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MEMBERS 1ST OF NJ

Charter #2574 · NJ

1069 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 25 in NJ

MEMBERS 1ST OF NJ has 12 strengths but faces 7 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 0.5% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 4.5% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 16.0% in tier
  • + ROA 0.29% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.12% above tier average
  • + Strong member growth: 35.8% YoY
  • + Asset Growth Rate: Top 0.4% in tier
  • + Deposit Growth Rate: Top 0.5% in tier
  • + Member Growth Rate: Top 0.7% in tier
  • + Loan Growth Rate: Top 5.9% in tier
  • + First Mortgage Concentration (%): Top 6.4% in tier
  • + Members Per Employee (MPE): Top 9.2% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 17.1% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 51.4% in tier
  • - Efficiency ratio 1.77% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 0.01% above tier average
  • - Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR): Bottom 2.9% in tier
  • - Average Member Relationship (AMR): Bottom 4.6% in tier
  • - Total Loans: Bottom 9.4% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NJ) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 13,083
+35.8% YoY-0.0% QoQ
-2.4K 15,437
-2.9% YoY
7,445
+8.1% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
48%
Assets $129.2M
+53.1% YoY+0.7% QoQ
$-102.6M $231.9M
+1.3% YoY
$121.0M
+10.8% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
20%
Loans $58.2M
+16.2% YoY+0.2% QoQ
$-89.2M $147.3M
-0.1% YoY
$75.4M
+12.2% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
Bottom 9.3% in tier
Deposits $114.8M
+49.2% YoY+0.5% QoQ
$-86.0M $200.8M
+0.8% YoY
$102.3M
+10.2% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
21%

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ROA 1.1%
+156.4% YoY+4.8% QoQ
+0.3% 0.8%
+18.2% YoY
0.5%
+267.0% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
71%
NIM 3.7%
+9.6% YoY+1.2% QoQ
+0.1% 3.6%
+6.7% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
57%
Efficiency Ratio 78.8%
-12.9% YoY-2.2% QoQ
+1.8% 77.0%
-3.1% YoY
84.3%
-19.5% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
55%
Delinquency Rate 0.9%
+28.6% YoY+6.7% QoQ
+0.0 0.9%
+4.2% YoY
1.7%
-6.9% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
63%
Loan To Share 50.7%
-22.1% YoY-0.3% QoQ
-21.6% 72.2%
-1.1% YoY
53.4%
-2.5% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
Bottom 11.6% in tier
AMR $13,224
+0.3% YoY+0.5% QoQ
$-11K $24,676
+3.4% YoY
$16,460
+2.2% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
Bottom 4.5% in tier
CD Concentration 12.1%
+2.1% YoY-2.2% QoQ
-12.3% 24.4% 14.4% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 0.0%
-76.7% YoY-39.2% QoQ
-13.8% 13.8% 1.0% 7.8% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#3 of 426 • Top 0.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 35.77%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.04%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
426 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 609 nationally
→ No prior data (426 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#28 of 595 • Top 4.5% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 35.77%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.05%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 0.67%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.04%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
595 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 913 nationally
→ No prior data (595 CUs now) | New qualifier

Emerging Performer

growth
#30 of 182 • Top 16.0% 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: 1.05%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 0.67%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 35.77%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
182 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 282 nationally
→ No prior data (182 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (2)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#79 of 456 • Bottom 17.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 16.17%
(Tier: 4.11%, National: 111.96%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.20% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
456 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 665 nationally
→ No prior data (456 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#363 of 705 • Bottom 51.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.20% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
705 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 969 nationally
↓ Shrinking -150 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 1069 peers in tier

Top Strengths (7 metrics)

5
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 53.12%
Peer Median: -
#5 of 1069 Top 0.4% in 100M-500M tier
6
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 49.18%
Peer Median: -
#6 of 1069 Top 0.5% in 100M-500M tier
9
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 35.77%
Peer Median: -
#9 of 1069 Top 0.7% in 100M-500M tier
64
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 16.17%
Peer Median: -
#64 of 1069 Top 5.9% in 100M-500M tier
69
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 5.70%
Peer Median: -
#69 of 1069 Top 6.4% in 100M-500M tier
99
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 467.250
Peer Median: -
#99 of 1069 Top 9.2% in 100M-500M tier
153
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 12.08%
Peer Median: -
#153 of 1069 Top 14.2% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

1039
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $4,447
Peer Median: -
#1039 of 1069 Bottom 2.9% in 100M-500M tier
1021
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $13,224
Peer Median: -
#1021 of 1069 Bottom 4.6% in 100M-500M tier
970
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $58.18M
Peer Median: -
#970 of 1069 Bottom 9.4% in 100M-500M tier
945
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 50.68%
Peer Median: -
#945 of 1069 Bottom 11.7% in 100M-500M tier
861
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $129.22M
Peer Median: -
#861 of 1069 Bottom 19.6% in 100M-500M tier
844
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 0.29%
Peer Median: -
#844 of 1069 Bottom 21.1% in 100M-500M tier
843
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $114.82M
Peer Median: -
#843 of 1069 Bottom 21.2% in 100M-500M tier
816
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.75%
Peer Median: -
#816 of 1069 Bottom 23.8% in 100M-500M tier
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