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MERCK EMPLOYEES

Charter #1454 · NJ

Mid-Market 1B-3B
300 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 1 in NJ
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MERCK EMPLOYEES has 7 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Efficiency Ratio: Top 0.1% in tier
  • + Members Per Employee (MPE): Top 0.1% in tier
  • + Average Member Relationship (AMR): Top 0.7% in tier
  • + Net Charge-Off Rate: Top 1.0% in tier
  • + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 4.3% in tier
  • + Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days): Top 9.0% in tier
  • + Net Worth Ratio: Top 9.7% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 84.7% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 84.7% in tier
  • - ROA 0.05% below tier average
  • - Total Loans: Bottom 0.3% in tier
  • - Total Members: Bottom 0.3% in tier
  • - Loan-to-Share Ratio: Bottom 0.7% in tier
  • - Net Interest Margin (NIM): Bottom 1.0% in tier
  • - First Mortgage Concentration (%): Bottom 1.0% in tier

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

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Q2 2026 at a glance

  • One of 300 credit unions with $1B-$3B in assets nationally, and 1 of 1 that size in New Jersey.
  • Shares and deposits -2.6% year over year ($1.23B in shares and deposits).
  • Membership: 23,652 members, -1.9% vs a year ago.
  • Delinquency rate 0.30%.
  • Return on assets 0.76%.
  • Efficiency ratio 39.80% vs a 73.02% peer average.
  • Loan-to-share ratio 18.32% vs a 84.71% peer average.

Data period: Q2 2026 NCUA call report. Animation disabled (reduced-motion preference). Full details in the metrics table below.

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NJ) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 23,652
-1.9% YoY-1.4% QoQ
-73.2K 96,861
-1.9% YoY
7,520
+5.0% YoY
34,678
+6.6% YoY
Bottom 0.1% in tier
Assets $1.7B
-8.0% YoY-1.6% QoQ
$-38.9M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$121.5M
+6.2% YoY
$593.1M
+10.2% YoY
57%
Loans $226.0M
+7.5% YoY+4.8% QoQ
$-1.0B $1.2B
+0.7% YoY
$76.8M
+8.6% YoY
$418.6M
+10.1% YoY
Bottom 0.1% in tier
Deposits $1.2B
-2.6% YoY-2.3% QoQ
$-229.7M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$104.3M
+6.9% YoY
$504.8M
+10.3% YoY
44%

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ROA 0.8%
+18.0% QoQ
-0.1% 0.8%
+27.6% YoY
0.9%
+81.6% YoY
1.2%
+121.4% YoY
49%
NIM 1.2%
+192.9% YoY+14.0% QoQ
-2.3% 3.4%
+6.6% YoY
3.9%
+3.8% YoY
3.8%
+2.3% YoY
Bottom 0.7% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 39.8%
-59.1% YoY-5.9% QoQ
-33.2% 73.0%
-2.7% YoY
85.3%
-2.0% YoY
83.0%
-5.3% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.3%
-47.3% YoY-21.3% QoQ
-0.6 0.9%
+7.3% YoY
2.2%
+22.2% YoY
1.3%
+2.6% YoY
Top 9.0% in tier
Loan To Share 18.3%
+10.4% YoY+7.4% QoQ
-66.4% 84.7%
+0.1% YoY
52.7%
+0.2% YoY
66.4%
-1.4% YoY
Bottom 0.3% in tier
AMR $61,713
+0.8% YoY+0.1% QoQ
+$32K $29,575
+1.5% YoY
$16,658
-5.0% YoY
$20,028
-0.9% YoY
Top 1.0% in tier
CD Concentration 12.7%
+28.2% YoY+2.1% QoQ
-16.4% 29.1% 14.8% 20.0% Bottom 4.0% in tier
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -18.1% 18.1% 1.1% 7.7% Top 0.1% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (2)

Membership Headwinds

decline
#58 of 86 • Bottom 84.7% in tier

Membership declining year-over-year. They need solutions to stop the bleeding before it impacts revenue.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -1.89%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
worse than tier avg
86 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 653 nationally
→ Stable (82→86 CUs) +4 CUs YoY

Stagnation Risk

risk
#83 of 86 • Bottom 84.7% 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): -1.89%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 7.54%
(Tier: 6.76%, National: 78.26%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.30%
(Tier: 0.86%, National: 1.26%)
but better than tier avg
86 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 653 nationally
→ Stable (82→86 CUs) +4 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 300 peers in tier

Top Strengths (8 metrics)

1
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 39.80%
Peer Median: 73.62%
#1 of 300 Top 0.1% in 1B-3B tier
1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 14.26%
#1 of 300 Top 0.1% in 1B-3B tier
1
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 1314.000
Peer Median: 346.173
#1 of 300 Top 0.1% in 1B-3B tier
3
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $61,713
Peer Median: $28,089
#3 of 300 Top 0.7% in 1B-3B tier
4
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.01%
Peer Median: 0.52%
#4 of 300 Top 1.0% in 1B-3B tier
14
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 12.70%
Peer Median: 28.24%
#14 of 300 Top 4.3% in 1B-3B tier
28
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.30%
Peer Median: 0.70%
#28 of 300 Top 9.0% in 1B-3B tier
30
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 15.45%
Peer Median: 10.91%
#30 of 300 Top 9.7% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (10 metrics)

300
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $225.97M
Peer Median: $1.14B
#300 of 300 Bottom 0.3% in 1B-3B tier
300
Total Members
engagement
Value: 23,652
Peer Median: 86,516
#300 of 300 Bottom 0.3% in 1B-3B tier
299
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 18.32%
Peer Median: 87.07%
#299 of 300 Bottom 0.7% in 1B-3B tier
298
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 1.16%
Peer Median: 3.46%
#298 of 300 Bottom 1.0% in 1B-3B tier
298
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 79.89%
Peer Median: 33.59%
#298 of 300 Bottom 1.0% in 1B-3B tier
297
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -8.03%
Peer Median: 5.21%
#297 of 300 Bottom 1.3% in 1B-3B tier
295
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $70.07
Peer Median: $204.73
#295 of 300 Bottom 2.0% in 1B-3B tier
287
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: -2.57%
Peer Median: 4.79%
#287 of 300 Bottom 4.7% in 1B-3B tier
264
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $9,554
Peer Median: $12,809
#264 of 300 Bottom 12.3% in 1B-3B tier
250
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.89%
Peer Median: 1.84%
#250 of 300 Bottom 17.0% in 1B-3B tier
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