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DAKOTA WEST

Charter #62380 ยท ND

1077 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 9 in ND

DAKOTA WEST has 3 strengths but faces 10 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 57.0% in tier
  • + Average Member Relationship (AMR): Top 0.8% in tier
  • + Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR): Top 1.9% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 0.2% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 17.0% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 22.7% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 27.5% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 28.1% in tier
  • - ROA 0.38% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 3.11% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 1.85% above tier average
  • - Members Per Employee (MPE): Bottom 0.5% in tier
  • - Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days): Bottom 3.0% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (ND) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 7,217
-1.6% YoY+0.9% QoQ
-8.4K 15,628
-3.4% YoY
7,412
-0.5% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
Bottom 11.9% in tier
Assets $335.0M
+4.9% YoY+2.3% QoQ
+$103.7M $231.3M
-0.0% YoY
$201.0M
+5.9% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
79%
Loans $171.9M
-0.5% YoY-0.7% QoQ
+$24.1M $147.8M
-1.4% YoY
$137.9M
+2.5% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
67%
Deposits $292.5M
+4.4% YoY+1.7% QoQ
+$92.2M $200.3M
-0.0% YoY
$165.9M
+4.4% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
80%

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ROA 0.4%
-59.2% YoY-23.4% QoQ
-0.4% 0.8%
+15.5% YoY
0.9%
-6.7% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
26%
NIM 3.4%
+1.4% YoY+3.8% QoQ
-0.2% 3.6%
+6.9% YoY
3.4%
+7.4% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
40%
Efficiency Ratio 80.4%
+10.5% YoY+3.0% QoQ
+3.1% 77.3%
-3.0% YoY
74.0%
-24.8% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
62%
Delinquency Rate 2.7%
+527.8% YoY-44.6% QoQ
+1.8 0.9%
+7.6% YoY
0.9%
-3.9% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
Top 3.0% in tier
Loan To Share 58.8%
-4.7% YoY-2.4% QoQ
-13.9% 72.7%
-1.5% YoY
72.0%
-4.4% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
20%
AMR $64,347
+4.2% YoY-0.1% QoQ
+$40K $24,363
+2.9% YoY
$32,427
+3.2% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
Top 0.9% in tier
CD Concentration 23.9%
+12.9% YoY+7.2% QoQ
-0.5% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
22.4%
+2.4% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
50%
Indirect Auto % 1.2%
-44.3% YoY-15.2% QoQ
-12.8% 14.0%
-5.7% YoY
1.1%
-2.9% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#147 of 257 โ€ข Top 57.0% in tier

Top-tier average member relationship within peer group, with stable or growing engagement. Strong wallet share positioning.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 4.18%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $12.2K
(Tier: $2.8K, National: $2.0K)
better than tier avg
257 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 341 nationally
โ†‘ Growing +59 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (5)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#6 of 736 โ€ข Bottom 0.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 2.27% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
worse than tier avg
736 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 1002 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -199 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Stagnation Risk

risk
#280 of 550 โ€ข Bottom 17.0% 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): -1.58%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -0.51%
(Tier: 3.65%, National: 36.38%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 2.71%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
worse than tier avg
550 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 648 nationally
โ†’ Stable (555โ†’550 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Membership Headwinds

decline
#375 of 550 โ€ข Bottom 22.7% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -1.58%
(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 | New qualifier

Efficiency Drag

risk
#485 of 521 โ€ข Bottom 27.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 80.39%
(Tier: 77.15%, National: 79.10%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.60% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.05% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -1.58%
(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 | New qualifier

Institutional Decline

decline
#222 of 256 โ€ข Bottom 28.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Total Assets: $335.02M
(Tier: $331.87M, National: $547.69M)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -1.58%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -0.51%
(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 | 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 (5 metrics)

10
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $64,347
Peer Avg: -
#10 of 1077 Top 0.8% in 100M-500M tier
21
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $23,820
Peer Avg: -
#21 of 1077 Top 1.9% in 100M-500M tier
212
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $292.48M
Peer Avg: -
#212 of 1077 Top 19.6% in 100M-500M tier
213
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.13%
Peer Avg: -
#213 of 1077 Top 19.7% in 100M-500M tier
228
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $335.02M
Peer Avg: -
#228 of 1077 Top 21.1% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (4 metrics)

1073
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 138.788
Peer Avg: -
#1073 of 1077 Bottom 0.5% in 100M-500M tier
1046
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 2.71%
Peer Avg: -
#1046 of 1077 Bottom 3.0% in 100M-500M tier
949
Total Members
engagement
Value: 7,217
Peer Avg: -
#949 of 1077 Bottom 12.0% in 100M-500M tier
860
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 58.78%
Peer Avg: -
#860 of 1077 Bottom 20.2% in 100M-500M tier
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