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PALMETTO CITIZENS

Charter #1472 · SC

Mid-Market 1B-3B
300 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 8 in SC
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PALMETTO CITIZENS has 6 strengths but faces 3 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Emerging Performer: Top 8.3% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 47.6% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 47.6% in tier
  • + ROA 0.68% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.41% above tier average
  • + Fee Income Per Member: Top 7.7% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 12.6% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 61.0% in tier
  • - Delinquency rate 0.25% above tier average

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

Your Quarter, Wrapped

A 35-second highlight reel of your Q2 2026 — the wins worth celebrating and the one signal worth watching, pulled straight from your scorecard data.

Q2 2026 at a glance

  • One of 300 credit unions with $1B-$3B in assets nationally, and 1 of 8 that size in South Carolina.
  • Shares and deposits +7.0% year over year ($1.20B in shares and deposits).
  • Membership: 87,082 members, +2.2% vs a year ago.
  • Delinquency rate 1.11%.
  • Return on assets 1.49%.
  • Efficiency ratio 66.48% vs a 73.02% peer average.
  • Loan-to-share ratio 69.31% 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 (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 87,082
+2.2% YoY+0.2% QoQ
-9.8K 96,861
-1.9% YoY
38,222
+5.6% YoY
34,678
+6.6% YoY
51%
Assets $1.5B
+6.5% YoY+1.1% QoQ
$-227.6M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$548.9M
+9.6% YoY
$593.1M
+10.2% YoY
47%
Loans $829.8M
+4.2% YoY+1.0% QoQ
$-404.4M $1.2B
+0.7% YoY
$385.7M
+10.8% YoY
$418.6M
+10.1% YoY
18%
Deposits $1.2B
+7.0% YoY+1.1% QoQ
$-266.2M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$462.6M
+9.2% YoY
$504.8M
+10.3% YoY
41%

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ROA 1.5%
+16.0% YoY+12.3% QoQ
+0.7% 0.8%
+27.6% YoY
0.9%
-19.6% YoY
1.2%
+121.4% YoY
Top 7.7% in tier
NIM 3.8%
+4.3% YoY+2.1% QoQ
+0.4% 3.4%
+6.6% YoY
4.2%
-1.3% YoY
3.8%
+2.3% YoY
76%
Efficiency Ratio 66.5%
-2.5% YoY-1.8% QoQ
-6.5% 73.0%
-2.7% YoY
79.7%
+5.8% YoY
83.0%
-5.3% YoY
21%
Delinquency Rate 1.1%
+37.8% YoY+6.3% QoQ
+0.2 0.9%
+7.3% YoY
1.1%
+14.2% YoY
1.3%
+2.6% YoY
77%
Loan To Share 69.3%
-2.6% YoY-0.2% QoQ
-15.4% 84.7%
+0.1% YoY
70.2%
-0.9% YoY
66.4%
-1.4% YoY
Bottom 14.3% in tier
AMR $23,277
+3.5% YoY+0.9% QoQ
$-6K $29,575
+1.5% YoY
$17,221
+4.1% YoY
$20,028
-0.9% YoY
20%
CD Concentration 23.5%
+16.0% YoY+0.8% QoQ
-5.6% 29.1% 18.3% 20.0% 26%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -18.1% 18.1% 6.0% 7.7% Top 0.1% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#22 of 113 • Top 47.6% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.23%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.49%
(Tier: 0.84%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 18.08%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
113 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 490 nationally
↓ Shrinking -131 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Emerging Performer

growth
#39 of 82 • Top 8.3% in tier

Smaller CU (bottom 50% by assets in tier) with strong profitability (ROA > 0.5%) AND growth (members >= 1%). Emerging leaders worth watching.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 1.49%
(Tier: 0.84%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.23%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
but worse than tier avg
82 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 283 nationally
↑ Growing +14 CUs YoY

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#82 of 112 • Top 47.6% in tier

Attracting members (0.5-50% YoY) without heavy indirect auto dependency (<15%). Healthy, sustainable growth model.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.23%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 18.08%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
112 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 485 nationally
↓ Shrinking -20 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Concerns (2)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#47 of 215 • Bottom 12.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.30% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.08% points)
worse than tier avg
215 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 962 nationally
↓ Shrinking -28 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#75 of 170 • Bottom 61.0% in tier

Loan portfolio growing while delinquencies are rising. Expansion with deteriorating credit quality needs attention.

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 4.18%
(Tier: 6.76%, National: 78.26%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.30% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.08% points)
worse than tier avg
170 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 688 nationally
→ Stable (169→170 CUs) +1 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 300 peers in tier

Top Strengths (6 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 14.26%
#1 of 300 Top 0.1% in 1B-3B tier
23
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.49%
Peer Median: 0.77%
#23 of 300 Top 7.3% in 1B-3B tier
24
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $337.23
Peer Median: $204.73
#24 of 300 Top 7.7% in 1B-3B tier
53
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 13.48%
Peer Median: 10.91%
#53 of 300 Top 17.3% in 1B-3B tier
65
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 66.48%
Peer Median: 73.62%
#65 of 300 Top 21.3% in 1B-3B tier
72
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 3.83%
Peer Median: 3.46%
#72 of 300 Top 23.7% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (7 metrics)

265
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $9,529
Peer Median: $12,809
#265 of 300 Bottom 12.0% in 1B-3B tier
257
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 69.31%
Peer Median: 87.07%
#257 of 300 Bottom 14.7% in 1B-3B tier
245
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $829.83M
Peer Median: $1.14B
#245 of 300 Bottom 18.7% in 1B-3B tier
240
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $23,277
Peer Median: $28,089
#240 of 300 Bottom 20.3% in 1B-3B tier
236
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 292.221
Peer Median: 346.173
#236 of 300 Bottom 21.7% in 1B-3B tier
232
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 1.11%
Peer Median: 0.70%
#232 of 300 Bottom 23.0% in 1B-3B tier
229
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.80%
Peer Median: 0.52%
#229 of 300 Bottom 24.0% in 1B-3B tier
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