ASHLAND

Charter #61792 | KY

100M-500M (1077 CUs) Micro
10 100M-500M in KY

ASHLAND has 9 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 8.7% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 8.7% in tier
  • + ROA 0.04% above tier average
  • + Indirect Auto Concentration (%): Top 0.0% in tier
  • + Total Members: Top 0.6% in tier
  • + Members Per Employee (MPE): Top 4.1% in tier
  • + Total Loans: Top 7.7% in tier
  • + Total Assets: Top 9.6% in tier
  • + Total Deposits: Top 9.9% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 8.0% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 8.5% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 33.4% in tier
  • - Flatlined Growth: Bottom 37.9% in tier
  • - Delinquency rate 0.64% above tier average
  • - Share Certificate Concentration (%): Bottom 3.6% in tier
  • - AMR Growth Rate: Bottom 5.8% in tier
  • - Average Member Relationship (AMR): Bottom 6.4% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (KY) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 45,915
+4.1% YoY+1.1% QoQ
+30.3K 15,628
-3.4% YoY
18,350
+6.5% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
Top 0.6% in tier
Assets $409.5M
+1.7% YoY-0.0% QoQ
+$178.2M $231.3M
-0.0% YoY
$291.9M
+10.4% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
Top 9.7% in tier
Loans $287.4M
-2.2% YoY-0.4% QoQ
+$139.6M $147.8M
-1.4% YoY
$208.5M
+10.3% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
Top 7.8% in tier
Deposits $351.5M
+1.4% YoY-0.3% QoQ
+$151.3M $200.3M
-0.0% YoY
$245.3M
+10.3% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
Top 10.0% in tier
ROA 0.8%
+230.6% YoY-24.7% QoQ
+0.0% 0.8%
+15.5% YoY
0.2%
-216.5% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
55th in tier
NIM 3.2%
+8.9% YoY+1.5% QoQ
-0.4% 3.6%
+6.9% YoY
3.6%
+4.6% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
28th in tier
Efficiency Ratio 72.7%
-13.4% YoY+4.1% QoQ
-4.6% 77.3%
-3.0% YoY
85.0%
-21.4% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
33rd in tier
Delinquency Rate 1.5%
+32.3% YoY+25.7% QoQ
+0.6 0.9%
+7.6% YoY
0.8%
-26.3% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
Top 14.4% in tier
Loan To Share 81.8%
-3.6% YoY-0.2% QoQ
+9.1% 72.7%
-1.5% YoY
65.5%
-4.4% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
68th in tier
AMR $13,916
-4.2% YoY-1.4% QoQ
$-10K $24,363
+2.9% YoY
$16,917
+3.2% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
Bottom 6.3% in tier
CD Concentration 43.9%
-8.5% YoY-2.1% QoQ
+19.5% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
22.1%
-0.3% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
50th in tier
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -14.0% 14.0%
-5.8% YoY
7.8%
-3.4% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
50th in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (2)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#115 of 430 • Top 8.7% in tier

Attracting members without relying on indirect channels. Healthy, sustainable growth model.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 4.13%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
430 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 608 nationally
↓ Shrinking -21 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#160 of 603 • Top 8.7% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 4.13%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.83%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.96%, National: 7.90%)
better than tier avg
603 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 917 nationally
→ Stable (608→603 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Concerns (4)

Shrinking Wallet Share

decline
#81 of 244 • Bottom 8.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): -4.22%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
worse than tier avg
244 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 346 nationally
↓ Shrinking -221 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#212 of 736 • Bottom 8.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.37% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
worse than tier avg
736 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 1002 nationally
↓ Shrinking -199 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#517 of 552 • Bottom 33.4% in tier

Very high net worth ratio (>12%). Strong capital position may indicate opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why This Signature
Net Worth Ratio: 12.11%
(Tier: 11.95%, National: 14.51%)
but better than tier avg
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 81.76%
(Tier: 74.56%, National: 67.96%)
but better than tier avg
552 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 691 nationally
↑ Growing +65 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Flatlined Growth

risk
#40 of 58 • Bottom 37.9% in tier

Asset growth has flattened despite healthy profitability. May indicate a need to reassess growth strategy.

Why This Signature
Total Assets: $409.46M
(Tier: $231.30M, National: $547.69M)
but better than tier avg
Asset Growth (YoY): 1.68%
(Tier: 4.61%, National: 3.04%)
worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.83%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
but better than tier avg
58 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 82 nationally
↑ Growing +10 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 (7 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Avg: 13.34%
#1 of 1077 Top 0.0% in 100M-500M tier
7
Total Members
engagement
Value: 45,915
Peer Avg: 15,628
#7 of 1077 Top 0.6% in 100M-500M tier
45
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 527.759
Peer Avg: 332.881
#45 of 1077 Top 4.1% in 100M-500M tier
84
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $287.41M
Peer Avg: $147.80M
#84 of 1077 Top 7.7% in 100M-500M tier
104
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $409.46M
Peer Avg: $231.30M
#104 of 1077 Top 9.6% in 100M-500M tier
108
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $351.55M
Peer Avg: $200.29M
#108 of 1077 Top 9.9% in 100M-500M tier
135
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 4.13%
Peer Avg: 0.72%
#135 of 1077 Top 12.4% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

1039
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 43.93%
Peer Avg: 23.61%
#1039 of 1077 Bottom 3.6% in 100M-500M tier
1016
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -4.22%
Peer Avg: 3.64%
#1016 of 1077 Bottom 5.8% in 100M-500M tier
1009
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $13,916
Peer Avg: $24,363
#1009 of 1077 Bottom 6.4% in 100M-500M tier
923
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 1.50%
Peer Avg: 0.86%
#923 of 1077 Bottom 14.4% in 100M-500M tier
904
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $6,260
Peer Avg: $10,245
#904 of 1077 Bottom 16.2% in 100M-500M tier
814
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -2.22%
Peer Avg: 3.45%
#814 of 1077 Bottom 24.5% in 100M-500M tier