Assets $1.3B
+6.1% YoY+3.3% QoQ
$-437.8M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$128.1M
+5.9% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
28%
Loans $1.1B
+7.5% YoY+2.4% QoQ
$-95.6M $1.2B
+0.2% YoY
$89.6M
+5.7% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
52%
Deposits $1.1B
+6.5% YoY+3.6% QoQ
$-346.9M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$109.6M
+6.0% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
30%

See Your Full Scorecard

Unlock complete metrics, rankings, and AI-powered insights — always free

Tier 1
50+ financial metrics with peer benchmarks
Performance signatures (strengths & concerns)
AI-generated insights and rankings

Want to see an example first? Preview Navy Federal's scorecard →

ROA 0.9%
+0.1% YoY-4.7% QoQ
+0.2% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
0.1%
-79.1% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
72%
NIM 2.7%
+6.5% YoY+0.7% QoQ
-0.7% 3.4%
+6.2% YoY
4.2%
-0.4% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
Bottom 12.1% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 68.3%
+3.6% YoY+3.8% QoQ
-6.3% 74.6%
-3.0% YoY
88.0%
+2.9% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
24%
Delinquency Rate 0.3%
+18.2% YoY-0.4% QoQ
-0.4 0.8%
+6.9% YoY
1.7%
-21.7% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
19%
Loan To Share 99.9%
+1.0% YoY-1.1% QoQ
+16.8% 83.2%
-0.4% YoY
68.2%
-2.4% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
Top 9.8% in tier
AMR $30,988
+1.5% YoY+1.1% QoQ
+$1K $29,652
+2.3% YoY
$13,483
+2.5% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
65%
CD Concentration 50.6%
+0.4% YoY-0.6% QoQ
+21.8% 28.8% 14.9% 19.8% Top 1.8% in tier
Indirect Auto % 53.7%
-3.1% YoY+0.3% QoQ
+35.6% 18.1% 5.1% 7.7% Bottom 2.1% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Emerging Performer

growth
#24 of 79 • Top 30.0% 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: 0.92%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 5.45%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
79 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 260 nationally
→ No prior data (79 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (4)

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#34 of 198 • Bottom 39.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 6.15%
(Tier: 6.82%, National: 1663.40%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 53.66%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 5.45%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
but better than tier avg
198 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -10 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Liquidity Strain

risk
#34 of 148 • Bottom 11.2% in tier

Loan demand outpacing deposits. They're bumping against liquidity limits - need funding solutions.

Why This Signature
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 99.95%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 65.58%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 7.54%
(Tier: 6.71%, National: 1.74%)
but better than tier avg
148 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 367 nationally
→ Stable (149→148 CUs) -1 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#118 of 183 • Bottom 36.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 7.54%
(Tier: 6.71%, National: 1.74%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.05% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
but better than tier avg
183 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 710 nationally
→ No prior data (183 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#170 of 225 • Bottom 44.7% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.05% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
but better than tier avg
225 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 1013 nationally
→ Stable (228→225 CUs) -3 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 306 peers in tier

Top Strengths (6 metrics)

21
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 497.807
Peer Median: 345.077
#21 of 306 Top 6.5% in 1B-3B tier
30
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 99.95%
Peer Median: 85.31%
#30 of 306 Top 9.5% in 1B-3B tier
58
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.33%
Peer Median: 0.63%
#58 of 306 Top 18.6% in 1B-3B tier
59
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 5.45%
Peer Median: 2.03%
#59 of 306 Top 19.0% in 1B-3B tier
63
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $15,490
Peer Median: $12,733
#63 of 306 Top 20.3% in 1B-3B tier
75
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 68.33%
Peer Median: 75.16%
#75 of 306 Top 24.2% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (4 metrics)

301
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 50.61%
Peer Median: 27.93%
#301 of 306 Bottom 2.0% in 1B-3B tier
300
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 53.66%
Peer Median: 13.86%
#300 of 306 Bottom 2.3% in 1B-3B tier
269
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.68%
Peer Median: 3.37%
#269 of 306 Bottom 12.4% in 1B-3B tier
232
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.64%
Peer Median: 10.85%
#232 of 306 Bottom 24.5% in 1B-3B tier
Link copied to clipboard!