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ARKANSAS BEST

Charter #13737 · AR

100M-500M
1070 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 3 in AR

ARKANSAS BEST has 1 strength but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + ROA 0.08% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Efficiency ratio 0.65% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Member decline: -3.2% YoY
  • - Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR): Bottom 6.2% in tier
  • - Deposit Growth Rate: Bottom 6.4% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (AR) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 11,439
-3.2% YoY-1.1% QoQ
-3.7K 15,145
-2.5% YoY
7,947
+7.9% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
41%
Assets $144.9M
-1.8% YoY+1.5% QoQ
$-86.8M $231.7M
+0.8% YoY
$111.4M
+12.6% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
28%
Loans $57.3M
-3.1% YoY-4.2% QoQ
$-86.8M $144.1M
+0.2% YoY
$80.4M
+16.0% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
Bottom 9.4% in tier
Deposits $121.5M
-3.6% YoY+1.6% QoQ
$-79.6M $201.1M
+0.4% YoY
$90.2M
+11.4% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
25%

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ROA 0.8%
+17.1% YoY-28.9% QoQ
+0.1% 0.7%
+5.1% YoY
-4.0%
+7873.5% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
58%
NIM 3.2%
+3.0% YoY-3.6% QoQ
-0.4% 3.6%
+4.6% YoY
4.1%
-8.1% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
26%
Efficiency Ratio 78.7%
-3.4% YoY+10.4% QoQ
+0.7% 78.0%
-1.7% YoY
125.8%
+36.6% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
50%
Delinquency Rate 0.3%
-58.7% YoY-52.7% QoQ
-0.5 0.8%
+7.1% YoY
1.6%
+18.4% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
18%
Loan To Share 47.2%
+0.4% YoY-5.7% QoQ
-23.3% 70.4%
-0.4% YoY
70.8%
-3.6% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
Bottom 9.0% in tier
AMR $15,635
-0.2% YoY+0.8% QoQ
$-9K $24,918
+2.7% YoY
$12,879
+3.3% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
Bottom 11.6% in tier
CD Concentration 30.5%
+1.2% YoY-1.2% QoQ
+6.2% 24.3% 15.4% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -13.8% 13.8% 2.4% 7.7% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (4)

Stagnation Risk

risk
#233 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): -3.22%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -3.13%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.25%
(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

Membership Headwinds

decline
#244 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): -3.22%
(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

Institutional Decline

decline
#155 of 250 • 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: $144.87M
(Tier: $334.04M, National: $578.34M)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -3.22%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -3.13%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
250 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 289 nationally
→ No prior data (250 CUs now) | New qualifier

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#82 of 126 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

Exceptional capital position (>16%, top quartile). Strong fundamentals—opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why This Signature
Net Worth Ratio: 16.05%
(Tier: 11.91%, National: 14.35%)
but better than tier avg
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 47.16%
(Tier: 72.31%, National: 65.58%)
worse than tier avg
126 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 143 nationally
↑ Growing +19 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 1070 peers in tier

Top Strengths (5 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 6.61%
#1 of 1070 Top 0.1% in 100M-500M tier
1
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 29.47%
#1 of 1070 Top 0.1% in 100M-500M tier
116
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 16.05%
Peer Median: 11.45%
#116 of 1070 Top 10.7% in 100M-500M tier
193
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.25%
Peer Median: 0.61%
#193 of 1070 Top 17.9% in 100M-500M tier
263
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 381.300
Peer Median: 309.176
#263 of 1070 Top 24.5% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (11 metrics)

1005
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $5,011
Peer Median: $9,356
#1005 of 1070 Bottom 6.2% in 100M-500M tier
1003
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.55%
Peer Median: 3.30%
#1003 of 1070 Bottom 6.4% in 100M-500M tier
993
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $70.98
Peer Median: $154.95
#993 of 1070 Bottom 7.3% in 100M-500M tier
974
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 47.16%
Peer Median: 71.88%
#974 of 1070 Bottom 9.1% in 100M-500M tier
971
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.85%
Peer Median: 3.91%
#971 of 1070 Bottom 9.3% in 100M-500M tier
969
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $57.32M
Peer Median: $121.41M
#969 of 1070 Bottom 9.5% in 100M-500M tier
946
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $15,635
Peer Median: $22,931
#946 of 1070 Bottom 11.7% in 100M-500M tier
896
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.13%
Peer Median: 2.93%
#896 of 1070 Bottom 16.4% in 100M-500M tier
866
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.22%
Peer Median: -0.06%
#866 of 1070 Bottom 19.2% in 100M-500M tier
856
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -0.20%
Peer Median: 3.46%
#856 of 1070 Bottom 20.1% in 100M-500M tier
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