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MEMBERS 1ST OF NJ

Charter #2574 ยท NJ

1077 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 25 in NJ

MEMBERS 1ST OF NJ has 11 strengths but faces 7 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 0.1% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 2.0% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 21.0% in tier
  • + ROA 0.22% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.10% above tier average
  • + Strong member growth: 35.1% YoY
  • + Asset Growth Rate: Top 0.4% in tier
  • + Deposit Growth Rate: Top 0.6% in tier
  • + Member Growth Rate: Top 0.8% in tier
  • + Loan Growth Rate: Top 5.7% in tier
  • + First Mortgage Concentration (%): Top 7.0% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 0.9% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 5.0% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 29.5% in tier
  • - Efficiency ratio 3.26% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR): Bottom 3.1% in tier
  • - Average Member Relationship (AMR): Bottom 4.6% in tier
  • - Total Loans: Bottom 8.6% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NJ) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 13,089
+35.1% YoY+1.2% QoQ
-2.5K 15,628
-3.4% YoY
7,324
+5.9% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
48%
Assets $128.3M
+58.1% YoY-0.2% QoQ
$-103.0M $231.3M
-0.0% YoY
$116.8M
+7.2% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
19%
Loans $58.1M
+16.6% YoY-0.7% QoQ
$-89.7M $147.8M
-1.4% YoY
$73.2M
+8.5% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
Bottom 8.5% in tier
Deposits $114.2M
+52.8% YoY-2.1% QoQ
$-86.1M $200.3M
-0.0% YoY
$98.4M
+6.8% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
21%

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ROA 1.0%
+143.1% YoY+42.0% QoQ
+0.2% 0.8%
+15.5% YoY
0.5%
+264.7% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
66%
NIM 3.7%
+10.6% YoY-11.4% QoQ
+0.1% 3.6%
+6.9% YoY
3.8%
+6.0% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
56%
Efficiency Ratio 80.5%
-10.6% YoY-8.1% QoQ
+3.3% 77.3%
-3.0% YoY
84.8%
-21.5% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
63%
Delinquency Rate 0.8%
+178.7% YoY+21.9% QoQ
-0.0 0.9%
+7.6% YoY
1.9%
+8.8% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
63%
Loan To Share 50.8%
-23.7% YoY+1.4% QoQ
-21.9% 72.7%
-1.5% YoY
53.7%
-2.5% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
Bottom 11.3% in tier
AMR $13,163
+2.4% YoY-2.8% QoQ
$-11K $24,363
+2.9% YoY
$15,980
-4.9% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
Bottom 4.5% in tier
CD Concentration 12.4%
+14.0% YoY+5.7% QoQ
-12.0% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
14.2%
+4.6% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
50%
Indirect Auto % 0.1%
-38.1% YoY-6.9% QoQ
-13.9% 14.0%
-5.7% YoY
0.9%
-16.1% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#2 of 430 โ€ข Top 0.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 35.08%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.06%
(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 | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#37 of 603 โ€ข Top 2.0% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 35.08%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.01%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.06%
(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 | New qualifier

Emerging Performer

growth
#41 of 191 โ€ข Top 21.0% 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: 1.01%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 35.08%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
191 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 288 nationally
โ†‘ Growing +20 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (3)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#15 of 446 โ€ข Bottom 0.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 16.63%
(Tier: 3.65%, National: 36.38%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.54% 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 | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#125 of 736 โ€ข Bottom 5.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.54% 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 | New qualifier

Efficiency Drag

risk
#521 of 521 โ€ข Bottom 29.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 80.54%
(Tier: 77.15%, National: 79.10%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.59% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.05% points)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 35.08%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
but better than tier avg
521 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 624 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -113 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 1077 peers in tier

Top Strengths (7 metrics)

5
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 58.10%
Peer Avg: -
#5 of 1077 Top 0.4% in 100M-500M tier
7
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 52.85%
Peer Avg: -
#7 of 1077 Top 0.6% in 100M-500M tier
10
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 35.08%
Peer Avg: -
#10 of 1077 Top 0.8% in 100M-500M tier
62
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 16.63%
Peer Avg: -
#62 of 1077 Top 5.7% in 100M-500M tier
76
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 5.80%
Peer Avg: -
#76 of 1077 Top 7.0% in 100M-500M tier
165
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 422.226
Peer Avg: -
#165 of 1077 Top 15.2% in 100M-500M tier
169
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 12.36%
Peer Avg: -
#169 of 1077 Top 15.6% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (7 metrics)

1045
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $4,436
Peer Avg: -
#1045 of 1077 Bottom 3.1% in 100M-500M tier
1028
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $13,163
Peer Avg: -
#1028 of 1077 Bottom 4.6% in 100M-500M tier
985
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $58.06M
Peer Avg: -
#985 of 1077 Bottom 8.6% in 100M-500M tier
955
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 50.83%
Peer Avg: -
#955 of 1077 Bottom 11.4% in 100M-500M tier
868
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $128.30M
Peer Avg: -
#868 of 1077 Bottom 19.5% in 100M-500M tier
855
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $114.22M
Peer Avg: -
#855 of 1077 Bottom 20.7% in 100M-500M tier
854
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.51%
Peer Avg: -
#854 of 1077 Bottom 20.8% in 100M-500M tier
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