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NORTHERN SKIES

Charter #18204 ยท AK

1077 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 5 in AK

NORTHERN SKIES has 9 strengths but faces 2 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 4.4% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 13.8% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 41.0% in tier
  • + Profitability Leader: Top 71.4% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 74.6% in tier
  • + ROA 0.49% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.88% above tier average
  • + Indirect Auto Concentration (%): Top 0.0% in tier
  • + First Mortgage Concentration (%): Top 5.3% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 22.1% in tier
  • - Share Certificate Concentration (%): Bottom 3.2% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (AK) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 13,912
+2.9% YoY+0.9% QoQ
-1.7K 15,628
-3.4% YoY
113,900
+3.3% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
52%
Assets $220.7M
+9.0% YoY+4.9% QoQ
$-10.6M $231.3M
-0.0% YoY
$1.8B
+11.8% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
57%
Loans $172.1M
+10.1% YoY+2.9% QoQ
+$24.3M $147.8M
-1.4% YoY
$1.5B
+8.8% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
68%
Deposits $188.7M
+8.4% YoY+4.7% QoQ
$-11.5M $200.3M
-0.0% YoY
$1.6B
+14.4% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
56%

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ROA 1.3%
+3.4% YoY+1.9% QoQ
+0.5% 0.8%
+15.5% YoY
0.6%
+34.6% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
81%
NIM 4.5%
+2.3% YoY-0.6% QoQ
+0.9% 3.6%
+6.9% YoY
4.2%
+5.6% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
Top 9.8% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 71.9%
-1.5% YoY-0.7% QoQ
-5.3% 77.3%
-3.0% YoY
78.1%
-3.3% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
31%
Delinquency Rate 0.5%
-14.2% YoY-22.2% QoQ
-0.3 0.9%
+7.6% YoY
0.8%
-14.6% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
39%
Loan To Share 91.2%
+1.5% YoY-1.7% QoQ
+18.5% 72.7%
-1.5% YoY
77.0%
-0.7% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
Top 13.7% in tier
AMR $25,939
+6.1% YoY+2.9% QoQ
+$2K $24,363
+2.9% YoY
$25,886
+3.8% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
69%
CD Concentration 45.5%
-2.0% YoY-1.4% QoQ
+21.1% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
21.9%
+3.2% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
50%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -14.0% 14.0%
-5.7% YoY
15.6%
-2.3% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (5)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#81 of 603 โ€ข Top 4.4% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.91%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.27%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.97%, National: 7.90%)
better than tier avg
603 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 917 nationally
โ†’ Stable (608โ†’603 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#183 of 430 โ€ข Top 13.8% in tier

Attracting members (0.5-50% YoY) without heavy indirect auto dependency (<20%). Healthy, sustainable growth model.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.91%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.97%, National: 7.90%)
better than tier avg
430 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 608 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -21 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Emerging Performer

growth
#79 of 191 โ€ข Top 41.0% 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: 1.27%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.91%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
191 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 288 nationally
โ†‘ Growing +20 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Profitability Leader

growth
#243 of 340 โ€ข Top 71.4% in tier

Top-tier profitability (ROA in top 25% of peer group). Strong fundamentals and operational efficiency.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 1.27%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
better than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.04% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.05% points)
but worse than tier avg
340 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 457 nationally
โ†’ Stable (341โ†’340 CUs) -1 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#359 of 481 โ€ข Top 74.6% in tier

Average member relationship growing 5%+ year-over-year. Members are significantly deepening their engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 6.11%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
481 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 620 nationally
โ†‘ Growing +201 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (1)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#172 of 258 โ€ข Bottom 22.1% in tier

Loan demand outpacing deposits. They're bumping against liquidity limits - need funding solutions.

Why This Signature
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 91.19%
(Tier: 74.56%, National: 67.96%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 10.07%
(Tier: 3.65%, National: 36.38%)
but better than tier avg
258 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 484 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -28 CUs YoY | 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 1077 peers in tier

Top Strengths (10 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Avg: -
#1 of 1077 Top 0.0% in 100M-500M tier
58
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 4.19%
Peer Avg: -
#58 of 1077 Top 5.3% in 100M-500M tier
106
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.46%
Peer Avg: -
#106 of 1077 Top 9.7% in 100M-500M tier
148
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 91.19%
Peer Avg: -
#148 of 1077 Top 13.6% in 100M-500M tier
160
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 10.07%
Peer Avg: -
#160 of 1077 Top 14.8% in 100M-500M tier
168
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 8.98%
Peer Avg: -
#168 of 1077 Top 15.5% in 100M-500M tier
192
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 8.42%
Peer Avg: -
#192 of 1077 Top 17.7% in 100M-500M tier
203
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.27%
Peer Avg: -
#203 of 1077 Top 18.8% in 100M-500M tier
224
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 2.91%
Peer Avg: -
#224 of 1077 Top 20.7% in 100M-500M tier
236
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $12,372
Peer Avg: -
#236 of 1077 Top 21.8% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

1043
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 45.48%
Peer Avg: -
#1043 of 1077 Bottom 3.2% in 100M-500M tier
952
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 231.867
Peer Avg: -
#952 of 1077 Bottom 11.7% in 100M-500M tier
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