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EMPOWER

Charter #3025 · NY

Mid-Market 3B-5B
76 CUs in 3B-5B nationally 4 in NY
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EMPOWER has 4 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 6.9% in tier
  • + ROA 0.07% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.34% above tier average
  • + Strong member growth: 7.9% YoY

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 2.7% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 9.9% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 13.0% in tier
  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 14.6% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 21.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NY) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 299,402
+7.9% YoY+2.0% QoQ
+60.9K 238,465
+0.6% YoY
25,964
+5.4% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
Top 14.5% in tier
Assets $4.1B
+8.3% YoY-0.8% QoQ
+$102.9M $4.0B
-0.1% YoY
$471.3M
+6.4% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
53%
Loans $3.4B
+15.9% YoY+3.9% QoQ
+$426.1M $3.0B
+3.3% YoY
$316.5M
+7.1% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
76%
Deposits $3.7B
+7.8% YoY-1.1% QoQ
+$327.8M $3.3B
+1.1% YoY
$400.0M
+7.6% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
75%

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ROA 0.8%
-24.6% YoY+2.2% QoQ
+0.1% 0.7%
+5.3% YoY
0.9%
+294.0% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
51%
NIM 3.5%
+9.1% YoY+3.9% QoQ
+0.3% 3.2%
+13.7% YoY
3.6%
+5.0% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
63%
Efficiency Ratio 68.7%
-2.5% YoY-3.4% QoQ
-2.6% 71.3%
-0.6% YoY
80.1%
-6.2% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
43%
Delinquency Rate 0.8%
+29.4% YoY+26.4% QoQ
-0.1 0.8%
+15.9% YoY
1.7%
-8.3% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
64%
Loan To Share 94.1%
+7.5% YoY+5.1% QoQ
+3.3% 90.8%
+2.0% YoY
61.5%
-2.3% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
57%
AMR $23,734
+3.4% YoY-0.8% QoQ
$-5K $29,088
+0.1% YoY
$19,040
-21.7% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
24%
CD Concentration 30.3%
+12.0% YoY-0.9% QoQ
+1.3% 29.0%
+0.7% YoY
15.9%
+8.4% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
58%
Indirect Auto % 21.5%
+1.2% YoY+0.7% QoQ
+2.8% 18.8%
-3.0% YoY
2.6%
-3.7% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
61%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#51 of 246 • Top 6.9% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 7.94%
(Tier: 3.18%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.81%
(Tier: 0.71%, National: 0.71%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 21.55%
(Tier: 18.77%, National: 7.90%)
but worse than tier avg
246 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 917 nationally
↑ Growing +14 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Concerns (5)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#16 of 161 • Bottom 2.7% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 15.95%
(Tier: 6.14%, National: 36.38%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.18% points
(Tier: 0.07% points, National: 0.07% points)
worse than tier avg
161 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 646 nationally
↓ Shrinking -30 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#77 of 217 • Bottom 9.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.18% points
(Tier: 0.07% points, National: 0.07% points)
worse than tier avg
217 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 1002 nationally
↓ Shrinking -70 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Liquidity Strain

risk
#69 of 183 • Bottom 13.0% in tier

Loan demand outpacing deposits. They're bumping against liquidity limits - need funding solutions.

Why This Signature
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 94.10%
(Tier: 86.32%, National: 67.96%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 15.95%
(Tier: 6.14%, National: 36.38%)
but better than tier avg
183 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 484 nationally
↑ Growing +10 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Margin Compression

decline
#13 of 24 • Bottom 14.6% in tier

Profitability above 0.75% ROA but margins eroding by at least 0.10%. Something changed - rising costs or falling yields need addressing.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 0.81%
(Tier: 0.71%, National: 0.71%)
but better than tier avg
ROA (Prior Year): 1.08%
(Tier: 0.64%, National: 0.67%)
but better than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.26% points
(Tier: 0.07% points, National: 0.05% points)
worse than tier avg
24 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 169 nationally
↓ Shrinking -16 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#136 of 202 • Bottom 21.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 8.35%
(Tier: 5.36%, National: 3.04%)
but better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 21.55%
(Tier: 18.77%, National: 7.90%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 7.94%
(Tier: 3.18%, National: 9.37%)
but better than tier avg
202 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 768 nationally
↓ Shrinking -7 CUs YoY | Rank improving

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 76 peers in tier

Top Strengths (7 metrics)

10
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 7.94%
Peer Avg: -
#10 of 76 Top 11.8% in 3B-5B tier
10
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 15.95%
Peer Avg: -
#10 of 76 Top 11.8% in 3B-5B tier
11
Total Members
engagement
Value: 299,402
Peer Avg: -
#11 of 76 Top 13.2% in 3B-5B tier
13
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 532.744
Peer Avg: -
#13 of 76 Top 15.8% in 3B-5B tier
18
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $3.45B
Peer Avg: -
#18 of 76 Top 22.4% in 3B-5B tier
19
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $3.66B
Peer Avg: -
#19 of 76 Top 23.7% in 3B-5B tier
20
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 8.35%
Peer Avg: -
#20 of 76 Top 25.0% in 3B-5B tier

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

58
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $23,734
Peer Avg: -
#58 of 76 Bottom 25.0% in 3B-5B tier
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