ALPENA-ALCONA AREA

Charter #62035 | MI

750M-1B (112 CUs) Community (281 CUs)
9 750M-1B in MI

ALPENA-ALCONA AREA has 8 strengths but faces 3 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 6.6% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 6.7% in tier
  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 11.9% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 12.5% in tier
  • + ROA 0.87% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.03% above tier average
  • + Loan Growth Rate: Top 5.4% in tier
  • + Efficiency Ratio: Top 7.1% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Growth-at-Risk: Bottom 17.3% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 20.5% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 29.3% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MI) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 48,818
+3.2% YoY+1.2% QoQ
-3.3K 52,114
-2.1% YoY
35,456
+8.6% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
42nd in tier
Assets $918.8M
+9.1% YoY+1.8% QoQ
+$59.8M $859.0M
+0.0% YoY
$650.8M
+12.6% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
Top 20.5% in tier
Loans $573.5M
+16.9% YoY+4.0% QoQ
$-29.8M $603.4M
+1.0% YoY
$461.6M
+14.9% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
34th in tier
Deposits $800.9M
+8.6% YoY+1.6% QoQ
+$66.8M $734.2M
+0.9% YoY
$550.3M
+12.5% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
Top 18.8% in tier
ROA 1.6%
+15.5% YoY+5.1% QoQ
+0.9% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
0.8%
-27.1% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
Top 5.4% in tier
NIM 3.4%
+4.2% YoY+1.2% QoQ
+0.0% 3.4%
+9.6% YoY
3.7%
+8.5% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
51st in tier
Efficiency Ratio 57.1%
-1.2% YoY-3.4% QoQ
-17.4% 74.5%
-3.2% YoY
76.1%
-1.3% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
Bottom 7.1% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.7%
+0.6% YoY+14.0% QoQ
-0.1 0.8%
+5.0% YoY
0.9%
-19.7% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
56th in tier
Loan To Share 71.6%
+7.6% YoY+2.3% QoQ
-11.1% 82.7%
+0.1% YoY
68.1%
+0.3% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
Bottom 21.4% in tier
AMR $28,155
+8.4% YoY+1.4% QoQ
$-496 $28,651
+2.5% YoY
$22,054
+2.5% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
58th in tier
CD Concentration 30.4%
+5.1% YoY+5.8% QoQ
+6.0% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
18.6%
+6.0% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
72nd in tier
Indirect Auto % 18.2%
+4.5% YoY+1.1% QoQ
+4.2% 14.0%
-5.8% YoY
11.9%
-2.7% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
68th in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (4)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#122 of 603 • Top 6.6% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 3.17%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.58%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 18.17%
(Tier: 13.96%, National: 7.90%)
but worse than tier avg
603 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 917 nationally
→ Stable (608→603 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#185 of 1006 • Top 6.7% in tier

Average member relationship growing year-over-year. Members are deepening their engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 8.43%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
1006 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 1330 nationally
↑ Growing +249 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#328 of 1006 • Top 11.9% in tier

Average member relationship growing year-over-year. Increasing engagement suggests members are consolidating more business here.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 8.43%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $2.3K
(Tier: $2.8K, National: $2.0K)
but worse than tier avg
1006 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 1330 nationally
↑ Growing +249 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#165 of 430 • Top 12.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 3.17%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
430 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 608 nationally
↓ Shrinking -21 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Concerns (3)

Growth-at-Risk

risk
#260 of 446 • Bottom 17.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 16.86%
(Tier: 3.64%, National: 36.38%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.00% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
but better than tier avg
446 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 646 nationally
↓ Shrinking -77 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#330 of 525 • Bottom 20.5% in tier

Significant portion of loan portfolio in indirect auto (>15%). This concentration creates dependency on dealer relationships.

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 9.14%
(Tier: 4.61%, National: 3.04%)
but better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 18.17%
(Tier: 13.96%, National: 7.90%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 3.17%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
but better than tier avg
525 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 768 nationally
↓ Shrinking -18 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#725 of 736 • Bottom 29.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.00% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
but better than tier avg
736 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 1002 nationally
↓ Shrinking -199 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 112 peers in tier

Top Strengths (9 metrics)

6
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.58%
Peer Avg: 0.71%
#6 of 112 Top 4.5% in 750M-1B tier
7
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 16.86%
Peer Avg: 4.84%
#7 of 112 Top 5.4% in 750M-1B tier
9
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 57.12%
Peer Avg: 74.52%
#9 of 112 Top 7.1% in 750M-1B tier
20
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 8.43%
Peer Avg: 4.90%
#20 of 112 Top 17.0% in 750M-1B tier
21
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 9.14%
Peer Avg: 4.25%
#21 of 112 Top 17.9% in 750M-1B tier
21
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $800.93M
Peer Avg: $734.17M
#21 of 112 Top 17.9% in 750M-1B tier
22
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 8.55%
Peer Avg: 5.03%
#22 of 112 Top 18.8% in 750M-1B tier
23
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $918.80M
Peer Avg: $859.01M
#23 of 112 Top 19.6% in 750M-1B tier
28
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 3.17%
Peer Avg: 1.14%
#28 of 112 Top 24.1% in 750M-1B tier

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

88
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 71.61%
Peer Avg: 82.66%
#88 of 112 Bottom 22.3% in 750M-1B tier
87
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $148.16
Peer Avg: $204.75
#87 of 112 Bottom 23.2% in 750M-1B tier