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NORTH COUNTRY

Charter #24312 · VT

Mid-Market 1B-3B
300 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 2 in VT
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NORTH COUNTRY has 4 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 23.7% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 23.7% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 45.9% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.43% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 32.0% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 36.3% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 41.9% in tier
  • - Efficiency ratio 4.45% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 0.23% above tier average

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

Your Quarter, Wrapped

A 35-second highlight reel of your Q2 2026 — the wins worth celebrating and the one signal worth watching, pulled straight from your scorecard data.

Q2 2026 at a glance

  • One of 300 credit unions with $1B-$3B in assets nationally, and 1 of 2 that size in Vermont.
  • Shares and deposits +5.1% year over year ($1.00B in shares and deposits).
  • Membership: 79,521 members, +4.8% vs a year ago.
  • Delinquency rate 1.09%.
  • Return on assets 0.82%.
  • Efficiency ratio 77.47% vs a 73.02% peer average.
  • Loan-to-share ratio 91.25% vs a 84.71% peer average.

Data period: Q2 2026 NCUA call report. Animation disabled (reduced-motion preference). Full details in the metrics table below.

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (VT) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 79,521
+4.8% YoY+1.1% QoQ
-17.3K 96,861
-1.9% YoY
37,967
+37.2% YoY
34,678
+6.6% YoY
40%
Assets $1.1B
+7.4% YoY+0.4% QoQ
$-588.4M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$616.1M
+40.0% YoY
$593.1M
+10.2% YoY
16%
Loans $914.6M
+7.9% YoY+2.3% QoQ
$-319.6M $1.2B
+0.7% YoY
$487.9M
+41.8% YoY
$418.6M
+10.1% YoY
28%
Deposits $1.0B
+5.1% YoY+0.2% QoQ
$-461.1M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$523.2M
+40.1% YoY
$504.8M
+10.3% YoY
20%

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ROA 0.8%
+82.7% YoY+65.4% QoQ
+0.0% 0.8%
+27.6% YoY
0.7%
+9.2% YoY
1.2%
+121.4% YoY
56%
NIM 3.8%
+5.7% YoY+1.3% QoQ
+0.4% 3.4%
+6.6% YoY
4.2%
+1.7% YoY
3.8%
+2.3% YoY
77%
Efficiency Ratio 77.5%
-4.4% YoY-4.3% QoQ
+4.5% 73.0%
-2.7% YoY
84.8%
+1.1% YoY
83.0%
-5.3% YoY
68%
Delinquency Rate 1.1%
+12.2% YoY+34.9% QoQ
+0.2 0.9%
+7.3% YoY
1.6%
+27.6% YoY
1.3%
+2.6% YoY
76%
Loan To Share 91.3%
+2.7% YoY+2.1% QoQ
+6.5% 84.7%
+0.1% YoY
83.0%
-0.1% YoY
66.4%
-1.4% YoY
63%
AMR $24,105
+1.6% YoY+0.1% QoQ
$-5K $29,575
+1.5% YoY
$19,847
+0.2% YoY
$20,028
-0.9% YoY
25%
CD Concentration 34.1%
+0.3% YoY-2.5% QoQ
+5.0% 29.1% 23.4% 20.0% 72%
Indirect Auto % 14.4%
+0.8% YoY-0.2% QoQ
-3.7% 18.1% 5.8% 7.7% 46%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#37 of 112 • Top 23.7% in tier

Attracting members (0.5-50% YoY) without heavy indirect auto dependency (<15%). Healthy, sustainable growth model.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 4.76%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 14.38%
(Tier: 18.08%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
112 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 485 nationally
↓ Shrinking -20 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Emerging Performer

growth
#42 of 82 • Top 45.9% 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: 0.82%
(Tier: 0.84%, National: 1.23%)
but worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 4.76%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
82 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 283 nationally
↑ Growing +14 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#66 of 113 • Top 23.7% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 4.76%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.82%
(Tier: 0.84%, National: 1.23%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 14.38%
(Tier: 18.08%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
113 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 490 nationally
↓ Shrinking -131 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Concerns (3)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#78 of 170 • Bottom 36.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 7.93%
(Tier: 6.76%, National: 78.26%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.12% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.08% points)
worse than tier avg
170 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 688 nationally
→ Stable (169→170 CUs) +1 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#119 of 215 • Bottom 32.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.12% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.08% points)
worse than tier avg
215 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 962 nationally
↓ Shrinking -28 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Liquidity Strain

risk
#135 of 168 • Bottom 41.9% in tier

Loan demand outpacing deposits. They're bumping against liquidity limits - need funding solutions.

Why This Signature
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 91.25%
(Tier: 85.94%, National: 66.39%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 7.93%
(Tier: 6.76%, National: 78.26%)
but better than tier avg
168 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 432 nationally
→ Stable (173→168 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 300 peers in tier

Top Strengths (2 metrics)

63
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 4.76%
Peer Median: 1.84%
#63 of 300 Top 20.7% in 1B-3B tier
69
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 3.85%
Peer Median: 3.46%
#69 of 300 Top 22.7% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

252
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $1.14B
Peer Median: $1.51B
#252 of 300 Bottom 16.3% in 1B-3B tier
241
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $1.00B
Peer Median: $1.30B
#241 of 300 Bottom 20.0% in 1B-3B tier
232
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.72%
Peer Median: 10.91%
#232 of 300 Bottom 23.0% in 1B-3B tier
229
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 1.09%
Peer Median: 0.70%
#229 of 300 Bottom 24.0% in 1B-3B tier
226
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 34.07%
Peer Median: 28.24%
#226 of 300 Bottom 25.0% in 1B-3B tier
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