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NORTH STAR

Charter #60689 ยท MN

1077 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 31 in MN

NORTH STAR has 8 strengths but faces 7 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 21.1% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 45.6% in tier
  • + Credit Quality Leader: Top 53.1% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.16% above tier average
  • + Indirect Auto Concentration (%): Top 0.0% in tier
  • + Net Charge-Off Rate: Top 5.9% in tier
  • + Deposit Growth Rate: Top 8.6% in tier
  • + Asset Growth Rate: Top 9.6% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 14.2% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 15.8% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 21.2% in tier
  • - ROA 0.18% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 8.63% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Members Per Employee (MPE): Bottom 1.5% in tier
  • - Total Members: Bottom 5.6% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MN) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 5,997
-0.5% YoY+0.1% QoQ
-9.6K 15,628
-3.4% YoY
26,738
+5.8% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
Bottom 5.5% in tier
Assets $114.6M
+10.6% YoY+3.6% QoQ
$-116.7M $231.3M
-0.0% YoY
$521.2M
+7.2% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
Bottom 10.3% in tier
Loans $88.8M
+3.0% YoY-0.9% QoQ
$-59.0M $147.8M
-1.4% YoY
$373.7M
+9.3% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
28%
Deposits $103.5M
+11.3% YoY+3.9% QoQ
$-96.8M $200.3M
-0.0% YoY
$429.0M
+9.5% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
Bottom 13.1% in tier

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ROA 0.6%
-348.8% YoY+45.6% QoQ
-0.2% 0.8%
+15.5% YoY
1.4%
-35.4% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
40%
NIM 3.7%
+12.6% YoY+5.3% QoQ
+0.2% 3.6%
+6.9% YoY
3.7%
+9.1% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
58%
Efficiency Ratio 85.9%
-16.5% YoY-5.7% QoQ
+8.6% 77.3%
-3.0% YoY
74.2%
-2.5% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
79%
Delinquency Rate 0.2%
+548.8% YoY+44.7% QoQ
-0.6 0.9%
+7.6% YoY
0.9%
+10.7% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
Bottom 14.1% in tier
Loan To Share 85.8%
-7.5% YoY-4.6% QoQ
+13.1% 72.7%
-1.5% YoY
77.1%
-1.5% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
76%
AMR $32,064
+7.8% YoY+1.6% QoQ
+$8K $24,363
+2.9% YoY
$23,275
+3.9% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
Top 12.9% in tier
CD Concentration 29.7%
-0.6% YoY-6.5% QoQ
+5.2% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
22.0%
+1.9% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
50%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -14.0% 14.0%
-5.7% YoY
6.6%
-8.5% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#55 of 257 โ€ข Top 21.1% in tier

Top-tier average member relationship within peer group, with stable or growing engagement. Strong wallet share positioning.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 7.80%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $3.9K
(Tier: $2.8K, National: $2.0K)
better than tier avg
257 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 341 nationally
โ†‘ Growing +59 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#220 of 481 โ€ข Top 45.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 7.80%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
481 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 620 nationally
โ†‘ Growing +201 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Credit Quality Leader

growth
#181 of 340 โ€ข Top 53.1% in tier

Best-in-class credit quality (delinquency in bottom 25% of peer group). Conservative underwriting paying off.

Why This Signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.24%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.20% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
but worse than tier avg
340 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 457 nationally
โ†’ Stable (341โ†’340 CUs) -1 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Concerns (3)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#352 of 736 โ€ข Bottom 14.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.20% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
worse than tier avg
736 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 1002 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -199 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Efficiency Drag

risk
#279 of 521 โ€ข Bottom 15.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 85.91%
(Tier: 77.15%, National: 79.10%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.85% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.05% points)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -0.46%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
521 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 624 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -113 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#318 of 446 โ€ข Bottom 21.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 3.00%
(Tier: 3.65%, National: 36.38%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.20% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
worse than tier avg
446 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 646 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -77 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 1077 peers in tier

Top Strengths (9 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Avg: -
#1 of 1077 Top 0.0% in 100M-500M tier
65
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.04%
Peer Avg: -
#65 of 1077 Top 5.9% in 100M-500M tier
94
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 11.30%
Peer Avg: -
#94 of 1077 Top 8.6% in 100M-500M tier
104
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 10.56%
Peer Avg: -
#104 of 1077 Top 9.6% in 100M-500M tier
119
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $14,811
Peer Avg: -
#119 of 1077 Top 11.0% in 100M-500M tier
139
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $32,064
Peer Avg: -
#139 of 1077 Top 12.8% in 100M-500M tier
153
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.24%
Peer Avg: -
#153 of 1077 Top 14.1% in 100M-500M tier
172
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 7.80%
Peer Avg: -
#172 of 1077 Top 15.9% in 100M-500M tier
253
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 85.84%
Peer Avg: -
#253 of 1077 Top 23.4% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (7 metrics)

1062
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 176.382
Peer Avg: -
#1062 of 1077 Bottom 1.5% in 100M-500M tier
1018
Total Members
engagement
Value: 5,997
Peer Avg: -
#1018 of 1077 Bottom 5.6% in 100M-500M tier
966
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $114.61M
Peer Avg: -
#966 of 1077 Bottom 10.4% in 100M-500M tier
955
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 8.89%
Peer Avg: -
#955 of 1077 Bottom 11.4% in 100M-500M tier
944
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 51.33%
Peer Avg: -
#944 of 1077 Bottom 12.4% in 100M-500M tier
936
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $103.47M
Peer Avg: -
#936 of 1077 Bottom 13.2% in 100M-500M tier
854
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 85.91%
Peer Avg: -
#854 of 1077 Bottom 20.8% in 100M-500M tier
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