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GARDEN SAVINGS

Charter #18710 · NJ

1069 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 25 in NJ

GARDEN SAVINGS has 10 strengths but faces 9 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 1.9% in tier
  • + Strong member growth: 24.2% YoY
  • + Total Assets: Top 0.6% in tier
  • + Total Deposits: Top 0.8% in tier
  • + Member Growth Rate: Top 1.4% in tier
  • + Total Loans: Top 1.6% in tier
  • + Deposit Growth Rate: Top 2.3% in tier
  • + Asset Growth Rate: Top 3.7% in tier
  • + Total Members: Top 6.2% in tier
  • + Loan Growth Rate: Top 7.4% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 17.6% in tier
  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 20.3% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 71.9% in tier
  • - ROA 0.98% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 14.28% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 0.49% above tier average
  • - AMR Growth Rate: Bottom 3.4% in tier
  • - Net Worth Ratio: Bottom 6.7% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NJ) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 30,733
+24.2% YoY-2.4% QoQ
+15.3K 15,437
-2.9% YoY
7,445
+8.1% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
Top 6.3% in tier
Assets $492.7M
+14.7% YoY-1.2% QoQ
+$260.9M $231.9M
+1.3% YoY
$121.0M
+10.8% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
Top 0.7% in tier
Loans $354.5M
+15.2% YoY-1.2% QoQ
+$207.2M $147.3M
-0.1% YoY
$75.4M
+12.2% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
Top 1.7% in tier
Deposits $428.1M
+17.9% YoY-1.0% QoQ
+$227.3M $200.8M
+0.8% YoY
$102.3M
+10.2% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
Top 0.9% in tier

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ROA -0.2%
-68.4% YoY-37.0% QoQ
-1.0% 0.8%
+18.2% YoY
0.5%
+267.0% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
Bottom 4.4% in tier
NIM 3.4%
+25.4% YoY+2.8% QoQ
-0.2% 3.6%
+6.7% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
39%
Efficiency Ratio 91.3%
-9.1% YoY-2.5% QoQ
+14.3% 77.0%
-3.1% YoY
84.3%
-19.5% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
Top 7.9% in tier
Delinquency Rate 1.4%
+17.9% YoY+27.9% QoQ
+0.5 0.9%
+4.2% YoY
1.7%
-6.9% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
83%
Loan To Share 82.8%
-2.3% YoY-0.2% QoQ
+10.6% 72.2%
-1.1% YoY
53.4%
-2.5% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
71%
AMR $25,464
-6.1% YoY+1.4% QoQ
+$788 $24,676
+3.4% YoY
$16,460
+2.2% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
65%
CD Concentration 31.3%
-8.9% YoY+0.9% QoQ
+6.9% 24.4% 14.4% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 7.2%
-7.4% YoY-0.3% QoQ
-6.6% 13.8% 1.0% 7.8% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#9 of 426 • Top 1.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 24.20%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 7.21%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
426 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 609 nationally
→ No prior data (426 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (4)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#81 of 456 • Bottom 17.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 15.17%
(Tier: 4.11%, National: 111.96%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.21% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
456 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 665 nationally
→ No prior data (456 CUs now) | New qualifier

Shrinking Wallet Share

decline
#43 of 208 • Bottom 20.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): -6.08%
(Tier: 4.17%, National: 4.00%)
worse than tier avg
208 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 303 nationally
↓ Shrinking -190 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#353 of 705 • 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): 0.21% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
705 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 969 nationally
↓ Shrinking -150 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Efficiency Drag

risk
#387 of 538 • Bottom 71.9% in tier

High efficiency ratio (>80%) indicates elevated operating costs relative to revenue. Margin improvement opportunities may exist.

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 91.30%
(Tier: 76.88%, National: 79.67%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.47% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.02% points)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 24.20%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
but better than tier avg
538 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 633 nationally
↓ Shrinking -98 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 1069 peers in tier

Top Strengths (9 metrics)

7
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $492.74M
Peer Median: -
#7 of 1069 Top 0.6% in 100M-500M tier
10
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $428.07M
Peer Median: -
#10 of 1069 Top 0.8% in 100M-500M tier
16
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 24.20%
Peer Median: -
#16 of 1069 Top 1.4% in 100M-500M tier
18
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $354.53M
Peer Median: -
#18 of 1069 Top 1.6% in 100M-500M tier
26
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 17.90%
Peer Median: -
#26 of 1069 Top 2.3% in 100M-500M tier
41
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 14.71%
Peer Median: -
#41 of 1069 Top 3.7% in 100M-500M tier
67
Total Members
engagement
Value: 30,733
Peer Median: -
#67 of 1069 Top 6.2% in 100M-500M tier
80
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 15.17%
Peer Median: -
#80 of 1069 Top 7.4% in 100M-500M tier
267
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 374.793
Peer Median: -
#267 of 1069 Top 24.9% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

1034
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -6.08%
Peer Median: -
#1034 of 1069 Bottom 3.4% in 100M-500M tier
1022
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: -0.22%
Peer Median: -
#1022 of 1069 Bottom 4.5% in 100M-500M tier
998
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 8.37%
Peer Median: -
#998 of 1069 Bottom 6.7% in 100M-500M tier
986
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 91.30%
Peer Median: -
#986 of 1069 Bottom 7.9% in 100M-500M tier
913
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.82%
Peer Median: -
#913 of 1069 Bottom 14.7% in 100M-500M tier
892
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 1.38%
Peer Median: -
#892 of 1069 Bottom 16.7% in 100M-500M tier
811
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 31.33%
Peer Median: -
#811 of 1069 Bottom 24.2% in 100M-500M tier
803
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $120.13
Peer Median: -
#803 of 1069 Bottom 25.0% in 100M-500M tier
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