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DEMOCRACY

Charter #1407 · VA

100M-500M
1070 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 24 in VA

DEMOCRACY has 1 strength but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Fee Income Per Member: Top 5.0% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - ROA 1.29% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 15.39% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Member decline: -4.8% YoY

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (VA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 11,818
-4.8% YoY-1.6% QoQ
-3.3K 15,145
-2.5% YoY
224,534
+5.9% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
43%
Assets $190.0M
+3.8% YoY+0.0% QoQ
$-41.7M $231.7M
+0.8% YoY
$3.0B
+7.5% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
48%
Loans $121.4M
-10.0% YoY-3.2% QoQ
$-22.7M $144.1M
+0.2% YoY
$2.1B
+5.8% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
50%
Deposits $174.2M
+7.3% YoY+0.2% QoQ
$-26.9M $201.1M
+0.4% YoY
$2.6B
+7.7% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
51%

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ROA -0.6%
-56.2% YoY+44.6% QoQ
-1.3% 0.7%
+5.1% YoY
0.3%
-55.0% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
Bottom 2.4% in tier
NIM 3.1%
-11.6% YoY-6.5% QoQ
-0.5% 3.6%
+4.6% YoY
4.0%
+3.3% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
21%
Efficiency Ratio 93.4%
+12.4% YoY+14.9% QoQ
+15.4% 78.0%
-1.7% YoY
81.9%
+0.2% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
Bottom 9.0% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.8%
+32.7% YoY-28.4% QoQ
+0.0 0.8%
+7.1% YoY
1.4%
-2.1% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
65%
Loan To Share 69.7%
-16.1% YoY-3.4% QoQ
-0.7% 70.4%
-0.4% YoY
62.9%
-4.5% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
45%
AMR $25,014
+4.4% YoY+0.4% QoQ
+$95 $24,918
+2.7% YoY
$19,100
+3.1% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
62%
CD Concentration 18.1%
+11.5% YoY-4.6% QoQ
-6.2% 24.3% 18.0% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 0.7%
-24.0% YoY-4.1% QoQ
-13.1% 13.8% 9.4% 7.7% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (5)

Stagnation Risk

risk
#34 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): -4.76%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -9.98%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.80%
(Tier: 0.76%, National: 1.19%)
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
#36 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: $189.99M
(Tier: $334.04M, National: $578.34M)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -4.76%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -9.98%
(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

Membership Headwinds

decline
#139 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): -4.76%
(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

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#334 of 727 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.20% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
727 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 1013 nationally
↓ Shrinking -60 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Efficiency Drag

risk
#378 of 596 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 93.42%
(Tier: 77.94%, National: 84.64%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.73% points
(Tier: 0.05% points, National: -0.45% points)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -4.76%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
596 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 702 nationally
↓ Shrinking -84 CUs YoY | Rank improving

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 (2 metrics)

54
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $297.44
Peer Median: $154.95
#54 of 1070 Top 5.0% in 100M-500M tier
223
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 7.28%
Peer Median: 3.30%
#223 of 1070 Top 20.7% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

1067
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 6.68%
Peer Median: 11.45%
#1067 of 1070 Bottom 0.4% in 100M-500M tier
1046
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -9.98%
Peer Median: 2.93%
#1046 of 1070 Bottom 2.3% in 100M-500M tier
1044
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: -0.57%
Peer Median: 0.69%
#1044 of 1070 Bottom 2.5% in 100M-500M tier
1006
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 1.29%
Peer Median: 0.35%
#1006 of 1070 Bottom 6.1% in 100M-500M tier
975
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 93.42%
Peer Median: 78.68%
#975 of 1070 Bottom 9.0% in 100M-500M tier
953
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -4.76%
Peer Median: -0.06%
#953 of 1070 Bottom 11.0% in 100M-500M tier
866
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 45.87%
Peer Median: 29.47%
#866 of 1070 Bottom 19.2% in 100M-500M tier
850
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 3.11%
Peer Median: 3.62%
#850 of 1070 Bottom 20.7% in 100M-500M tier
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