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ASCENSION

Charter #62018 ยท LA

1077 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 22 in LA

ASCENSION has 6 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Credit Quality Leader: Top 4.1% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 9.3% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 18.9% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 1.17% above tier average
  • + Indirect Auto Concentration (%): Top 0.0% in tier
  • + Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days): Top 1.3% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 5.8% in tier
  • - ROA 0.47% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 14.87% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Total Assets: Bottom 5.2% in tier
  • - Total Deposits: Bottom 6.2% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (LA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 10,540
+3.9% YoY+0.0% QoQ
-5.1K 15,628
-3.4% YoY
9,352
+2.6% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
33%
Assets $107.4M
+4.7% YoY+1.9% QoQ
$-123.9M $231.3M
-0.0% YoY
$121.4M
+4.9% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
Bottom 5.1% in tier
Loans $84.7M
+8.0% YoY+6.0% QoQ
$-63.1M $147.8M
-1.4% YoY
$86.9M
+5.1% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
25%
Deposits $94.2M
+4.7% YoY+1.3% QoQ
$-106.1M $200.3M
-0.0% YoY
$103.9M
+6.5% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
Bottom 6.1% in tier

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ROA 0.3%
-21.3% YoY+9.6% QoQ
-0.5% 0.8%
+15.5% YoY
0.5%
+1.1% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
20%
NIM 4.8%
+10.2% YoY+1.8% QoQ
+1.2% 3.6%
+6.9% YoY
4.3%
+3.2% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
Top 5.0% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 92.2%
-0.8% YoY-0.7% QoQ
+14.9% 77.3%
-3.0% YoY
82.9%
-3.6% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
Top 7.1% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.0%
-90.5% YoY+84.2% QoQ
-0.8 0.9%
+7.6% YoY
1.8%
-12.2% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
Bottom 1.3% in tier
Loan To Share 89.9%
+3.1% YoY+4.6% QoQ
+17.2% 72.7%
-1.5% YoY
70.9%
-2.6% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
84%
AMR $16,973
+2.3% YoY+3.4% QoQ
$-7K $24,363
+2.9% YoY
$13,297
+2.9% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
18%
CD Concentration 28.0%
-7.6% YoY-1.4% QoQ
+3.6% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
15.0%
+9.1% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
50%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -14.0% 14.0%
-5.7% YoY
5.3%
+10.6% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Credit Quality Leader

growth
#15 of 340 โ€ข Top 4.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.04%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): -0.33% 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

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#124 of 430 โ€ข Top 9.3% in tier

Attracting members (0.5-50% YoY) without heavy indirect auto dependency (<20%). Healthy, sustainable growth model.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 3.85%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.97%, National: 7.90%)
better than tier avg
430 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 608 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -21 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#347 of 603 โ€ข Top 18.9% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 3.85%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.32%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.97%, National: 7.90%)
better than tier avg
603 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 917 nationally
โ†’ Stable (608โ†’603 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Concerns (1)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#103 of 521 โ€ข Bottom 5.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 92.15%
(Tier: 77.15%, National: 79.10%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.09% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.05% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 3.85%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
but better than tier avg
521 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 624 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -113 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 1077 peers in tier

Top Strengths (7 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Avg: -
#1 of 1077 Top 0.0% in 100M-500M tier
15
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.04%
Peer Avg: -
#15 of 1077 Top 1.3% in 100M-500M tier
54
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.75%
Peer Avg: -
#54 of 1077 Top 4.9% in 100M-500M tier
144
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 3.85%
Peer Avg: -
#144 of 1077 Top 13.3% in 100M-500M tier
168
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 89.89%
Peer Avg: -
#168 of 1077 Top 15.5% in 100M-500M tier
243
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 8.00%
Peer Avg: -
#243 of 1077 Top 22.5% in 100M-500M tier
260
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 16.88%
Peer Avg: -
#260 of 1077 Top 24.0% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (7 metrics)

1022
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $107.38M
Peer Avg: -
#1022 of 1077 Bottom 5.2% in 100M-500M tier
1011
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $94.21M
Peer Avg: -
#1011 of 1077 Bottom 6.2% in 100M-500M tier
1001
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 92.15%
Peer Avg: -
#1001 of 1077 Bottom 7.1% in 100M-500M tier
886
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $16,973
Peer Avg: -
#886 of 1077 Bottom 17.8% in 100M-500M tier
865
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.32%
Peer Avg: -
#865 of 1077 Bottom 19.8% in 100M-500M tier
821
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 263.500
Peer Avg: -
#821 of 1077 Bottom 23.9% in 100M-500M tier
810
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $84.69M
Peer Avg: -
#810 of 1077 Bottom 24.9% in 100M-500M tier
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