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GREAT LAKES

Charter #60238 · IL

Mid-Market 1B-3B

Great Lakes at VentureTech 2026 · Fort Worth

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300 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 8 in IL
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GREAT LAKES has 1 strength but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 18.0% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 10.4% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 37.4% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 68.3% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 97.6% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 97.6% in tier
  • - ROA 0.44% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 10.88% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 0.40% above tier average
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Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 100,624
-9.3% YoY+0.2% QoQ
+3.8K 96,861
-1.9% YoY
23,254
+11.8% YoY
34,678
+6.6% YoY
62%
Assets $1.4B
-2.0% YoY-0.7% QoQ
$-292.2M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$427.8M
+15.2% YoY
$593.1M
+10.2% YoY
40%
Loans $1.1B
-3.0% YoY+1.7% QoQ
$-148.4M $1.2B
+0.7% YoY
$298.4M
+15.0% YoY
$418.6M
+10.1% YoY
46%
Deposits $1.2B
-2.1% YoY-1.3% QoQ
$-256.0M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$358.8M
+15.8% YoY
$504.8M
+10.3% YoY
42%

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ROA 0.4%
-24.2% YoY+40.2% QoQ
-0.4% 0.8%
+27.6% YoY
1.1%
+953.5% YoY
1.2%
+121.4% YoY
16%
NIM 3.3%
+18.1% YoY+6.1% QoQ
-0.1% 3.4%
+6.6% YoY
3.7%
+1.5% YoY
3.8%
+2.3% YoY
38%
Efficiency Ratio 83.9%
+0.5% YoY-2.1% QoQ
+10.9% 73.0%
-2.7% YoY
84.5%
-59.6% YoY
83.0%
-5.3% YoY
Bottom 11.3% in tier
Delinquency Rate 1.3%
+7.4% YoY+54.1% QoQ
+0.4 0.9%
+7.3% YoY
1.3%
-18.5% YoY
1.3%
+2.6% YoY
80%
Loan To Share 89.9%
-1.0% YoY+3.1% QoQ
+5.2% 84.7%
+0.1% YoY
60.1%
-3.0% YoY
66.4%
-1.4% YoY
59%
AMR $22,790
+7.4% YoY-0.1% QoQ
$-7K $29,575
+1.5% YoY
$15,331
+1.7% YoY
$20,028
-0.9% YoY
17%
CD Concentration 26.4%
+17.7% YoY+3.4% QoQ
-2.7% 29.1% 14.0% 20.0% 40%
Indirect Auto % 0.4%
-79.3% YoY-22.0% QoQ
-17.7% 18.1% 6.8% 7.7% 15%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#67 of 125 • Top 18.0% in tier

Average member relationship growing 5%+ year-over-year. Members are significantly deepening their engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 7.42%
(Tier: 3.62%, National: 35.20%)
better than tier avg
125 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 635 nationally
↑ Growing +22 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (5)

Stagnation Risk

risk
#3 of 86 • Bottom 97.6% in tier

Membership shrinking at least 0.5% year-over-year. Declining member base creates long-term risk even if current operations appear healthy.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -9.27%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -3.04%
(Tier: 6.76%, National: 78.26%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 1.26%
(Tier: 0.86%, National: 1.26%)
worse than tier avg
86 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 653 nationally
→ Stable (82→86 CUs) +4 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Membership Headwinds

decline
#10 of 86 • Bottom 97.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -9.27%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
worse than tier avg
86 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 653 nationally
→ Stable (82→86 CUs) +4 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Institutional Decline

decline
#8 of 25 • Bottom 68.3% in tier

Both members and loans declining - the institution is contracting. Leadership is likely under pressure to reverse course.

Why This Signature
Total Assets: $1.43B
(Tier: $2.16B, National: $593.11M)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -9.27%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -3.04%
(Tier: 6.76%, National: 78.26%)
worse than tier avg
25 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 261 nationally
↓ Shrinking -12 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#139 of 215 • Bottom 37.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.09% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.08% points)
worse than tier avg
215 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 962 nationally
↓ Shrinking -28 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Efficiency Drag

risk
#56 of 71 • Bottom 10.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 83.90%
(Tier: 72.30%, National: 82.97%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.12% points
(Tier: 0.18% points, National: 0.47% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -9.27%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
worse than tier avg
71 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 608 nationally
↓ Shrinking -33 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 300 peers in tier

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

51
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.43%
Peer Median: 14.26%
#51 of 300 Top 16.7% in 1B-3B tier
57
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 7.42%
Peer Median: 3.19%
#57 of 300 Top 18.7% in 1B-3B tier
76
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.32%
Peer Median: 0.52%
#76 of 300 Top 25.0% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (11 metrics)

292
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -9.27%
Peer Median: 1.84%
#292 of 300 Bottom 3.0% in 1B-3B tier
287
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.98%
Peer Median: 5.21%
#287 of 300 Bottom 4.7% in 1B-3B tier
284
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 58.92%
Peer Median: 33.59%
#284 of 300 Bottom 5.7% in 1B-3B tier
281
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.04%
Peer Median: 5.71%
#281 of 300 Bottom 6.7% in 1B-3B tier
279
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: -2.08%
Peer Median: 4.79%
#279 of 300 Bottom 7.3% in 1B-3B tier
269
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.07%
Peer Median: 10.91%
#269 of 300 Bottom 10.7% in 1B-3B tier
267
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 83.90%
Peer Median: 73.62%
#267 of 300 Bottom 11.3% in 1B-3B tier
251
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.38%
Peer Median: 0.77%
#251 of 300 Bottom 16.7% in 1B-3B tier
248
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $22,790
Peer Median: $28,089
#248 of 300 Bottom 17.7% in 1B-3B tier
242
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 1.26%
Peer Median: 0.70%
#242 of 300 Bottom 19.7% in 1B-3B tier
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