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MERCK EMPLOYEES

Charter #1454 · NJ

Mid-Market 1B-3B
306 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 1 in NJ
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MERCK EMPLOYEES has 6 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
  • + Net Charge-Off Rate: Top 0.3% in tier
  • + Average Member Relationship (AMR): Top 0.7% in tier
  • + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 3.9% in tier
  • + Net Worth Ratio: Top 9.2% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Accelerating Exit Risk: Bottom 77.4% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 77.4% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 77.4% in tier
  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 87.1% in tier
  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 96.1% in tier
  • - ROA 0.07% below tier average
  • - Total Loans: Bottom 0.3% in tier
  • - Total Members: Bottom 0.3% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NJ) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 23,992
-0.7% YoY-0.5% QoQ
-72.1K 96,048
-2.7% YoY
7,451
+5.5% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 0.1% in tier
Assets $1.7B
-8.3% YoY-5.8% QoQ
$-7.6M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$121.0M
+5.7% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
60%
Loans $215.5M
+3.1% YoY-0.9% QoQ
$-998.2M $1.2B
+0.2% YoY
$75.7M
+10.1% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
Bottom 0.1% in tier
Deposits $1.3B
-3.2% YoY+1.8% QoQ
$-202.2M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$104.6M
+7.1% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
46%

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ROA 0.6%
-1139.1% YoY+260.9% QoQ
-0.1% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
0.4%
-4.8% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
48%
NIM 1.0%
+215.8% YoY+81.1% QoQ
-2.3% 3.4%
+6.2% YoY
3.8%
+4.3% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
Bottom 0.3% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 42.3%
-62.0% YoY-38.7% QoQ
-32.3% 74.6%
-3.0% YoY
85.6%
-4.2% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.4%
-35.0% YoY+77.7% QoQ
-0.4 0.8%
+6.9% YoY
2.4%
+59.8% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
24%
Loan To Share 17.1%
+6.5% YoY-2.7% QoQ
-66.1% 83.2%
-0.4% YoY
51.7%
-1.0% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
Bottom 0.3% in tier
AMR $61,641
-1.7% YoY+1.9% QoQ
+$32K $29,652
+2.3% YoY
$16,671
+1.3% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
Top 1.0% in tier
CD Concentration 12.4%
+51.9% YoY-0.6% QoQ
-16.4% 28.8% 14.5% 19.8% Bottom 3.7% in tier
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -18.1% 18.1% 1.0% 7.7% Top 0.1% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (5)

Deposit Outflow

decline
#8 of 23 • Bottom 96.1% in tier

Members staying (>= -1% YoY) but deposits leaving. They're moving money to higher-yield competitors - rate pressure is real.

Why This Signature
Deposit Growth (YoY): -3.23%
(Tier: 6.69%, National: 64.06%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -0.65%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
23 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 98 nationally
→ No prior data (23 CUs now) | New qualifier

Shrinking Wallet Share

decline
#50 of 82 • Bottom 87.1% in tier

Average member relationship declining year-over-year. Members may be moving money elsewhere or reducing engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): -1.72%
(Tier: 3.34%, National: 6.36%)
worse than tier avg
82 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 335 nationally
↓ Shrinking -18 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Accelerating Exit Risk

decline
#11 of 12 • Bottom 77.4% in tier

Members leaving AND taking more deposits with them. This compounds quickly - urgent need for retention strategy.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -0.65%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
AMR Growth (YoY): -1.72%
(Tier: 3.34%, National: 6.36%)
worse than tier avg
12 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 66 nationally
→ No prior data (12 CUs now) | New qualifier

Stagnation Risk

risk
#84 of 91 • Bottom 77.4% 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): -0.65%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 3.05%
(Tier: 6.71%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.37%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 1.19%)
but better than tier avg
91 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 676 nationally
→ No prior data (91 CUs now) | New qualifier

Membership Headwinds

decline
#87 of 91 • Bottom 77.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -0.65%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
91 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 676 nationally
→ No prior data (91 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 306 peers in tier

Top Strengths (8 metrics)

1
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 42.30%
Peer Median: 75.16%
#1 of 306 Top 0.1% in 1B-3B tier
1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 13.86%
#1 of 306 Top 0.1% in 1B-3B tier
1
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 1262.737
Peer Median: 345.077
#1 of 306 Top 0.1% in 1B-3B tier
2
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.51%
#2 of 306 Top 0.3% in 1B-3B tier
3
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $61,641
Peer Median: $28,178
#3 of 306 Top 0.7% in 1B-3B tier
13
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 12.44%
Peer Median: 27.93%
#13 of 306 Top 3.9% in 1B-3B tier
29
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 14.99%
Peer Median: 10.85%
#29 of 306 Top 9.2% in 1B-3B tier
73
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.37%
Peer Median: 0.63%
#73 of 306 Top 23.5% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (10 metrics)

306
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $215.55M
Peer Median: $1.11B
#306 of 306 Bottom 0.3% in 1B-3B tier
306
Total Members
engagement
Value: 23,992
Peer Median: 85,918
#306 of 306 Bottom 0.3% in 1B-3B tier
305
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 1.02%
Peer Median: 3.37%
#305 of 306 Bottom 0.7% in 1B-3B tier
305
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 17.06%
Peer Median: 85.31%
#305 of 306 Bottom 0.7% in 1B-3B tier
304
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 79.00%
Peer Median: 33.05%
#304 of 306 Bottom 1.0% in 1B-3B tier
302
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -8.26%
Peer Median: 4.82%
#302 of 306 Bottom 1.6% in 1B-3B tier
300
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $62.44
Peer Median: $191.54
#300 of 306 Bottom 2.3% in 1B-3B tier
292
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.23%
Peer Median: 4.44%
#292 of 306 Bottom 4.9% in 1B-3B tier
281
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $8,984
Peer Median: $12,733
#281 of 306 Bottom 8.5% in 1B-3B tier
267
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.72%
Peer Median: 3.15%
#267 of 306 Bottom 13.1% in 1B-3B tier
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