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NORTH STAR

Charter #60689 · MN

100M-500M
1070 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 31 in MN

NORTH STAR has 6 strengths but faces 6 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + ROA 0.32% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.60% above tier average
  • + Net Charge-Off Rate: Top 8.9% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Efficiency ratio 0.67% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Members Per Employee (MPE): Bottom 3.6% in tier
  • - Total Members: Bottom 6.8% in tier
  • - Total Assets: Bottom 8.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MN) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 6,076
+1.8% YoY+0.6% QoQ
-9.1K 15,145
-2.5% YoY
22,507
-13.7% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 6.7% in tier
Assets $112.7M
+3.5% YoY+0.6% QoQ
$-119.0M $231.7M
+0.8% YoY
$434.0M
-15.1% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
Bottom 8.8% in tier
Loans $86.8M
-1.2% YoY-1.3% QoQ
$-57.3M $144.1M
+0.2% YoY
$293.6M
-17.5% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
28%
Deposits $101.6M
+2.5% YoY+0.2% QoQ
$-99.6M $201.1M
+0.4% YoY
$364.1M
-13.5% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 11.5% in tier

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ROA 1.0%
+84.7% QoQ
+0.3% 0.7%
+5.1% YoY
0.2%
-92.6% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
72%
NIM 4.2%
+13.0% YoY+12.5% QoQ
+0.6% 3.6%
+4.6% YoY
3.7%
+5.4% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
84%
Efficiency Ratio 78.7%
-14.6% YoY-9.6% QoQ
+0.7% 78.0%
-1.7% YoY
102.0%
+29.5% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
50%
Delinquency Rate 0.2% -0.6 0.8%
+7.1% YoY
0.8%
-5.2% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
Top 12.8% in tier
Loan To Share 85.5%
-3.6% YoY-1.5% QoQ
+15.1% 70.4%
-0.4% YoY
73.2%
-2.1% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
80%
AMR $31,003
-1.0% YoY-1.1% QoQ
+$6K $24,918
+2.7% YoY
$24,012
+4.3% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
84%
CD Concentration 28.8%
-11.1% YoY-3.3% QoQ
+4.6% 24.3% 22.6% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -13.8% 13.8% 6.4% 7.7% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#140 of 352 • Top 50.0% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 1.84%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.05%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.80%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
352 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 499 nationally
→ No prior data (352 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#241 of 371 • Top 50.0% in tier

Attracting members (0.5-50% YoY) without heavy indirect auto dependency (<15%). Healthy, sustainable growth model.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 1.84%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.80%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
371 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 518 nationally
→ No prior data (371 CUs now) | New qualifier

Emerging Performer

growth
#124 of 157 • Top 50.0% in tier

Smaller CU (bottom 50% by assets in tier) with strong profitability (ROA > 0.5%) AND growth (members >= 1%). Emerging leaders worth watching.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 1.05%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 1.84%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
157 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 260 nationally
→ No prior data (157 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (2)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#342 of 727 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.19% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
727 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 1013 nationally
↓ Shrinking -60 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Shrinking Wallet Share

decline
#201 of 238 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

Average member relationship declining year-over-year. Members may be moving money elsewhere or reducing engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): -1.04%
(Tier: 3.74%, National: 6.36%)
worse than tier avg
238 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 335 nationally
↓ Shrinking -109 CUs YoY | New qualifier

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 1070 peers in tier

Top Strengths (7 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 6.61%
#1 of 1070 Top 0.1% in 100M-500M tier
96
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.02%
Peer Median: 0.35%
#96 of 1070 Top 8.9% in 100M-500M tier
138
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.19%
Peer Median: 0.61%
#138 of 1070 Top 12.8% in 100M-500M tier
141
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $14,289
Peer Median: $9,356
#141 of 1070 Top 13.1% in 100M-500M tier
176
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $31,003
Peer Median: $22,931
#176 of 1070 Top 16.4% in 100M-500M tier
177
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.23%
Peer Median: 3.62%
#177 of 1070 Top 16.4% in 100M-500M tier
214
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 85.49%
Peer Median: 71.88%
#214 of 1070 Top 19.9% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (7 metrics)

1033
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 196.000
Peer Median: 309.176
#1033 of 1070 Bottom 3.6% in 100M-500M tier
998
Total Members
engagement
Value: 6,076
Peer Median: 13,200
#998 of 1070 Bottom 6.8% in 100M-500M tier
976
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $112.74M
Peer Median: $196.57M
#976 of 1070 Bottom 8.9% in 100M-500M tier
947
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $101.55M
Peer Median: $171.29M
#947 of 1070 Bottom 11.6% in 100M-500M tier
921
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 50.21%
Peer Median: 29.47%
#921 of 1070 Bottom 14.0% in 100M-500M tier
904
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.04%
Peer Median: 3.46%
#904 of 1070 Bottom 15.6% in 100M-500M tier
891
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.21%
Peer Median: 11.45%
#891 of 1070 Bottom 16.8% in 100M-500M tier
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