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NORTH COUNTRY

Charter #24312 · VT

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

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 22.4% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 22.4% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.44% above tier average
  • + Strong member growth: 5.1% YoY

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 23.2% in tier
  • - ROA 0.22% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 6.31% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 0.05% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (VT) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 78,661
+5.1% YoY+1.0% QoQ
-17.4K 96,048
-2.7% YoY
34,947
+27.0% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
40%
Assets $1.1B
+8.8% YoY+4.3% QoQ
$-588.4M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$561.0M
+28.1% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
Bottom 14.7% in tier
Loans $894.0M
+9.9% YoY+0.4% QoQ
$-319.7M $1.2B
+0.2% YoY
$444.4M
+31.6% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
27%
Deposits $1.0B
+6.7% YoY+4.7% QoQ
$-465.4M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$477.2M
+28.5% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
18%

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ROA 0.5%
+39.1% YoY-23.2% QoQ
-0.2% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
-0.0%
-100.2% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
31%
NIM 3.8%
+3.7% YoY+2.0% QoQ
+0.4% 3.4%
+6.2% YoY
4.2%
+0.1% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
79%
Efficiency Ratio 80.9%
-3.5% YoY+5.1% QoQ
+6.3% 74.6%
-3.0% YoY
97.1%
+12.1% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
76%
Delinquency Rate 0.8%
-3.0% YoY-23.0% QoQ
+0.1 0.8%
+6.9% YoY
1.6%
+62.8% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
68%
Loan To Share 89.4%
+3.0% YoY-4.2% QoQ
+6.2% 83.2%
-0.4% YoY
82.0%
-1.5% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
62%
AMR $24,080
+3.0% YoY+1.6% QoQ
$-6K $29,652
+2.3% YoY
$18,239
-7.1% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
24%
CD Concentration 35.0%
+3.1% YoY+3.1% QoQ
+6.1% 28.8% 21.8% 19.8% 78%
Indirect Auto % 14.4%
+3.4% YoY-0.7% QoQ
-3.7% 18.1% 5.5% 7.7% 47%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (2)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#36 of 116 • Top 22.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 5.08%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 14.41%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
116 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 518 nationally
→ No prior data (116 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#93 of 115 • Top 22.4% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 5.08%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.50%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 14.41%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
115 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 499 nationally
→ No prior data (115 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (1)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#87 of 100 • Bottom 23.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 80.94%
(Tier: 73.98%, National: 84.64%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.14% points
(Tier: 0.14% points, National: -0.45% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 5.08%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
but better than tier avg
100 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 702 nationally
↓ Shrinking -38 CUs YoY | Rank improving

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 306 peers in tier

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

62
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 5.08%
Peer Median: 2.03%
#62 of 306 Top 19.9% in 1B-3B tier
63
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 8.84%
Peer Median: 4.82%
#63 of 306 Top 20.3% in 1B-3B tier
64
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 3.80%
Peer Median: 3.37%
#64 of 306 Top 20.6% in 1B-3B tier
73
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 9.93%
Peer Median: 5.67%
#73 of 306 Top 23.5% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (7 metrics)

261
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $1.13B
Peer Median: $1.51B
#261 of 306 Bottom 15.0% in 1B-3B tier
252
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $141.36
Peer Median: $191.54
#252 of 306 Bottom 18.0% in 1B-3B tier
251
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $1.00B
Peer Median: $1.31B
#251 of 306 Bottom 18.3% in 1B-3B tier
247
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 34.96%
Peer Median: 27.93%
#247 of 306 Bottom 19.6% in 1B-3B tier
242
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.47%
Peer Median: 10.85%
#242 of 306 Bottom 21.2% in 1B-3B tier
232
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 80.94%
Peer Median: 75.16%
#232 of 306 Bottom 24.5% in 1B-3B tier
232
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $24,080
Peer Median: $28,178
#232 of 306 Bottom 24.5% in 1B-3B tier
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