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FOREST AREA

Charter #24047 ยท MI

1077 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 67 in MI

FOREST AREA has 9 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 3.2% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 4.7% in tier
  • + Profitability Leader: Top 70.8% in tier
  • + ROA 0.49% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.70% above tier average
  • + Strong member growth: 5.8% YoY
  • + Asset Growth Rate: Top 5.8% in tier
  • + Deposit Growth Rate: Top 6.6% in tier
  • + Member Growth Rate: Top 7.5% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 4.1% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 12.5% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 20.0% in tier
  • - Delinquency rate 0.80% above tier average
  • - Net Charge-Off Rate: Bottom 6.3% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MI) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 20,872
+5.8% YoY+1.3% QoQ
+5.2K 15,628
-3.4% YoY
35,456
+8.6% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
77%
Assets $305.9M
+12.2% YoY+2.7% QoQ
+$74.6M $231.3M
-0.0% YoY
$650.8M
+12.6% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
74%
Loans $193.6M
+2.8% YoY+1.7% QoQ
+$45.9M $147.8M
-1.4% YoY
$461.6M
+14.9% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
74%
Deposits $269.1M
+12.4% YoY+2.3% QoQ
+$68.8M $200.3M
-0.0% YoY
$550.3M
+12.5% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
75%

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ROA 1.3%
-28.7% YoY+13.2% QoQ
+0.5% 0.8%
+15.5% YoY
0.8%
-27.1% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
81%
NIM 4.3%
+1.7% YoY-0.6% QoQ
+0.7% 3.6%
+6.9% YoY
3.7%
+8.5% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
Top 14.3% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 63.7%
+7.9% YoY+0.8% QoQ
-13.6% 77.3%
-3.0% YoY
76.1%
-1.3% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
Bottom 13.4% in tier
Delinquency Rate 1.7%
+17.3% YoY+2.5% QoQ
+0.8 0.9%
+7.6% YoY
0.9%
-19.7% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
Top 11.3% in tier
Loan To Share 72.0%
-8.5% YoY-0.6% QoQ
-0.7% 72.7%
-1.5% YoY
68.1%
+0.3% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
45%
AMR $22,169
+2.2% YoY+0.8% QoQ
$-2K $24,363
+2.9% YoY
$22,054
+2.5% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
48%
CD Concentration 11.8%
-15.8% YoY-9.0% QoQ
-12.6% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
18.6%
+6.0% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
50%
Indirect Auto % 10.0%
-22.8% YoY-6.6% QoQ
-3.9% 14.0%
-5.7% YoY
11.9%
-2.7% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#60 of 603 โ€ข Top 3.2% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 5.85%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.27%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 10.04%
(Tier: 13.97%, National: 7.90%)
better than tier avg
603 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 917 nationally
โ†’ Stable (608โ†’603 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#63 of 430 โ€ข Top 4.7% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 5.85%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 10.04%
(Tier: 13.97%, National: 7.90%)
better than tier avg
430 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 608 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -21 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Profitability Leader

growth
#241 of 340 โ€ข Top 70.8% in tier

Top-tier profitability (ROA in top 25% of peer group). Strong fundamentals and operational efficiency.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 1.27%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
better than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.51% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.05% points)
but worse than tier avg
340 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 457 nationally
โ†’ Stable (341โ†’340 CUs) -1 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Concerns (3)

Margin Compression

decline
#18 of 136 โ€ข Bottom 4.1% 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: 1.27%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
but better than tier avg
ROA (Prior Year): 1.79%
(Tier: 0.66%, National: 0.67%)
but better than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.51% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.05% points)
worse than tier avg
136 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 169 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -43 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#309 of 736 โ€ข Bottom 12.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.25% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
worse than tier avg
736 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 1002 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -199 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#300 of 446 โ€ข Bottom 20.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 2.83%
(Tier: 3.65%, National: 36.38%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.25% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
worse than tier avg
446 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 646 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -77 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 1077 peers in tier

Top Strengths (10 metrics)

64
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 12.25%
Peer Avg: -
#64 of 1077 Top 5.8% in 100M-500M tier
72
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 12.44%
Peer Avg: -
#72 of 1077 Top 6.6% in 100M-500M tier
82
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 5.85%
Peer Avg: -
#82 of 1077 Top 7.5% in 100M-500M tier
145
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 63.68%
Peer Avg: -
#145 of 1077 Top 13.4% in 100M-500M tier
151
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 11.80%
Peer Avg: -
#151 of 1077 Top 13.9% in 100M-500M tier
154
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.29%
Peer Avg: -
#154 of 1077 Top 14.2% in 100M-500M tier
201
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.27%
Peer Avg: -
#201 of 1077 Top 18.6% in 100M-500M tier
203
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $230.66
Peer Avg: -
#203 of 1077 Top 18.8% in 100M-500M tier
244
Total Members
engagement
Value: 20,872
Peer Avg: -
#244 of 1077 Top 22.6% in 100M-500M tier
267
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $269.06M
Peer Avg: -
#267 of 1077 Top 24.7% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

1010
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 1.21%
Peer Avg: -
#1010 of 1077 Bottom 6.3% in 100M-500M tier
956
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 1.66%
Peer Avg: -
#956 of 1077 Bottom 11.3% in 100M-500M tier
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