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ZEAL

Charter #62426 · MI

Mid-Market 1B-3B
306 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 21 in MI
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ZEAL has 8 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Emerging Performer: Top 0.3% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 6.1% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 6.1% in tier
  • + ROA 2.00% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 1.14% above tier average
  • + Strong member growth: 11.4% YoY
  • + Efficiency Ratio: Top 1.3% in tier
  • + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 1.3% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 0.3% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 2.1% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 12.4% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 26.3% in tier
  • - Delinquency rate 0.70% above tier average
  • - Total Deposits: Bottom 1.6% in tier
  • - Total Assets: Bottom 5.6% in tier
  • - Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days): Bottom 7.5% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MI) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 72,792
+11.4% YoY+12.1% QoQ
-23.3K 96,048
-2.7% YoY
36,022
+6.3% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
31%
Assets $1.1B
+20.9% YoY+20.0% QoQ
$-665.6M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$705.1M
+14.1% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
Bottom 5.2% in tier
Loans $714.9M
+9.6% YoY+8.7% QoQ
$-498.8M $1.2B
+0.2% YoY
$480.6M
+13.6% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
Bottom 9.2% in tier
Deposits $846.0M
+22.4% YoY+24.1% QoQ
$-619.6M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$601.5M
+14.1% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 1.3% in tier

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ROA 2.7%
-15.2% YoY+8.0% QoQ
+2.0% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
0.9%
+85.7% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
Top 0.3% in tier
NIM 4.5%
-6.9% YoY-7.4% QoQ
+1.1% 3.4%
+6.2% YoY
3.7%
+3.8% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
Top 4.2% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 49.9%
+4.1% YoY-3.2% QoQ
-24.7% 74.6%
-3.0% YoY
75.8%
-7.1% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
Top 1.3% in tier
Delinquency Rate 1.5%
+24.3% YoY+0.6% QoQ
+0.7 0.8%
+6.9% YoY
0.7%
-7.8% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
Bottom 7.5% in tier
Loan To Share 84.5%
-10.5% YoY-12.4% QoQ
+1.3% 83.2%
-0.4% YoY
65.1%
-0.0% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
48%
AMR $21,443
+4.2% YoY+4.0% QoQ
$-8K $29,652
+2.3% YoY
$22,971
+5.9% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
Bottom 10.1% in tier
CD Concentration 7.3%
+81.2% YoY+91.3% QoQ
-21.5% 28.8% 18.6% 19.8% Bottom 1.6% in tier
Indirect Auto % 8.0%
-19.3% YoY-12.1% QoQ
-10.1% 18.1% 11.7% 7.7% 33%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Emerging Performer

growth
#1 of 79 • Top 0.3% in tier

Smaller CU (bottom 50% by assets in tier) with strong profitability (ROA > 0.5%) AND growth (members >= 1%). Emerging leaders worth watching.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 2.72%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 11.44%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
79 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 260 nationally
→ No prior data (79 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#3 of 115 • Top 6.1% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 11.44%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 2.72%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 8.01%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
115 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 499 nationally
→ No prior data (115 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#10 of 116 • Top 6.1% in tier

Attracting members (0.5-50% YoY) without heavy indirect auto dependency (<15%). Healthy, sustainable growth model.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 11.44%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 8.01%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
116 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 518 nationally
→ No prior data (116 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (4)

Margin Compression

decline
#2 of 24 • Bottom 0.3% in tier

Profitability above 0.75% ROA but margins eroding by at least 0.10%. Something changed - rising costs or falling yields need addressing.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 2.72%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
but better than tier avg
ROA (Prior Year): 3.20%
(Tier: 0.58%, National: 0.75%)
but better than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.49% points
(Tier: 0.14% points, National: -0.45% points)
worse than tier avg
24 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 162 nationally
→ No prior data (24 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#23 of 183 • Bottom 26.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 9.56%
(Tier: 6.71%, National: 1.74%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.28% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
183 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 710 nationally
→ No prior data (183 CUs now) | New qualifier

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#3 of 15 • Bottom 2.1% in tier

Exceptional capital position (>16%, top quartile). Strong fundamentals—opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why This Signature
Net Worth Ratio: 19.20%
(Tier: 11.28%, National: 14.35%)
but better than tier avg
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 84.51%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 65.58%)
but better than tier avg
15 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 143 nationally
→ Stable (16→15 CUs) -1 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#47 of 225 • Bottom 12.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.28% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
225 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 1013 nationally
→ Stable (228→225 CUs) -3 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 306 peers in tier

Top Strengths (11 metrics)

1
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 2.72%
Peer Median: 0.66%
#1 of 306 Top 0.1% in 1B-3B tier
5
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 49.94%
Peer Median: 75.16%
#5 of 306 Top 1.3% in 1B-3B tier
5
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 7.31%
Peer Median: 27.93%
#5 of 306 Top 1.3% in 1B-3B tier
7
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 19.20%
Peer Median: 10.85%
#7 of 306 Top 2.0% in 1B-3B tier
12
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 20.93%
Peer Median: 4.82%
#12 of 306 Top 3.6% in 1B-3B tier
13
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.50%
Peer Median: 3.37%
#13 of 306 Top 3.9% in 1B-3B tier
13
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 22.37%
Peer Median: 4.44%
#13 of 306 Top 3.9% in 1B-3B tier
17
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 11.44%
Peer Median: 2.03%
#17 of 306 Top 5.2% in 1B-3B tier
37
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $285.43
Peer Median: $191.54
#37 of 306 Top 11.8% in 1B-3B tier
65
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 425.684
Peer Median: 345.077
#65 of 306 Top 20.9% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

302
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $845.98M
Peer Median: $1.31B
#302 of 306 Bottom 1.6% in 1B-3B tier
290
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $1.05B
Peer Median: $1.51B
#290 of 306 Bottom 5.6% in 1B-3B tier
284
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 1.46%
Peer Median: 0.63%
#284 of 306 Bottom 7.5% in 1B-3B tier
278
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $714.91M
Peer Median: $1.11B
#278 of 306 Bottom 9.5% in 1B-3B tier
275
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $21,443
Peer Median: $28,178
#275 of 306 Bottom 10.5% in 1B-3B tier
258
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $9,821
Peer Median: $12,733
#258 of 306 Bottom 16.0% in 1B-3B tier
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