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BEST FINANCIAL

Charter #62027 ยท MI

1077 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 67 in MI

BEST FINANCIAL has 2 strengths but faces 4 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 15.9% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 27.0% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 5.3% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 96.2% in tier
  • - ROA 0.58% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 11.66% above tier (higher cost structure)

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MI) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 13,754
+2.6% YoY+1.0% QoQ
-1.9K 15,628
-3.4% YoY
35,456
+8.6% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
51%
Assets $141.8M
+1.6% YoY+0.5% QoQ
$-89.5M $231.3M
-0.0% YoY
$650.8M
+12.6% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
27%
Loans $104.1M
+5.6% YoY+1.6% QoQ
$-43.6M $147.8M
-1.4% YoY
$461.6M
+14.9% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
37%
Deposits $117.7M
+1.6% YoY+0.3% QoQ
$-82.6M $200.3M
-0.0% YoY
$550.3M
+12.5% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
24%

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ROA 0.2%
+50.6% YoY+448.8% QoQ
-0.6% 0.8%
+15.5% YoY
0.8%
-27.1% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
Bottom 14.0% in tier
NIM 3.5%
+12.6% YoY+3.0% QoQ
-0.1% 3.6%
+6.9% YoY
3.7%
+8.5% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
45%
Efficiency Ratio 88.9%
+0.0% YoY-3.0% QoQ
+11.7% 77.3%
-3.0% YoY
76.1%
-1.3% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
Top 12.2% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.8%
-11.6% YoY-1.7% QoQ
-0.1 0.9%
+7.6% YoY
0.9%
-19.7% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
59%
Loan To Share 88.5%
+4.0% YoY+1.3% QoQ
+15.8% 72.7%
-1.5% YoY
68.1%
+0.3% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
82%
AMR $16,130
+0.9% YoY-0.1% QoQ
$-8K $24,363
+2.9% YoY
$22,054
+2.5% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
Bottom 13.9% in tier
CD Concentration 16.1%
-30.8% YoY-7.3% QoQ
-8.3% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
18.6%
+6.0% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
50%
Indirect Auto % 5.3%
+54.8% YoY+42.1% QoQ
-8.7% 14.0%
-5.7% YoY
11.9%
-2.7% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (2)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#210 of 430 โ€ข Top 15.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.56%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 5.27%
(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 improving

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#496 of 603 โ€ข Top 27.0% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.56%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.21%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 5.27%
(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

Concerns (2)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#94 of 521 โ€ข Bottom 5.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 88.94%
(Tier: 77.15%, National: 79.10%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.07% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.05% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.56%
(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 improving

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#129 of 134 โ€ข Bottom 96.2% 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: 16.22%
(Tier: 11.95%, National: 14.51%)
but better than tier avg
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 88.48%
(Tier: 74.56%, National: 67.96%)
but better than tier avg
134 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 155 nationally
โ†‘ Growing +25 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 (4 metrics)

114
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 16.22%
Peer Avg: -
#114 of 1077 Top 10.5% in 100M-500M tier
198
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 88.48%
Peer Avg: -
#198 of 1077 Top 18.3% in 100M-500M tier
223
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $225.69
Peer Avg: -
#223 of 1077 Top 20.6% in 100M-500M tier
257
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 2.56%
Peer Avg: -
#257 of 1077 Top 23.8% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (4 metrics)

947
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 88.94%
Peer Avg: -
#947 of 1077 Bottom 12.2% in 100M-500M tier
927
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $16,130
Peer Avg: -
#927 of 1077 Bottom 14.0% in 100M-500M tier
926
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.21%
Peer Avg: -
#926 of 1077 Bottom 14.1% in 100M-500M tier
817
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $117.70M
Peer Avg: -
#817 of 1077 Bottom 24.2% in 100M-500M tier
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