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GREAT LAKES

Charter #60238 · IL

Mid-Market 1B-3B
306 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 9 in IL
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GREAT LAKES faces 8 concerns requiring attention

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

No key strengths identified

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 11.0% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 68.1% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 97.6% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 97.6% in tier
  • - ROA 0.45% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 11.07% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 0.06% above tier average
  • - Member decline: -9.2% YoY

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 100,458
-9.2% YoY-2.7% QoQ
+4.4K 96,048
-2.7% YoY
22,133
+6.8% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
64%
Assets $1.4B
-6.1% YoY+2.5% QoQ
$-278.3M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$406.0M
+9.7% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
40%
Loans $1.1B
-6.7% YoY-2.0% QoQ
$-146.5M $1.2B
+0.2% YoY
$279.6M
+10.0% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
46%
Deposits $1.2B
-3.8% YoY+2.8% QoQ
$-242.0M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$344.9M
+10.3% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
42%

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ROA 0.3%
-17.0% YoY-32.4% QoQ
-0.4% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
0.5%
-57.9% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
Bottom 13.4% in tier
NIM 3.1%
+14.0% YoY-9.9% QoQ
-0.2% 3.4%
+6.2% YoY
3.7%
-0.2% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
32%
Efficiency Ratio 85.7%
-1.0% YoY+3.7% QoQ
+11.1% 74.6%
-3.0% YoY
87.0%
+8.4% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
Bottom 12.1% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.8%
-11.1% YoY-43.9% QoQ
+0.1 0.8%
+6.9% YoY
1.2%
+7.3% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
69%
Loan To Share 87.2%
-2.9% YoY-4.6% QoQ
+4.0% 83.2%
-0.4% YoY
60.2%
-0.9% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
56%
AMR $22,804
+4.4% YoY+3.3% QoQ
$-7K $29,652
+2.3% YoY
$15,723
+4.6% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
18%
CD Concentration 25.5%
+12.2% YoY+0.9% QoQ
-3.3% 28.8% 14.0% 19.8% 38%
Indirect Auto % 0.6%
-75.4% YoY-6.2% QoQ
-17.5% 18.1% 7.2% 7.7% 17%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (4)

Stagnation Risk

risk
#4 of 91 • 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): -9.20%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -6.67%
(Tier: 6.71%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.82%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 1.19%)
worse than tier avg
91 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 676 nationally
→ No prior data (91 CUs now) | New qualifier

Institutional Decline

decline
#4 of 31 • Bottom 68.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Total Assets: $1.44B
(Tier: $2.16B, National: $578.34M)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -9.20%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -6.67%
(Tier: 6.71%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
31 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 289 nationally
→ No prior data (31 CUs now) | New qualifier

Membership Headwinds

decline
#10 of 91 • 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): -9.20%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
91 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 676 nationally
→ No prior data (91 CUs now) | New qualifier

Efficiency Drag

risk
#43 of 100 • Bottom 11.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 85.70%
(Tier: 73.98%, National: 84.64%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.06% points
(Tier: 0.14% points, National: -0.45% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -9.20%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
100 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 702 nationally
↓ Shrinking -38 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 306 peers in tier

Top Strengths (1 metrics)

59
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.55%
Peer Median: 13.86%
#59 of 306 Top 19.0% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (10 metrics)

301
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -6.14%
Peer Median: 4.82%
#301 of 306 Bottom 2.0% in 1B-3B tier
298
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -9.20%
Peer Median: 2.03%
#298 of 306 Bottom 2.9% in 1B-3B tier
297
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -6.67%
Peer Median: 5.67%
#297 of 306 Bottom 3.3% in 1B-3B tier
294
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.85%
Peer Median: 4.44%
#294 of 306 Bottom 4.2% in 1B-3B tier
292
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 60.96%
Peer Median: 33.05%
#292 of 306 Bottom 4.9% in 1B-3B tier
273
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 8.89%
Peer Median: 10.85%
#273 of 306 Bottom 11.1% in 1B-3B tier
270
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 85.70%
Peer Median: 75.16%
#270 of 306 Bottom 12.1% in 1B-3B tier
265
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.27%
Peer Median: 0.66%
#265 of 306 Bottom 13.7% in 1B-3B tier
252
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $22,804
Peer Median: $28,178
#252 of 306 Bottom 18.0% in 1B-3B tier
239
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $10,624
Peer Median: $12,733
#239 of 306 Bottom 22.2% in 1B-3B tier
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