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ARKANSAS BEST

Charter #13737 · AR

100M-500M
1069 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 4 in AR

ARKANSAS BEST has 1 strength but faces 7 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + ROA 0.37% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Member decline: -2.9% YoY
  • - Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR): Bottom 6.6% in tier
  • - Deposit Growth Rate: Bottom 7.5% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (AR) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 11,571
-2.9% YoY-1.0% QoQ
-3.9K 15,437
-2.9% YoY
7,878
+8.0% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
40%
Assets $142.7M
-0.9% YoY-1.3% QoQ
$-89.1M $231.9M
+1.3% YoY
$108.7M
+13.0% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
27%
Loans $59.8M
-0.9% YoY+1.2% QoQ
$-87.5M $147.3M
-0.1% YoY
$78.6M
+14.7% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
Bottom 10.0% in tier
Deposits $119.6M
-2.5% YoY-1.8% QoQ
$-81.2M $200.8M
+0.8% YoY
$88.8M
+14.2% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
25%

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ROA 1.1%
+318.0% YoY-11.9% QoQ
+0.4% 0.8%
+18.2% YoY
-0.1%
-109.5% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
76%
NIM 3.3%
+13.4% YoY+2.1% QoQ
-0.3% 3.6%
+6.7% YoY
4.2%
+0.9% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
34%
Efficiency Ratio 71.3%
-13.0% YoY+3.1% QoQ
-5.7% 77.0%
-3.1% YoY
86.1%
+2.0% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
29%
Delinquency Rate 0.5%
-36.7% YoY+5.1% QoQ
-0.4 0.9%
+4.2% YoY
1.8%
+15.7% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
35%
Loan To Share 50.0%
+1.6% YoY+3.0% QoQ
-22.2% 72.2%
-1.1% YoY
73.6%
-2.9% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
Bottom 10.9% in tier
AMR $15,510
+0.9% YoY+0.2% QoQ
$-9K $24,676
+3.4% YoY
$12,676
+2.7% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
Bottom 11.3% in tier
CD Concentration 30.9%
+5.1% YoY-2.3% QoQ
+6.4% 24.4% 15.6% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -13.8% 13.8% 2.5% 7.8% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (4)

Membership Headwinds

decline
#263 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): -2.87%
(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

Stagnation Risk

risk
#272 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): -2.87%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -0.91%
(Tier: 4.11%, National: 111.96%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.53%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 1.28%)
but better than tier avg
554 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 652 nationally
→ No prior data (554 CUs now) | New qualifier

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#87 of 135 • 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: 16.08%
(Tier: 11.97%, National: 14.49%)
but better than tier avg
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 50.00%
(Tier: 74.08%, National: 67.44%)
worse than tier avg
135 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 155 nationally
↑ Growing +17 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Institutional Decline

decline
#205 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: $142.73M
(Tier: $334.15M, National: $561.61M)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -2.87%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -0.91%
(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

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 (5 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: -
#1 of 1069 Top 0.1% in 100M-500M tier
1
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: -
#1 of 1069 Top 0.1% in 100M-500M tier
119
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 16.08%
Peer Median: -
#119 of 1069 Top 11.0% in 100M-500M tier
176
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 413.250
Peer Median: -
#176 of 1069 Top 16.4% in 100M-500M tier
254
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.13%
Peer Median: -
#254 of 1069 Top 23.7% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

999
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $5,170
Peer Median: -
#999 of 1069 Bottom 6.6% in 100M-500M tier
990
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: -2.51%
Peer Median: -
#990 of 1069 Bottom 7.5% in 100M-500M tier
962
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $59.82M
Peer Median: -
#962 of 1069 Bottom 10.1% in 100M-500M tier
953
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 50.00%
Peer Median: -
#953 of 1069 Bottom 10.9% in 100M-500M tier
950
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -0.93%
Peer Median: -
#950 of 1069 Bottom 11.2% in 100M-500M tier
948
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $15,510
Peer Median: -
#948 of 1069 Bottom 11.4% in 100M-500M tier
855
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -2.87%
Peer Median: -
#855 of 1069 Bottom 20.1% in 100M-500M tier
815
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $118.56
Peer Median: -
#815 of 1069 Bottom 23.9% in 100M-500M tier
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