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AREA

Charter #274 · SD

100M-500M
1070 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 9 in SD

AREA has 4 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Emerging Performer: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + ROA 0.61% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.15% above tier average
  • + Net Worth Ratio: Top 7.8% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Concentration (%): Bottom 5.3% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SD) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 11,751
+1.1% YoY+0.2% QoQ
-3.4K 15,145
-2.5% YoY
10,664
+2.0% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
43%
Assets $200.2M
+4.1% YoY+2.0% QoQ
$-31.5M $231.7M
+0.8% YoY
$187.1M
+4.6% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
51%
Loans $135.8M
+9.7% YoY+1.8% QoQ
$-8.4M $144.1M
+0.2% YoY
$124.5M
+2.5% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
56%
Deposits $166.6M
+3.3% YoY+2.2% QoQ
$-34.5M $201.1M
+0.4% YoY
$165.7M
+4.9% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
48%

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ROA 1.3%
+25.3% YoY+0.5% QoQ
+0.6% 0.7%
+5.1% YoY
0.9%
-399.1% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
84%
NIM 3.8%
-0.3% YoY-2.9% QoQ
+0.1% 3.6%
+4.6% YoY
4.0%
+2.7% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
61%
Efficiency Ratio 69.0%
+3.2% YoY+2.5% QoQ
-9.1% 78.0%
-1.7% YoY
79.0%
-5.2% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
22%
Delinquency Rate 0.5%
+50.5% YoY-14.1% QoQ
-0.3 0.8%
+7.1% YoY
0.9%
+21.4% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
39%
Loan To Share 81.5%
+6.2% YoY-0.4% QoQ
+11.1% 70.4%
-0.4% YoY
70.0%
-0.5% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
72%
AMR $25,735
+4.9% YoY+1.8% QoQ
+$817 $24,918
+2.7% YoY
$21,889
+2.4% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
65%
CD Concentration 30.8%
+6.6% YoY-0.6% QoQ
+6.5% 24.3% 28.7% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 45.1%
+1.0% YoY-1.7% QoQ
+31.3% 13.8% 7.9% 7.7% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Emerging Performer

growth
#122 of 157 • Top 50.0% 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: 1.34%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 1.10%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
157 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 260 nationally
→ No prior data (157 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (4)

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#113 of 504 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

Significant portion of loan portfolio in indirect auto (>15%). This concentration creates dependency on dealer relationships.

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 4.05%
(Tier: 4.68%, National: 1663.40%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 45.05%
(Tier: 13.80%, National: 7.73%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 1.10%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
but better than tier avg
504 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -29 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#151 of 476 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 9.68%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.16% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
476 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 710 nationally
→ No prior data (476 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#391 of 727 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.16% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
727 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 1013 nationally
↓ Shrinking -60 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#111 of 126 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

Exceptional capital position (>16%, top quartile). Strong fundamentals—opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why This Signature
Net Worth Ratio: 16.72%
(Tier: 11.91%, National: 14.35%)
but better than tier avg
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 81.47%
(Tier: 72.31%, National: 65.58%)
but better than tier avg
126 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 143 nationally
↑ Growing +19 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

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 (6 metrics)

84
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 16.72%
Peer Median: 11.45%
#84 of 1070 Top 7.8% in 100M-500M tier
132
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 9.82%
Peer Median: 29.47%
#132 of 1070 Top 12.2% in 100M-500M tier
166
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.34%
Peer Median: 0.69%
#166 of 1070 Top 15.4% in 100M-500M tier
192
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 9.68%
Peer Median: 2.93%
#192 of 1070 Top 17.9% in 100M-500M tier
239
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 68.97%
Peer Median: 78.68%
#239 of 1070 Top 22.2% in 100M-500M tier
244
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.13%
Peer Median: 0.35%
#244 of 1070 Top 22.7% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

1014
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 45.05%
Peer Median: 6.61%
#1014 of 1070 Bottom 5.3% in 100M-500M tier
927
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $88.17
Peer Median: $154.95
#927 of 1070 Bottom 13.5% in 100M-500M tier
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