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ASCENTRA

Charter #63268 · IA

Community 500M-750M
167 CUs in 500M-750M nationally 3 in IA
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ASCENTRA has 1 strength but faces 6 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Net Interest Margin 0.76% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 31.0% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 37.1% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 52.4% in tier
  • - ROA 0.18% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 3.64% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 0.19% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 42,882
+0.2% YoY-0.8% QoQ
+4.8K 38,079
-4.8% YoY
24,966
+0.1% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
66%
Assets $593.2M
+4.4% YoY+3.1% QoQ
$-26.5M $619.7M
-0.2% YoY
$536.2M
+6.4% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
38%
Loans $410.8M
+2.8% YoY-1.1% QoQ
$-8.5M $419.3M
-1.4% YoY
$422.1M
+5.8% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
44%
Deposits $506.9M
+3.4% YoY+3.6% QoQ
$-32.5M $539.5M
-0.1% YoY
$445.2M
+6.5% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
35%

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ROA 0.5%
-11.2% YoY-5.2% QoQ
-0.2% 0.7%
+36.0% YoY
0.9%
+9.6% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
41%
NIM 4.2%
+0.5% YoY-1.8% QoQ
+0.8% 3.5%
+4.5% YoY
3.8%
+3.9% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
Top 9.0% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 82.0%
+0.4% YoY-1.3% QoQ
+3.6% 78.4%
-3.7% YoY
75.3%
-1.6% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
64%
Delinquency Rate 0.9%
+19.6% YoY+0.7% QoQ
+0.2 0.7%
-0.9% YoY
1.1%
-19.0% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
71%
Loan To Share 81.0%
-0.6% YoY-4.5% QoQ
+3.4% 77.7%
-1.2% YoY
74.3%
-0.3% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
54%
AMR $21,403
+2.9% YoY+2.3% QoQ
$-6K $26,927
+3.1% YoY
$21,379
+4.7% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
22%
CD Concentration 22.7%
+5.9% YoY+1.7% QoQ
-1.6% 24.3% 21.8% 19.8% 44%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -13.8% 13.8% 9.2% 7.7% 30%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (3)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#160 of 596 • Bottom 37.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 82.03%
(Tier: 77.94%, National: 84.64%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.06% points
(Tier: 0.05% points, National: -0.45% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 0.20%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
702 nationally
↓ Shrinking -84 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#414 of 727 • Bottom 31.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.15% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
1013 nationally
↓ Shrinking -60 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#365 of 476 • Bottom 52.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 2.81%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.15% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
710 nationally
→ No prior data (476 CUs now) | 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 167 peers in tier

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

15
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.23%
Peer Median: 3.48%
#15 of 167 Top 8.4% in 500M-750M tier
26
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $271.45
Peer Median: $178.80
#26 of 167 Top 15.0% in 500M-750M tier
35
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.01%
Peer Median: 10.91%
#35 of 167 Top 20.4% in 500M-750M tier

Top Weaknesses (3 metrics)

151
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 236.917
Peer Median: 318.730
#151 of 167 Bottom 10.2% in 500M-750M tier
131
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $21,403
Peer Median: $25,600
#131 of 167 Bottom 22.2% in 500M-750M tier
128
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 44.99%
Peer Median: 32.87%
#128 of 167 Bottom 24.0% in 500M-750M tier
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