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ALTERNATIVES

Charter #23283 · NY

100M-500M
1070 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 55 in NY

ALTERNATIVES has 1 strength but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Net Interest Margin 0.72% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - ROA 1.92% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 15.68% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 2.95% above tier average
  • - Member decline: -5.6% YoY
  • - Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days): Bottom 0.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NY) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 12,263
-5.6% YoY-1.8% QoQ
-2.9K 15,145
-2.5% YoY
27,572
+9.2% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
45%
Assets $162.0M
-4.1% YoY-1.1% QoQ
$-69.7M $231.7M
+0.8% YoY
$497.6M
+8.1% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
36%
Loans $92.8M
+0.6% YoY-1.9% QoQ
$-51.4M $144.1M
+0.2% YoY
$329.7M
+7.8% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
32%
Deposits $145.1M
-2.3% YoY-1.0% QoQ
$-56.0M $201.1M
+0.4% YoY
$425.1M
+7.9% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
38%

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ROA -1.2%
+1263.7% YoY+6.0% QoQ
-1.9% 0.7%
+5.1% YoY
0.7%
-43.8% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
Bottom 0.7% in tier
NIM 4.3%
+12.4% YoY+5.6% QoQ
+0.7% 3.6%
+4.6% YoY
3.5%
-2.6% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
Top 13.2% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 93.7%
-8.0% YoY-2.8% QoQ
+15.7% 78.0%
-1.7% YoY
81.8%
+0.3% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
Bottom 8.5% in tier
Delinquency Rate 3.7%
-5.5% YoY-38.3% QoQ
+2.9 0.8%
+7.1% YoY
1.5%
-10.1% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
Bottom 0.9% in tier
Loan To Share 63.9%
+3.0% YoY-0.9% QoQ
-6.5% 70.4%
-0.4% YoY
58.9%
-2.1% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
34%
AMR $19,401
+4.7% YoY+0.5% QoQ
$-6K $24,918
+2.7% YoY
$19,395
-21.8% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
29%
CD Concentration 11.7%
-10.9% YoY-8.6% QoQ
-12.6% 24.3% 16.4% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 1.4%
-48.3% YoY-17.8% QoQ
-12.4% 13.8% 2.6% 7.7% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (3)

Stagnation Risk

risk
#68 of 570 • Bottom 50.0% 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): -5.64%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 0.61%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 3.72%
(Tier: 0.76%, National: 1.19%)
worse than tier avg
570 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 676 nationally
→ No prior data (570 CUs now) | New qualifier

Membership Headwinds

decline
#105 of 570 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -5.64%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
570 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 676 nationally
→ No prior data (570 CUs now) | New qualifier

Efficiency Drag

risk
#432 of 596 • 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: 93.71%
(Tier: 77.94%, National: 84.64%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -1.11% points
(Tier: 0.05% points, National: -0.45% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -5.64%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
596 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 702 nationally
↓ Shrinking -84 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 1070 peers in tier

Top Strengths (2 metrics)

141
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.35%
Peer Median: 3.62%
#141 of 1070 Top 13.1% in 100M-500M tier
141
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 11.70%
Peer Median: 23.10%
#141 of 1070 Top 13.1% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (10 metrics)

1062
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: -1.19%
Peer Median: 0.69%
#1062 of 1070 Bottom 0.8% in 100M-500M tier
1061
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 3.72%
Peer Median: 0.61%
#1061 of 1070 Bottom 0.9% in 100M-500M tier
1060
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 2.70%
Peer Median: 0.35%
#1060 of 1070 Bottom 1.0% in 100M-500M tier
1026
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -4.07%
Peer Median: 3.91%
#1026 of 1070 Bottom 4.2% in 100M-500M tier
982
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -5.64%
Peer Median: -0.06%
#982 of 1070 Bottom 8.3% in 100M-500M tier
980
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 93.71%
Peer Median: 78.68%
#980 of 1070 Bottom 8.5% in 100M-500M tier
976
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: -2.30%
Peer Median: 3.30%
#976 of 1070 Bottom 8.9% in 100M-500M tier
958
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 227.093
Peer Median: 309.176
#958 of 1070 Bottom 10.6% in 100M-500M tier
893
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 48.18%
Peer Median: 29.47%
#893 of 1070 Bottom 16.6% in 100M-500M tier
804
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.76%
Peer Median: 11.45%
#804 of 1070 Bottom 25.0% in 100M-500M tier
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