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ALABAMA CENTRAL

Charter #60712 ยท AL

1077 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 20 in AL

ALABAMA CENTRAL has 7 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 16.5% in tier
  • + Credit Quality Leader: Top 18.6% in tier
  • + ROA 0.04% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.25% above tier average
  • + Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days): Top 5.3% in tier
  • + AMR Growth Rate: Top 5.9% in tier
  • + Net Charge-Off Rate: Top 9.4% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 4.2% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 7.4% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 10.7% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 21.8% in tier
  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 31.3% in tier
  • - Efficiency ratio 6.23% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Member decline: -6.9% YoY
  • - Member Growth Rate: Bottom 5.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (AL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 20,037
-6.9% YoY-1.8% QoQ
+4.4K 15,628
-3.4% YoY
29,240
-2.8% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
75%
Assets $209.4M
+4.9% YoY+1.0% QoQ
$-21.9M $231.3M
-0.0% YoY
$436.7M
+7.4% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
53%
Loans $142.6M
-2.7% YoY+0.1% QoQ
$-5.2M $147.8M
-1.4% YoY
$258.0M
+6.8% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
58%
Deposits $189.5M
+10.4% YoY+0.4% QoQ
$-10.8M $200.3M
-0.0% YoY
$382.5M
+6.8% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
56%

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ROA 0.8%
-11.4% YoY+3.3% QoQ
+0.0% 0.8%
+15.5% YoY
0.8%
+31.6% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
55%
NIM 3.8%
+1.3% YoY+0.3% QoQ
+0.3% 3.6%
+6.9% YoY
3.7%
+6.4% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
65%
Efficiency Ratio 83.5%
+1.9% YoY-0.3% QoQ
+6.2% 77.3%
-3.0% YoY
76.4%
-6.2% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
72%
Delinquency Rate 0.1%
-85.7% YoY-31.7% QoQ
-0.8 0.9%
+7.6% YoY
1.7%
+18.9% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
Bottom 5.3% in tier
Loan To Share 75.3%
-11.8% YoY-0.3% QoQ
+2.6% 72.7%
-1.5% YoY
60.8%
-1.6% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
52%
AMR $16,576
+12.1% YoY+2.1% QoQ
$-8K $24,363
+2.9% YoY
$17,062
+2.3% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
16%
CD Concentration 14.9%
+17.1% YoY+4.9% QoQ
-9.5% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
20.8%
+2.9% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
50%
Indirect Auto % 6.0%
-34.4% YoY-10.7% QoQ
-8.0% 14.0%
-5.7% YoY
5.4%
-6.7% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (2)

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#80 of 481 โ€ข Top 16.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 12.15%
(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 | New qualifier

Credit Quality Leader

growth
#64 of 340 โ€ข Top 18.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.10%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): -0.61% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
better than tier avg
340 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 457 nationally
โ†’ Stable (341โ†’340 CUs) -1 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (5)

Membership Headwinds

decline
#70 of 550 โ€ข Bottom 4.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -6.95%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
550 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 648 nationally
โ†’ Stable (555โ†’550 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Stagnation Risk

risk
#122 of 550 โ€ข Bottom 7.4% in tier

Membership declining year-over-year. Shrinking member base creates long-term risk even if current operations appear healthy.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -6.95%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -2.69%
(Tier: 3.65%, National: 36.38%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.10%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
but better than tier avg
550 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 648 nationally
โ†’ Stable (555โ†’550 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Institutional Decline

decline
#85 of 256 โ€ข Bottom 10.7% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Total Assets: $209.40M
(Tier: $331.87M, National: $547.69M)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -6.95%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -2.69%
(Tier: 3.65%, National: 36.38%)
worse than tier avg
256 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 293 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -43 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Efficiency Drag

risk
#386 of 521 โ€ข Bottom 21.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 83.51%
(Tier: 77.15%, National: 79.10%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.11% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.05% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -6.95%
(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 improving

Margin Compression

decline
#132 of 136 โ€ข Bottom 31.3% in tier

Profitability above 0.75% ROA but margins eroding by at least 0.10%. Something changed - rising costs or falling yields need addressing.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 0.82%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
but better than tier avg
ROA (Prior Year): 0.93%
(Tier: 0.66%, National: 0.67%)
but better than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.11% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.05% points)
worse than tier avg
136 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 169 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -43 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 1077 peers in tier

Top Strengths (6 metrics)

58
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.10%
Peer Avg: -
#58 of 1077 Top 5.3% in 100M-500M tier
65
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 12.15%
Peer Avg: -
#65 of 1077 Top 5.9% in 100M-500M tier
102
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.06%
Peer Avg: -
#102 of 1077 Top 9.4% in 100M-500M tier
111
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 10.38%
Peer Avg: -
#111 of 1077 Top 10.2% in 100M-500M tier
239
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 14.93%
Peer Avg: -
#239 of 1077 Top 22.1% in 100M-500M tier
265
Total Members
engagement
Value: 20,037
Peer Avg: -
#265 of 1077 Top 24.5% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

1014
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -6.95%
Peer Avg: -
#1014 of 1077 Bottom 5.9% in 100M-500M tier
901
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $16,576
Peer Avg: -
#901 of 1077 Bottom 16.4% in 100M-500M tier
887
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.29%
Peer Avg: -
#887 of 1077 Bottom 17.7% in 100M-500M tier
835
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -2.69%
Peer Avg: -
#835 of 1077 Bottom 22.6% in 100M-500M tier
818
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $7,118
Peer Avg: -
#818 of 1077 Bottom 24.1% in 100M-500M tier
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