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CIRCLE

Charter #22114 · MI

100M-500M
1069 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 68 in MI

CIRCLE has 4 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Net Charge-Off Rate: Top 9.4% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Efficiency ratio 3.95% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Members Per Employee (MPE): Bottom 0.8% in tier
  • - Total Members: Bottom 6.2% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MI) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 6,081
+3.3% YoY+1.7% QoQ
-9.4K 15,437
-2.9% YoY
35,710
+6.8% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 6.1% in tier
Assets $115.8M
+6.2% YoY-1.3% QoQ
$-116.0M $231.9M
+1.3% YoY
$674.6M
+13.3% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
Bottom 10.3% in tier
Loans $80.5M
+0.8% YoY+1.0% QoQ
$-66.9M $147.3M
-0.1% YoY
$472.4M
+13.5% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
23%
Deposits $104.5M
+5.9% YoY-1.2% QoQ
$-96.3M $200.8M
+0.8% YoY
$573.0M
+13.1% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
Bottom 13.8% in tier

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ROA 0.8%
-15.1% YoY+6.9% QoQ
+0.0% 0.8%
+18.2% YoY
0.9%
-8.5% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
54%
NIM 3.2%
+2.0% YoY+2.3% QoQ
-0.5% 3.6%
+6.7% YoY
3.8%
+7.8% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
25%
Efficiency Ratio 81.0%
+3.7% YoY-1.1% QoQ
+3.9% 77.0%
-3.1% YoY
75.4%
-1.6% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
63%
Delinquency Rate 0.9%
-5.2% YoY+70.0% QoQ
+0.0 0.9%
+4.2% YoY
0.9%
-8.5% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
63%
Loan To Share 77.0%
-4.9% YoY+2.2% QoQ
+4.8% 72.2%
-1.1% YoY
67.1%
-0.1% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
56%
AMR $30,423
+0.3% YoY-1.9% QoQ
+$6K $24,676
+3.4% YoY
$22,475
+5.7% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
83%
CD Concentration 27.9%
+9.0% YoY+1.8% QoQ
+3.5% 24.4% 18.6% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -13.8% 13.8% 11.8% 7.8% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#217 of 595 • Top 50.0% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 3.35%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.80%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 0.67%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.01%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
595 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 913 nationally
→ No prior data (595 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#157 of 426 • Top 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 3.35%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.01%
(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

Emerging Performer

growth
#124 of 182 • 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: 0.80%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 0.67%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 3.35%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
182 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 282 nationally
→ No prior data (182 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (2)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#439 of 538 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 80.97%
(Tier: 76.88%, National: 79.67%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.14% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.02% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 3.35%
(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 | New qualifier

Margin Compression

decline
#121 of 123 • Bottom 50.0% 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: 0.80%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 0.67%)
but better than tier avg
ROA (Prior Year): 0.95%
(Tier: 0.63%, National: 0.62%)
but better than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.14% 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

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 (5 metrics)

102
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.07%
Peer Median: -
#102 of 1069 Top 9.4% in 100M-500M tier
180
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $30,423
Peer Median: -
#180 of 1069 Top 16.7% in 100M-500M tier
185
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $13,235
Peer Median: -
#185 of 1069 Top 17.2% in 100M-500M tier
191
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 3.35%
Peer Median: -
#191 of 1069 Top 17.8% in 100M-500M tier
192
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $232.89
Peer Median: -
#192 of 1069 Top 17.9% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (9 metrics)

1061
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 164.351
Peer Median: -
#1061 of 1069 Bottom 0.8% in 100M-500M tier
1004
Total Members
engagement
Value: 6,081
Peer Median: -
#1004 of 1069 Bottom 6.2% in 100M-500M tier
959
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $115.81M
Peer Median: -
#959 of 1069 Bottom 10.4% in 100M-500M tier
943
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 8.87%
Peer Median: -
#943 of 1069 Bottom 11.9% in 100M-500M tier
942
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 51.95%
Peer Median: -
#942 of 1069 Bottom 12.0% in 100M-500M tier
922
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $104.52M
Peer Median: -
#922 of 1069 Bottom 13.8% in 100M-500M tier
845
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 0.27%
Peer Median: -
#845 of 1069 Bottom 21.0% in 100M-500M tier
825
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $80.48M
Peer Median: -
#825 of 1069 Bottom 22.9% in 100M-500M tier
806
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 3.15%
Peer Median: -
#806 of 1069 Bottom 24.7% in 100M-500M tier
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