LINCOLN COUNTY

Charter #63199 | MT

100M-500M (1077 CUs) Micro
13 100M-500M in MT

LINCOLN COUNTY has 8 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Emerging Performer: Top 6.7% in tier
  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 19.7% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 34.6% in tier
  • + ROA 0.98% above tier average
  • + Indirect Auto Concentration (%): Top 0.0% in tier
  • + Efficiency Ratio: Top 0.7% in tier
  • + Net Worth Ratio: Top 2.1% in tier
  • + Average Member Relationship (AMR): Top 8.0% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 1.2% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 7.8% in tier
  • - First Mortgage Concentration (%): Bottom 3.2% in tier
  • - Total Members: Bottom 4.7% in tier
  • - Loan-to-Share Ratio: Bottom 9.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MT) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 5,692
+0.0% YoY+0.3% QoQ
-9.9K 15,628
-3.4% YoY
10,775
+3.4% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
Bottom 4.6% in tier
Assets $174.9M
+4.8% YoY+2.5% QoQ
$-56.4M $231.3M
-0.0% YoY
$192.0M
+6.5% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
41st in tier
Loans $66.6M
-3.6% YoY-2.6% QoQ
$-81.2M $147.8M
-1.4% YoY
$128.7M
+5.8% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
Bottom 13.2% in tier
Deposits $137.1M
+3.6% YoY+2.4% QoQ
$-63.2M $200.3M
-0.0% YoY
$165.1M
+6.8% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
34th in tier
ROA 1.8%
+20.1% YoY+8.1% QoQ
+1.0% 0.8%
+15.5% YoY
0.8%
-56.8% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
Top 5.9% in tier
NIM 2.9%
+18.7% YoY-0.2% QoQ
-0.6% 3.6%
+6.9% YoY
3.7%
+3.8% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
Bottom 18.2% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 44.2%
-12.6% YoY-3.2% QoQ
-33.1% 77.3%
-3.0% YoY
75.4%
+3.6% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
Bottom 0.7% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.6%
+255.7% YoY+276.5% QoQ
-0.3 0.9%
+7.6% YoY
1.0%
-7.2% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
42nd in tier
Loan To Share 48.6%
-7.0% YoY-4.9% QoQ
-24.1% 72.7%
-1.5% YoY
68.8%
-2.3% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
Bottom 9.8% in tier
AMR $35,779
+1.1% YoY+0.4% QoQ
+$11K $24,363
+2.9% YoY
$21,496
+3.0% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
Top 8.1% in tier
CD Concentration 19.5%
+32.0% YoY+15.0% QoQ
-4.9% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
17.7%
+8.0% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
50th in tier
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -14.0% 14.0%
-5.8% YoY
6.1%
-1.9% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
50th in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Emerging Performer

growth
#126 of 627 • Top 6.7% in tier

Profitable credit union with positive returns. May represent growth potential worth exploring.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 1.76%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 0.04%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
but worse than tier avg
627 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 852 nationally
↑ Growing +13 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#544 of 1006 • Top 19.7% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 1.14%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
but worse than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $4.4K
(Tier: $2.8K, National: $2.0K)
better than tier avg
1006 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 1330 nationally
↑ Growing +249 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#953 of 1006 • Top 34.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 1.14%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
but worse than tier avg
1006 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 1330 nationally
↑ Growing +249 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (2)

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#19 of 552 • Bottom 1.2% 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: 21.46%
(Tier: 11.95%, National: 14.51%)
but better than tier avg
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 48.57%
(Tier: 74.56%, National: 67.96%)
worse than tier avg
552 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 691 nationally
↑ Growing +65 CUs YoY

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#193 of 736 • Bottom 7.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.40% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
worse than tier avg
736 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 1002 nationally
↓ Shrinking -199 CUs YoY | Rank improving

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 (6 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Avg: 13.34%
#1 of 1077 Top 0.0% in 100M-500M tier
9
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 44.20%
Peer Avg: 77.28%
#9 of 1077 Top 0.7% in 100M-500M tier
24
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 21.46%
Peer Avg: 12.15%
#24 of 1077 Top 2.1% in 100M-500M tier
64
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.76%
Peer Avg: 0.79%
#64 of 1077 Top 5.8% in 100M-500M tier
87
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $35,779
Peer Avg: $24,363
#87 of 1077 Top 8.0% in 100M-500M tier
138
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 437.846
Peer Avg: 332.881
#138 of 1077 Top 12.7% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

1043
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 67.19%
Peer Avg: 30.43%
#1043 of 1077 Bottom 3.2% in 100M-500M tier
1027
Total Members
engagement
Value: 5,692
Peer Avg: 15,628
#1027 of 1077 Bottom 4.7% in 100M-500M tier
971
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 48.57%
Peer Avg: 72.70%
#971 of 1077 Bottom 9.9% in 100M-500M tier
935
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $66.58M
Peer Avg: $147.80M
#935 of 1077 Bottom 13.3% in 100M-500M tier
881
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.94%
Peer Avg: 3.58%
#881 of 1077 Bottom 18.3% in 100M-500M tier
881
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.57%
Peer Avg: 3.45%
#881 of 1077 Bottom 18.3% in 100M-500M tier