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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 6 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 23.6% in tier
  • + ROA 0.09% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.49% above tier average
  • + Strong member growth: 7.6% YoY

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 5.5% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 22.4% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 55.8% in tier
  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 61.1% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 71.3% in tier
  • - Delinquency rate 0.13% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NY) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 303,010
+7.6% YoY+1.2% QoQ
+72.7K 230,353
-2.9% YoY
26,134
+5.1% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
Top 11.8% in tier
Assets $4.2B
+8.7% YoY+2.3% QoQ
+$227.8M $3.9B
+0.3% YoY
$482.3M
+7.4% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
58%
Loans $3.5B
+13.1% YoY+0.7% QoQ
+$535.7M $2.9B
-0.2% YoY
$324.6M
+7.8% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
83%
Deposits $3.7B
+8.0% YoY+2.1% QoQ
+$428.1M $3.3B
-0.3% YoY
$411.3M
+7.7% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
79%

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ROA 0.8%
-19.7% YoY-0.9% QoQ
+0.1% 0.7%
+16.8% YoY
0.7%
+147.7% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
55%
NIM 3.6%
+12.0% YoY+2.6% QoQ
+0.5% 3.1%
+9.8% YoY
3.6%
+4.1% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
80%
Efficiency Ratio 68.3%
-2.8% YoY-0.5% QoQ
-3.1% 71.4%
-1.4% YoY
80.7%
-3.4% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
42%
Delinquency Rate 1.0%
+39.2% YoY+28.3% QoQ
+0.1 0.9%
+5.8% YoY
1.6%
-19.7% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
74%
Loan To Share 92.8%
+4.8% YoY-1.4% QoQ
+3.9% 88.9%
-0.2% YoY
60.4%
-2.5% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
54%
AMR $23,794
+2.6% YoY+0.3% QoQ
$-6K $29,682
+1.5% YoY
$19,178
-21.9% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
20%
CD Concentration 30.7%
+7.2% YoY+1.3% QoQ
+1.6% 29.0% 16.3% 19.8% 58%
Indirect Auto % 21.3%
+3.7% YoY-0.9% QoQ
+3.0% 18.3% 2.6% 7.8% 62%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#59 of 247 • Top 23.6% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 7.60%
(Tier: 3.43%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.81%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 0.67%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 21.35%
(Tier: 18.31%, National: 7.78%)
but worse than tier avg
247 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 913 nationally
→ No prior data (247 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (5)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#10 of 164 • Bottom 5.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 13.12%
(Tier: 6.38%, National: 111.96%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.28% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
164 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 665 nationally
→ No prior data (164 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#48 of 211 • Bottom 22.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.28% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
211 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 969 nationally
↓ Shrinking -59 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Liquidity Strain

risk
#93 of 166 • Bottom 55.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 92.83%
(Tier: 85.73%, National: 67.44%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 13.12%
(Tier: 6.38%, National: 111.96%)
but better than tier avg
166 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 439 nationally
↓ Shrinking -7 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Margin Compression

decline
#12 of 19 • Bottom 61.1% 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: 0.69%, National: 0.67%)
but better than tier avg
ROA (Prior Year): 1.00%
(Tier: 0.57%, National: 0.62%)
but better than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.20% points
(Tier: 0.12% points, National: 0.02% points)
worse than tier avg
19 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 145 nationally
→ No prior data (19 CUs now) | New qualifier

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#140 of 196 • Bottom 71.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 8.69%
(Tier: 6.83%, National: 3.54%)
but better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 21.35%
(Tier: 18.31%, National: 7.78%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 7.60%
(Tier: 3.43%, National: 4.32%)
but better than tier avg
196 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -11 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)

9
Total Members
engagement
Value: 303,010
Peer Median: -
#9 of 76 Top 10.5% in 3B-5B tier
11
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 7.60%
Peer Median: -
#11 of 76 Top 13.2% in 3B-5B tier
12
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 525.147
Peer Median: -
#12 of 76 Top 14.5% in 3B-5B tier
13
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 13.12%
Peer Median: -
#13 of 76 Top 15.8% in 3B-5B tier
13
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $3.47B
Peer Median: -
#13 of 76 Top 15.8% in 3B-5B tier
15
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 3.63%
Peer Median: -
#15 of 76 Top 18.4% in 3B-5B tier
16
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $3.74B
Peer Median: -
#16 of 76 Top 19.7% in 3B-5B tier

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

61
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $23,794
Peer Median: -
#61 of 76 Bottom 21.1% in 3B-5B tier
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