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STERLING

Charter #2840 · CO

100M-500M
1024 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 26 in CO

STERLING has 8 strengths but faces 4 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + ROA 0.53% above tier average
  • + Strong member growth: 8.1% YoY
  • + Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days): Top 0.6% in tier
  • + Net Charge-Off Rate: Top 0.8% in tier
  • + Member Growth Rate: Top 4.6% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Loan-to-Share Ratio: Bottom 6.9% in tier
  • - AMR Growth Rate: Bottom 8.8% in tier

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

Your Quarter, Wrapped

A 35-second highlight reel of your Q2 2026 — the wins worth celebrating and the one signal worth watching, pulled straight from your scorecard data.

Q2 2026 at a glance

  • One of 1,024 credit unions with $100M-$500M in assets nationally, and 1 of 26 that size in Colorado.
  • Shares and deposits +5.6% year over year ($203M in shares and deposits).
  • Membership: 11,042 members, +8.1% vs a year ago.
  • Delinquency rate 0.00%.
  • Return on assets 1.40%.
  • Efficiency ratio 59.42% vs a 76.73% peer average.
  • Loan-to-share ratio 44.61% vs a 71.54% peer average.

Data period: Q2 2026 NCUA call report. Animation disabled (reduced-motion preference). Full details in the metrics table below.

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CO) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 11,042
+8.1% YoY+7.0% QoQ
-4.1K 15,168
-2.6% YoY
46,494
+29.3% YoY
34,678
+6.6% YoY
38%
Assets $246.9M
+6.1% YoY-0.0% QoQ
+$14.9M $232.0M
+0.7% YoY
$894.3M
+37.1% YoY
$593.1M
+10.2% YoY
62%
Loans $90.6M
+5.0% YoY+1.2% QoQ
$-55.7M $146.3M
+0.2% YoY
$702.2M
+37.3% YoY
$418.6M
+10.1% YoY
30%
Deposits $203.0M
+5.6% YoY-0.4% QoQ
+$2.3M $200.7M
+0.2% YoY
$750.1M
+37.6% YoY
$504.8M
+10.3% YoY
60%

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ROA 1.4%
+1.7% YoY+2.3% QoQ
+0.5% 0.9%
+12.5% YoY
0.7%
+37.8% YoY
1.2%
+121.4% YoY
84%
NIM 3.0%
+14.3% YoY+4.1% QoQ
-0.7% 3.7%
+4.5% YoY
3.5%
+0.2% YoY
3.8%
+2.3% YoY
Bottom 12.6% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 59.4%
+7.5% YoY+1.0% QoQ
-17.3% 76.7%
-0.8% YoY
79.8%
-0.6% YoY
83.0%
-5.3% YoY
Top 8.0% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.0%
-98.2% YoY-96.7% QoQ
-0.9 0.9%
+6.6% YoY
0.8%
-1.8% YoY
1.3%
+2.6% YoY
Top 0.6% in tier
Loan To Share 44.6%
-0.6% YoY+1.6% QoQ
-26.9% 71.5%
-0.3% YoY
72.6%
-0.3% YoY
66.4%
-1.4% YoY
Bottom 6.8% in tier
AMR $26,591
-2.5% YoY-6.4% QoQ
+$1K $25,107
+3.2% YoY
$24,334
+6.4% YoY
$20,028
-0.9% YoY
68%
CD Concentration 13.8%
+14.6% YoY+8.9% QoQ
-10.7% 24.6% 27.0% 20.0% 50%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -13.6% 13.6% 12.3% 7.7% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#11 of 344 • Top 50.0% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 8.09%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.40%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.63%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
344 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 490 nationally
↓ Shrinking -271 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Emerging Performer

growth
#13 of 175 • 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: 1.40%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 8.09%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
175 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 283 nationally
→ Stable (178→175 CUs) -3 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#33 of 342 • Top 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 8.09%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.63%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
342 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 485 nationally
↓ Shrinking -91 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Concerns (2)

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#50 of 130 • 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: 17.07%
(Tier: 12.53%, National: 14.66%)
but better than tier avg
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 44.61%
(Tier: 73.56%, National: 66.39%)
worse than tier avg
130 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 148 nationally
↑ Growing +7 CUs YoY

Shrinking Wallet Share

decline
#112 of 223 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

Average member relationship declining year-over-year. Members may be moving money elsewhere or reducing engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): -2.46%
(Tier: 3.97%, National: 35.20%)
worse than tier avg
223 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 308 nationally
↓ Shrinking -61 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 1024 peers in tier

Top Strengths (8 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 6.15%
#1 of 1024 Top 0.1% in 100M-500M tier
7
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.71%
#7 of 1024 Top 0.6% in 100M-500M tier
9
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: -0.03%
Peer Median: 0.34%
#9 of 1024 Top 0.8% in 100M-500M tier
48
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 8.09%
Peer Median: -0.03%
#48 of 1024 Top 4.6% in 100M-500M tier
83
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 59.42%
Peer Median: 77.26%
#83 of 1024 Top 8.0% in 100M-500M tier
89
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 17.07%
Peer Median: 11.71%
#89 of 1024 Top 8.6% in 100M-500M tier
162
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.40%
Peer Median: 0.75%
#162 of 1024 Top 15.7% in 100M-500M tier
185
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 13.81%
Peer Median: 23.39%
#185 of 1024 Top 18.0% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (4 metrics)

954
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 44.61%
Peer Median: 73.07%
#954 of 1024 Bottom 6.9% in 100M-500M tier
935
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -2.46%
Peer Median: 3.53%
#935 of 1024 Bottom 8.8% in 100M-500M tier
895
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.97%
Peer Median: 3.67%
#895 of 1024 Bottom 12.7% in 100M-500M tier
829
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $106.62
Peer Median: $159.88
#829 of 1024 Bottom 19.1% in 100M-500M tier
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