NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

Charter #3601 | MD

750M-1B (112 CUs) Community (281 CUs)
3 750M-1B in MD

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH has 5 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 0.5% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 6.1% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.21% above tier average
  • + Indirect Auto Concentration (%): Top 0.0% in tier
  • + Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days): Top 7.1% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 4.6% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 4.6% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 26.3% in tier
  • - ROA 0.23% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 9.86% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Member decline: -6.4% YoY
  • - Member Growth Rate: Bottom 4.5% in tier
  • - Net Worth Ratio: Bottom 8.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MD) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 42,690
-6.4% YoY-1.9% QoQ
-9.4K 52,114
-2.1% YoY
34,720
+7.7% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
30th in tier
Assets $814.3M
+2.8% YoY+0.5% QoQ
$-44.7M $859.0M
+0.0% YoY
$624.1M
+9.4% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
30th in tier
Loans $494.9M
+1.1% YoY+0.9% QoQ
$-108.4M $603.4M
+1.0% YoY
$452.1M
+10.3% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
Bottom 16.1% in tier
Deposits $744.3M
+2.1% YoY+0.2% QoQ
+$10.2M $734.2M
+0.9% YoY
$528.8M
+10.3% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
60th in tier
ROA 0.5%
+222.0% YoY+16.6% QoQ
-0.2% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
0.6%
+23.1% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
33rd in tier
NIM 3.6%
+7.0% YoY+1.6% QoQ
+0.2% 3.4%
+9.6% YoY
3.5%
+4.2% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
62nd in tier
Efficiency Ratio 84.4%
-5.2% YoY-0.3% QoQ
+9.9% 74.5%
-3.2% YoY
78.6%
-6.6% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
Top 16.1% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.2%
-55.2% YoY-3.1% QoQ
-0.6 0.8%
+5.0% YoY
1.2%
+5.3% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
Bottom 7.1% in tier
Loan To Share 66.5%
-1.0% YoY+0.7% QoQ
-16.2% 82.7%
+0.1% YoY
65.0%
-0.2% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
Bottom 17.0% in tier
AMR $29,029
+8.7% YoY+2.4% QoQ
+$378 $28,651
+2.5% YoY
$20,685
+4.6% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
62nd in tier
CD Concentration 22.2%
+0.8% YoY-0.6% QoQ
-2.2% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
20.4%
+10.6% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
42nd in tier
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -14.0% 14.0%
-5.8% YoY
7.4%
+4.0% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
Bottom 0.0% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (2)

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#14 of 1006 • Top 0.5% in tier

Average member relationship growing year-over-year. Increasing engagement suggests members are consolidating more business here.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 8.72%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $5.9K
(Tier: $2.8K, National: $2.0K)
better than tier avg
1006 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 1330 nationally
↑ Growing +249 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#168 of 1006 • Top 6.1% in tier

Average member relationship growing year-over-year. Members are deepening their engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 8.72%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
1006 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 1330 nationally
↑ Growing +249 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Concerns (3)

Membership Headwinds

decline
#76 of 550 • Bottom 4.6% in tier

Membership declining year-over-year. They need solutions to stop the bleeding before it impacts revenue.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -6.43%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
550 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 648 nationally
→ Stable (555→550 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Stagnation Risk

risk
#77 of 550 • Bottom 4.6% in tier

Membership is declining. If profitability remains stable, current success may mask future risk from a shrinking member base.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 0.48%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -6.43%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
Avg Member Relationship: $29.0K
(Tier: $25.0K, National: $19.4K)
but better than tier avg
CD Concentration: 22.22%
(Tier: 24.41%, National: 19.60%)
but better than tier avg
550 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 648 nationally
→ Stable (555→550 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Efficiency Drag

risk
#465 of 521 • Bottom 26.3% in tier

High efficiency ratio (>80%) indicates elevated operating costs relative to revenue. Margin improvement opportunities may exist.

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 84.38%
(Tier: 77.15%, National: 79.10%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.33% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.05% points)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -6.43%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
521 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 624 nationally
↓ Shrinking -113 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 112 peers in tier

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Avg: 16.60%
#1 of 112 Top 0.0% in 750M-1B tier
9
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.23%
Peer Avg: 0.82%
#9 of 112 Top 7.1% in 750M-1B tier
19
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 8.72%
Peer Avg: 4.90%
#19 of 112 Top 16.1% in 750M-1B tier
23
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 22.22%
Peer Avg: 28.34%
#23 of 112 Top 19.6% in 750M-1B tier

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

108
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -6.43%
Peer Avg: 1.14%
#108 of 112 Bottom 4.5% in 750M-1B tier
103
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 7.88%
Peer Avg: 11.52%
#103 of 112 Bottom 8.9% in 750M-1B tier
95
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 84.38%
Peer Avg: 74.52%
#95 of 112 Bottom 16.1% in 750M-1B tier
94
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $494.93M
Peer Avg: $603.36M
#94 of 112 Bottom 17.0% in 750M-1B tier
93
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 66.49%
Peer Avg: 82.66%
#93 of 112 Bottom 17.9% in 750M-1B tier
92
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 46.56%
Peer Avg: 33.64%
#92 of 112 Bottom 18.8% in 750M-1B tier