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NORTHERN SKIES

Charter #18204 · AK

100M-500M
1024 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 4 in AK

NORTHERN SKIES has 8 strengths but faces 6 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + ROA 0.30% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.73% above tier average
  • + First Mortgage Concentration (%): Top 4.7% in tier
  • + Asset Growth Rate: Top 9.4% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Delinquency rate 0.19% above tier average
  • - Share Certificate Concentration (%): Bottom 2.9% in tier
  • - Members Per Employee (MPE): Bottom 9.7% in tier

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

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Q2 2026 at a glance

  • One of 1,024 credit unions with $100M-$500M in assets nationally, and 1 of 4 that size in Alaska.
  • Shares and deposits +9.7% year over year ($198M in shares and deposits).
  • Membership: 14,071 members, +2.1% vs a year ago.
  • Delinquency rate 1.07%.
  • Return on assets 1.16%.
  • Efficiency ratio 72.51% vs a 76.73% peer average.
  • Loan-to-share ratio 90.48% vs a 71.54% 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 (AK) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 14,071
+2.1% YoY+1.6% QoQ
-1.1K 15,168
-2.6% YoY
129,879
+14.6% YoY
34,678
+6.6% YoY
54%
Assets $231.7M
+10.1% YoY+4.1% QoQ
$-280K $232.0M
+0.7% YoY
$2.1B
+12.8% YoY
$593.1M
+10.2% YoY
59%
Loans $178.9M
+6.9% YoY+3.5% QoQ
+$32.7M $146.3M
+0.2% YoY
$1.6B
+10.6% YoY
$418.6M
+10.1% YoY
70%
Deposits $197.7M
+9.7% YoY+4.6% QoQ
$-3.0M $200.7M
+0.2% YoY
$1.8B
+13.3% YoY
$504.8M
+10.3% YoY
58%

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ROA 1.2%
-6.8% YoY+17.5% QoQ
+0.3% 0.9%
+12.5% YoY
0.7%
+29.6% YoY
1.2%
+121.4% YoY
74%
NIM 4.4%
-1.6% YoY-0.4% QoQ
+0.7% 3.7%
+4.5% YoY
4.1%
+0.6% YoY
3.8%
+2.3% YoY
Top 12.4% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 72.5%
+0.1% YoY-4.2% QoQ
-4.2% 76.7%
-0.8% YoY
78.7%
-1.6% YoY
83.0%
-5.3% YoY
34%
Delinquency Rate 1.1%
+58.4% YoY+18.2% QoQ
+0.2 0.9%
+6.6% YoY
0.9%
+11.4% YoY
1.3%
+2.6% YoY
72%
Loan To Share 90.5%
-2.5% YoY-1.1% QoQ
+18.9% 71.5%
-0.3% YoY
75.1%
-3.8% YoY
66.4%
-1.4% YoY
Top 14.5% in tier
AMR $26,768
+6.2% YoY+2.4% QoQ
+$2K $25,107
+3.2% YoY
$26,986
+6.1% YoY
$20,028
-0.9% YoY
70%
CD Concentration 47.2%
+2.3% YoY+0.2% QoQ
+22.6% 24.6% 21.4% 20.0% 50%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -13.6% 13.6% 16.9% 7.7% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (4)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#82 of 344 • Top 50.0% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.07%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.16%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.63%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
344 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 490 nationally
↓ Shrinking -271 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Emerging Performer

growth
#104 of 175 • Top 50.0% 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: 1.16%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.07%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
175 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 283 nationally
→ Stable (178→175 CUs) -3 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#203 of 342 • Top 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.07%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.63%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
342 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 485 nationally
↓ Shrinking -91 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#364 of 483 • Top 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 6.15%
(Tier: 3.97%, National: 35.20%)
better than tier avg
483 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 635 nationally
↑ Growing +52 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (3)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#103 of 472 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 6.92%
(Tier: 4.13%, National: 78.26%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.39% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.08% points)
worse than tier avg
472 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 688 nationally
↑ Growing +32 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#190 of 693 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.39% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.08% points)
worse than tier avg
693 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 962 nationally
↓ Shrinking -83 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Liquidity Strain

risk
#199 of 224 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 90.48%
(Tier: 73.56%, National: 66.39%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 6.92%
(Tier: 4.13%, National: 78.26%)
but better than tier avg
224 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 432 nationally
↓ Shrinking -11 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 1024 peers in tier

Top Strengths (7 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 6.15%
#1 of 1024 Top 0.1% in 100M-500M tier
49
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 4.02%
Peer Median: 29.92%
#49 of 1024 Top 4.7% in 100M-500M tier
97
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 10.15%
Peer Median: 4.12%
#97 of 1024 Top 9.4% in 100M-500M tier
105
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 9.67%
Peer Median: 3.58%
#105 of 1024 Top 10.2% in 100M-500M tier
127
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.42%
Peer Median: 3.67%
#127 of 1024 Top 12.3% in 100M-500M tier
148
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 90.48%
Peer Median: 73.07%
#148 of 1024 Top 14.4% in 100M-500M tier
211
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $12,716
Peer Median: $9,434
#211 of 1024 Top 20.5% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

995
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 47.20%
Peer Median: 23.39%
#995 of 1024 Bottom 2.9% in 100M-500M tier
926
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 219.859
Peer Median: 310.924
#926 of 1024 Bottom 9.7% in 100M-500M tier
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