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SOUND

Charter #24705 · CT

100M-500M
1070 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 13 in CT

SOUND has 1 strength but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Net Interest Margin 0.69% 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
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - ROA 0.81% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 22.37% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Member decline: -6.4% YoY
  • - Net Worth Ratio: Bottom 0.6% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CT) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 8,361
-6.4% YoY-5.5% QoQ
-6.8K 15,145
-2.5% YoY
14,157
+8.2% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
21%
Assets $116.1M
-7.7% YoY-2.1% QoQ
$-115.6M $231.7M
+0.8% YoY
$246.5M
+13.9% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
Bottom 10.7% in tier
Loans $89.7M
-6.1% YoY-2.2% QoQ
$-54.4M $144.1M
+0.2% YoY
$136.3M
+13.4% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
30%
Deposits $106.5M
-6.1% YoY+0.4% QoQ
$-94.6M $201.1M
+0.4% YoY
$217.1M
+13.8% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 15.0% in tier

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ROA -0.1%
-68.4% YoY-135.3% QoQ
-0.8% 0.7%
+5.1% YoY
0.6%
+218.7% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
Bottom 6.4% in tier
NIM 4.3%
+7.4% YoY-0.0% QoQ
+0.7% 3.6%
+4.6% YoY
3.6%
+1.6% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
Top 13.8% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 100.4%
-0.8% YoY+8.5% QoQ
+22.4% 78.0%
-1.7% YoY
83.6%
-6.8% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
Bottom 3.1% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.5%
-32.8% YoY-44.9% QoQ
-0.3 0.8%
+7.1% YoY
2.5%
+122.5% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
38%
Loan To Share 84.2%
+0.0% YoY-2.6% QoQ
+13.8% 70.4%
-0.4% YoY
52.8%
-1.3% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
78%
AMR $23,465
+0.4% YoY+4.9% QoQ
$-1K $24,918
+2.7% YoY
$17,581
+5.9% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
53%
CD Concentration 21.5%
-8.0% YoY+2.4% QoQ
-2.8% 24.3% 14.5% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -13.8% 13.8% 4.5% 7.7% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (4)

Stagnation Risk

risk
#73 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): -6.40%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -6.05%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.46%
(Tier: 0.76%, National: 1.19%)
but better 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
#87 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): -6.40%
(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
#169 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: 100.40%
(Tier: 77.94%, National: 84.64%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.17% points
(Tier: 0.05% points, National: -0.45% points)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -6.40%
(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 improving

Institutional Decline

decline
#77 of 250 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Total Assets: $116.10M
(Tier: $334.04M, National: $578.34M)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -6.40%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -6.05%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
250 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 289 nationally
→ No prior data (250 CUs now) | 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 1070 peers in tier

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 6.61%
#1 of 1070 Top 0.1% in 100M-500M tier
148
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.32%
Peer Median: 3.62%
#148 of 1070 Top 13.7% in 100M-500M tier
237
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 84.24%
Peer Median: 71.88%
#237 of 1070 Top 22.1% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (11 metrics)

1065
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 6.80%
Peer Median: 11.45%
#1065 of 1070 Bottom 0.6% in 100M-500M tier
1056
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -7.70%
Peer Median: 3.91%
#1056 of 1070 Bottom 1.4% in 100M-500M tier
1040
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: -6.08%
Peer Median: 3.30%
#1040 of 1070 Bottom 2.9% in 100M-500M tier
1038
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 100.40%
Peer Median: 78.68%
#1038 of 1070 Bottom 3.1% in 100M-500M tier
1001
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: -0.08%
Peer Median: 0.69%
#1001 of 1070 Bottom 6.5% in 100M-500M tier
994
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -6.40%
Peer Median: -0.06%
#994 of 1070 Bottom 7.2% in 100M-500M tier
987
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -6.05%
Peer Median: 2.93%
#987 of 1070 Bottom 7.9% in 100M-500M tier
956
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $116.10M
Peer Median: $196.57M
#956 of 1070 Bottom 10.7% in 100M-500M tier
910
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $106.49M
Peer Median: $171.29M
#910 of 1070 Bottom 15.0% in 100M-500M tier
849
Total Members
engagement
Value: 8,361
Peer Median: 13,200
#849 of 1070 Bottom 20.7% in 100M-500M tier
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