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PALMETTO CITIZENS

Charter #1472 · SC

Mid-Market 1B-3B
306 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 11.7% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 46.1% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 46.1% in tier
  • + ROA 0.61% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.40% above tier average
  • + Fee Income Per Member: Top 6.9% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 12.1% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 41.1% in tier
  • - Delinquency rate 0.29% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 86,899
+2.5% YoY+0.8% QoQ
-9.1K 96,048
-2.7% YoY
37,268
+3.6% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
51%
Assets $1.5B
+6.2% YoY+2.6% QoQ
$-239.0M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$534.3M
+6.5% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
45%
Loans $821.8M
+7.0% YoY+0.4% QoQ
$-392.0M $1.2B
+0.2% YoY
$369.7M
+7.8% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
19%
Deposits $1.2B
+6.5% YoY+3.0% QoQ
$-281.9M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$450.9M
+6.0% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
40%

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ROA 1.3%
+61.6% YoY-9.0% QoQ
+0.6% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
0.7%
-43.3% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
Top 11.4% in tier
NIM 3.8%
+8.7% YoY-2.1% QoQ
+0.4% 3.4%
+6.2% YoY
4.1%
-0.5% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
77%
Efficiency Ratio 67.7%
-10.1% YoY+3.3% QoQ
-6.9% 74.6%
-3.0% YoY
81.4%
+7.0% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
22%
Delinquency Rate 1.0%
+38.8% YoY-2.9% QoQ
+0.3 0.8%
+6.9% YoY
0.8%
+19.1% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
81%
Loan To Share 69.4%
+0.5% YoY-2.4% QoQ
-13.8% 83.2%
-0.4% YoY
69.5%
-0.5% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
Bottom 14.7% in tier
AMR $23,077
+4.1% YoY+1.1% QoQ
$-7K $29,652
+2.3% YoY
$16,971
+2.3% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
20%
CD Concentration 23.3%
+20.1% YoY+6.6% QoQ
-5.5% 28.8% 18.0% 19.8% 25%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -18.1% 18.1% 5.9% 7.7% Top 0.1% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#24 of 115 • Top 46.1% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.52%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.33%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
115 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 499 nationally
→ No prior data (115 CUs now) | New qualifier

Emerging Performer

growth
#34 of 79 • Top 11.7% 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: 1.33%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.52%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
but worse than tier avg
79 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 260 nationally
→ No prior data (79 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#77 of 116 • Top 46.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.52%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
116 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 518 nationally
→ No prior data (116 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (2)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#46 of 225 • Bottom 12.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.29% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
225 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 1013 nationally
→ Stable (228→225 CUs) -3 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#46 of 183 • Bottom 41.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 7.02%
(Tier: 6.71%, National: 1.74%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.29% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
183 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 710 nationally
→ No prior data (183 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 (6 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 13.86%
#1 of 306 Top 0.1% in 1B-3B tier
22
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $326.81
Peer Median: $191.54
#22 of 306 Top 6.9% in 1B-3B tier
35
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.33%
Peer Median: 0.66%
#35 of 306 Top 11.1% in 1B-3B tier
55
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 13.21%
Peer Median: 10.85%
#55 of 306 Top 17.6% in 1B-3B tier
67
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 67.70%
Peer Median: 75.16%
#67 of 306 Top 21.6% in 1B-3B tier
71
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 3.75%
Peer Median: 3.37%
#71 of 306 Top 22.9% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (7 metrics)

265
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $9,456
Peer Median: $12,733
#265 of 306 Bottom 13.7% in 1B-3B tier
261
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 69.43%
Peer Median: 85.31%
#261 of 306 Bottom 15.0% in 1B-3B tier
250
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 284.915
Peer Median: 345.077
#250 of 306 Bottom 18.6% in 1B-3B tier
249
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 1.04%
Peer Median: 0.63%
#249 of 306 Bottom 19.0% in 1B-3B tier
249
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $821.75M
Peer Median: $1.11B
#249 of 306 Bottom 19.0% in 1B-3B tier
248
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.84%
Peer Median: 0.51%
#248 of 306 Bottom 19.3% in 1B-3B tier
245
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $23,077
Peer Median: $28,178
#245 of 306 Bottom 20.3% in 1B-3B tier
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