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EMPOWER

Charter #3025 · NY

Mid-Market 3B-5B
78 CUs in 3B-5B nationally 4 in NY
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EMPOWER has 2 strengths but faces 4 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Net Interest Margin 0.34% above tier average
  • + Strong member growth: 7.3% YoY

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 9.5% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 27.9% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 38.4% in tier
  • - Delinquency rate 0.11% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NY) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 307,868
+7.3% YoY+1.6% QoQ
+87.4K 220,435
-7.6% YoY
27,572
+9.2% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
Top 11.5% in tier
Assets $4.3B
+6.4% YoY+2.5% QoQ
+$355.6M $3.9B
-1.5% YoY
$497.6M
+8.1% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
65%
Loans $3.4B
+9.1% YoY-1.1% QoQ
+$538.7M $2.9B
-1.1% YoY
$329.7M
+7.8% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
81%
Deposits $3.8B
+5.7% YoY+2.6% QoQ
+$537.6M $3.3B
-2.5% YoY
$425.1M
+7.9% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
85%

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ROA 0.8%
-5.1% YoY-4.0% QoQ
+0.0% 0.7%
+10.6% YoY
0.7%
-43.8% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
51%
NIM 3.5%
+6.0% YoY-2.5% QoQ
+0.3% 3.2%
+4.6% YoY
3.5%
-2.6% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
69%
Efficiency Ratio 67.2%
-7.3% YoY-1.7% QoQ
-4.1% 71.3%
-2.6% YoY
81.8%
+0.3% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
37%
Delinquency Rate 0.9%
+69.4% YoY-14.5% QoQ
+0.1 0.7%
+9.2% YoY
1.5%
-10.1% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
72%
Loan To Share 89.5%
+3.1% YoY-3.6% QoQ
+1.5% 88.0%
+0.9% YoY
58.9%
-2.1% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
46%
AMR $23,605
-0.1% YoY-0.8% QoQ
$-7K $30,672
+5.5% YoY
$19,395
-21.8% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
17%
CD Concentration 32.1%
+8.1% YoY+4.8% QoQ
+3.3% 28.8% 16.4% 19.8% 66%
Indirect Auto % 19.7%
-4.6% YoY-7.6% QoQ
+1.6% 18.1% 2.6% 7.7% 60%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (3)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#19 of 183 • Bottom 27.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 9.05%
(Tier: 6.71%, National: 1.74%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.35% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
183 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 710 nationally
→ No prior data (183 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#36 of 225 • Bottom 9.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.35% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
225 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 1013 nationally
→ Stable (228→225 CUs) -3 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#160 of 198 • Bottom 38.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 6.40%
(Tier: 6.82%, National: 1663.40%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 19.72%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 7.33%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
but better than tier avg
198 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -10 CUs YoY

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 78 peers in tier

Top Strengths (5 metrics)

9
Total Members
engagement
Value: 307,868
Peer Median: 212,824
#9 of 78 Top 10.3% in 3B-5B tier
10
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 540.119
Peer Median: 393.414
#10 of 78 Top 11.5% in 3B-5B tier
11
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 7.33%
Peer Median: 3.36%
#11 of 78 Top 12.8% in 3B-5B tier
12
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $3.84B
Peer Median: $3.34B
#12 of 78 Top 14.1% in 3B-5B tier
15
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $3.43B
Peer Median: $2.92B
#15 of 78 Top 17.9% in 3B-5B tier

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

65
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $23,605
Peer Median: $28,813
#65 of 78 Bottom 17.9% in 3B-5B tier
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