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SANTA BARBARA TEACHERS

Charter #1909 · CA

1069 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 63 in CA

SANTA BARBARA TEACHERS has 10 strengths but faces 10 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 30.7% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 65.4% in tier
  • + ROA 0.14% above tier average
  • + Indirect Auto Concentration (%): Top 0.0% in tier
  • + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 0.0% in tier
  • + Net Charge-Off Rate: Top 0.6% in tier
  • + Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days): Top 0.9% in tier
  • + Average Member Relationship (AMR): Top 9.2% in tier
  • + Members Per Employee (MPE): Top 9.8% in tier
  • + Efficiency Ratio: Top 9.9% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 0.0% in tier
  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 28.7% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 58.6% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 70.9% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 72.3% in tier
  • - Fee Income Per Member: Bottom 0.7% in tier
  • - Loan-to-Share Ratio: Bottom 0.7% in tier
  • - First Mortgage Concentration (%): Bottom 2.2% in tier
  • - Net Interest Margin (NIM): Bottom 4.1% in tier
  • - Total Loans: Bottom 9.5% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 9,187
-1.6% YoY-0.1% QoQ
-6.3K 15,437
-2.9% YoY
60,320
+5.7% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
25%
Assets $305.4M
+8.2% YoY+0.9% QoQ
+$73.5M $231.9M
+1.3% YoY
$1.3B
+6.2% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
74%
Loans $59.1M
-4.6% YoY-1.1% QoQ
$-88.3M $147.3M
-0.1% YoY
$856.7M
+6.3% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
Bottom 9.4% in tier
Deposits $263.0M
+7.6% YoY+0.6% QoQ
+$62.2M $200.8M
+0.8% YoY
$1.1B
+7.1% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
74%

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ROA 0.9%
-37.2% YoY+0.6% QoQ
+0.1% 0.8%
+18.2% YoY
0.5%
+14.3% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
61%
NIM 2.3%
-16.2% YoY+1.4% QoQ
-1.3% 3.6%
+6.7% YoY
3.3%
+7.0% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
Bottom 4.0% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 62.4%
+26.1% YoY+0.6% QoQ
-14.6% 77.0%
-3.1% YoY
80.7%
-1.8% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
Bottom 9.9% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.0%
-41.2% YoY+37.9% QoQ
-0.9 0.9%
+4.2% YoY
0.7%
-40.0% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
Bottom 0.9% in tier
Loan To Share 22.5%
-11.4% YoY-1.7% QoQ
-49.8% 72.2%
-1.1% YoY
68.6%
-1.3% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
Bottom 0.6% in tier
AMR $35,062
+6.8% YoY+0.3% QoQ
+$10K $24,676
+3.4% YoY
$28,728
+2.4% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
Top 9.3% in tier
CD Concentration 0.0% -24.4% 24.4% 21.7% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -13.8% 13.8% 9.2% 7.8% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (2)

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#83 of 268 • Top 30.7% in tier

Top-tier average member relationship within peer group, with stable or growing engagement. Strong wallet share positioning.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 6.83%
(Tier: 4.17%, National: 4.00%)
better than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $3.7K
(Tier: $2.9K, National: $2.0K)
better than tier avg
268 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 351 nationally
↑ Growing +46 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#336 of 513 • Top 65.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 6.83%
(Tier: 4.17%, National: 4.00%)
better than tier avg
513 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 662 nationally
↑ Growing +180 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (5)

Cost Spiral

risk
#1 of 46 • Bottom 0.0% in tier

Historically lean operator (<75% efficiency) now seeing 5+ point efficiency ratio increase despite strong profitability (>0.50% ROA). Efficiency advantage eroding.

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio Change: 12.93% points
(Tier: -2.44% points, National: -1.81% points)
worse than tier avg
Efficiency Ratio (Prior Year): 28.61%
(Tier: 60.04%, National: 63.66%)
but better than tier avg
46 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 58 nationally
↓ Shrinking -30 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Margin Compression

decline
#36 of 123 • Bottom 28.7% in tier

Profitability above 0.75% ROA but margins eroding by at least 0.10%. Something changed - rising costs or falling yields need addressing.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 0.91%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 0.67%)
but better than tier avg
ROA (Prior Year): 1.44%
(Tier: 0.63%, National: 0.62%)
but better than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.54% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.02% points)
worse than tier avg
123 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 145 nationally
→ No prior data (123 CUs now) | New qualifier

Institutional Decline

decline
#141 of 240 • Bottom 58.6% in tier

Both members and loans declining - the institution is contracting. Leadership is likely under pressure to reverse course.

Why This Signature
Total Assets: $305.39M
(Tier: $334.15M, National: $561.61M)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -1.59%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -4.64%
(Tier: 4.11%, National: 111.96%)
worse than tier avg
240 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 277 nationally
→ No prior data (240 CUs now) | New qualifier

Stagnation Risk

risk
#393 of 554 • Bottom 70.9% in tier

Membership shrinking at least 0.5% year-over-year. Declining member base creates long-term risk even if current operations appear healthy.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -1.59%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -4.64%
(Tier: 4.11%, National: 111.96%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.01%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 1.28%)
but better than tier avg
554 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 652 nationally
→ No prior data (554 CUs now) | New qualifier

Membership Headwinds

decline
#401 of 554 • Bottom 72.3% in tier

Membership declining year-over-year. They need solutions to stop the bleeding before it impacts revenue.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -1.59%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
554 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 652 nationally
→ No prior data (554 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 1069 peers in tier

Top Strengths (10 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: -
#1 of 1069 Top 0.0% in 100M-500M tier
1
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: -
#1 of 1069 Top 0.0% in 100M-500M tier
7
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: -0.01%
Peer Median: -
#7 of 1069 Top 0.6% in 100M-500M tier
11
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.01%
Peer Median: -
#11 of 1069 Top 0.9% in 100M-500M tier
99
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $35,062
Peer Median: -
#99 of 1069 Top 9.2% in 100M-500M tier
106
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 459.350
Peer Median: -
#106 of 1069 Top 9.8% in 100M-500M tier
107
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 62.43%
Peer Median: -
#107 of 1069 Top 9.9% in 100M-500M tier
240
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 8.15%
Peer Median: -
#240 of 1069 Top 22.4% in 100M-500M tier
243
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 7.62%
Peer Median: -
#243 of 1069 Top 22.6% in 100M-500M tier
268
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 6.83%
Peer Median: -
#268 of 1069 Top 25.0% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

1063
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $21.86
Peer Median: -
#1063 of 1069 Bottom 0.7% in 100M-500M tier
1063
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 22.46%
Peer Median: -
#1063 of 1069 Bottom 0.7% in 100M-500M tier
1046
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 68.99%
Peer Median: -
#1046 of 1069 Bottom 2.2% in 100M-500M tier
1026
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.35%
Peer Median: -
#1026 of 1069 Bottom 4.1% in 100M-500M tier
968
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $59.07M
Peer Median: -
#968 of 1069 Bottom 9.5% in 100M-500M tier
936
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -4.64%
Peer Median: -
#936 of 1069 Bottom 12.5% in 100M-500M tier
893
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $6,430
Peer Median: -
#893 of 1069 Bottom 16.6% in 100M-500M tier
804
Total Members
engagement
Value: 9,187
Peer Median: -
#804 of 1069 Bottom 24.9% in 100M-500M tier
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