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ARDENT

Charter #22637 · PA

Community 750M-1B
112 CUs in 750M-1B nationally 7 in PA
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ARDENT has 1 strength but faces 9 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 82.4% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 13.7% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 15.6% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 17.5% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 23.5% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 25.3% in tier
  • - ROA 0.51% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 11.60% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Share Certificate Concentration (%): Bottom 6.2% in tier
  • - Net Interest Margin (NIM): Bottom 7.1% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (PA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 34,213
-1.5% YoY-0.4% QoQ
-17.9K 52,114
-2.1% YoY
17,552
+5.9% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
15%
Assets $871.7M
+3.3% YoY-1.7% QoQ
+$12.7M $859.0M
+0.0% YoY
$283.8M
+10.6% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
54%
Loans $565.9M
-3.7% YoY-1.3% QoQ
$-37.5M $603.4M
+1.0% YoY
$193.1M
+8.6% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
31%
Deposits $703.7M
+4.9% YoY-1.0% QoQ
$-30.4M $734.2M
+0.9% YoY
$243.3M
+10.9% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
37%

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ROA 0.2%
-604.6% YoY+18.1% QoQ
-0.5% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
0.8%
+22.9% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
17%
NIM 2.4%
+7.2% YoY+3.9% QoQ
-1.0% 3.4%
+9.6% YoY
3.5%
+4.5% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
Bottom 6.2% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 86.1%
-7.2% YoY-0.3% QoQ
+11.6% 74.5%
-3.2% YoY
76.2%
-1.5% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
Top 11.6% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.7%
+24.4% YoY-6.0% QoQ
-0.1 0.8%
+5.0% YoY
1.3%
-8.2% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
53%
Loan To Share 80.4%
-8.2% YoY-0.3% QoQ
-2.3% 82.7%
+0.1% YoY
55.4%
-2.3% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
32%
AMR $37,109
+2.4% YoY-0.8% QoQ
+$8K $28,651
+2.5% YoY
$16,339
+4.2% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
Top 14.3% in tier
CD Concentration 43.2%
+44.7% YoY+9.1% QoQ
+18.8% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
15.5%
+9.2% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
Top 4.0% in tier
Indirect Auto % 6.2%
-30.4% YoY-9.2% QoQ
-7.8% 14.0%
-5.7% YoY
8.0%
+2.0% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
47%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#212 of 257 • Top 82.4% 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): 2.39%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
but worse than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $3.3K
(Tier: $2.8K, National: $2.0K)
better than tier avg
257 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 341 nationally
↑ Growing +59 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (5)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#242 of 521 • Bottom 13.7% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 86.12%
(Tier: 77.15%, National: 79.10%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.24% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.05% points)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -1.51%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
624 nationally
↓ Shrinking -113 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Institutional Decline

decline
#124 of 256 • Bottom 15.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Total Assets: $871.66M
(Tier: $331.87M, National: $547.69M)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -1.51%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -3.74%
(Tier: 3.65%, National: 36.38%)
worse than tier avg
256 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 293 nationally
↓ Shrinking -43 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#433 of 736 • Bottom 17.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.14% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
worse than tier avg
1002 nationally
↓ Shrinking -199 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Membership Headwinds

decline
#388 of 550 • Bottom 23.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -1.51%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
648 nationally
→ Stable (555→550 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Stagnation Risk

risk
#417 of 550 • Bottom 25.3% in tier

Membership declining year-over-year. Shrinking member base creates long-term risk even if current operations appear healthy.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -1.51%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -3.74%
(Tier: 3.65%, National: 36.38%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.70%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
but better than tier avg
648 nationally
→ Stable (555→550 CUs) -5 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 112 peers in tier

Top Strengths (2 metrics)

16
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $37,109
Peer Avg: -
#16 of 112 Top 13.4% in 750M-1B tier
19
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $16,540
Peer Avg: -
#19 of 112 Top 16.1% in 750M-1B tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

106
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 43.23%
Peer Avg: -
#106 of 112 Bottom 6.2% in 750M-1B tier
105
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.41%
Peer Avg: -
#105 of 112 Bottom 7.1% in 750M-1B tier
100
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 86.12%
Peer Avg: -
#100 of 112 Bottom 11.6% in 750M-1B tier
100
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.74%
Peer Avg: -
#100 of 112 Bottom 11.6% in 750M-1B tier
95
Total Members
engagement
Value: 34,213
Peer Avg: -
#95 of 112 Bottom 16.1% in 750M-1B tier
93
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.20%
Peer Avg: -
#93 of 112 Bottom 17.9% in 750M-1B tier
90
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 45.04%
Peer Avg: -
#90 of 112 Bottom 20.5% in 750M-1B tier
88
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.51%
Peer Avg: -
#88 of 112 Bottom 22.3% in 750M-1B tier
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