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MEMBERS "FIRST" COMMUNITY

Charter #63368 · IL

100M-500M
1070 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 28 in IL

MEMBERS "FIRST" COMMUNITY has 8 strengths but faces 6 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + ROA 1.73% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.48% above tier average
  • + Net Worth Ratio: Top 0.7% in tier
  • + Fee Income Per Member: Top 0.9% in tier
  • + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 3.6% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Total Deposits: Bottom 0.6% in tier
  • - Total Assets: Bottom 8.2% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 7,470
+2.8% YoY+0.9% QoQ
-7.7K 15,145
-2.5% YoY
22,133
+6.8% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 14.7% in tier
Assets $111.3M
+9.9% YoY+6.2% QoQ
$-120.4M $231.7M
+0.8% YoY
$406.0M
+9.7% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
Bottom 8.1% in tier
Loans $77.3M
+5.4% YoY+0.0% QoQ
$-66.8M $144.1M
+0.2% YoY
$279.6M
+10.0% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
22%
Deposits $82.5M
+10.3% YoY+7.9% QoQ
$-118.6M $201.1M
+0.4% YoY
$344.9M
+10.3% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 0.5% in tier

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ROA 2.5%
+14.5% YoY+27.2% QoQ
+1.7% 0.7%
+5.1% YoY
0.5%
-57.9% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
Top 1.5% in tier
NIM 4.1%
-9.0% YoY-5.2% QoQ
+0.5% 3.6%
+4.6% YoY
3.7%
-0.2% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
79%
Efficiency Ratio 63.4%
-3.5% YoY-2.2% QoQ
-14.6% 78.0%
-1.7% YoY
87.0%
+8.4% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
Top 12.2% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.1%
-30.1% QoQ
-0.7 0.8%
+7.1% YoY
1.2%
+7.3% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
Top 6.5% in tier
Loan To Share 93.7%
-4.4% YoY-7.3% QoQ
+23.3% 70.4%
-0.4% YoY
60.2%
-0.9% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
Top 5.5% in tier
AMR $21,395
+4.9% YoY+3.0% QoQ
$-4K $24,918
+2.7% YoY
$15,723
+4.6% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
40%
CD Concentration 3.4%
-74.2% YoY-42.5% QoQ
-20.9% 24.3% 14.0% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -13.8% 13.8% 7.2% 7.7% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#25 of 352 • Top 50.0% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.84%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 2.46%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.80%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
352 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 499 nationally
→ No prior data (352 CUs now) | New qualifier

Emerging Performer

growth
#29 of 157 • Top 50.0% 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: 2.46%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.84%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
157 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 260 nationally
→ No prior data (157 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#167 of 371 • Top 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.84%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.80%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
371 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 518 nationally
→ No prior data (371 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (4)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#91 of 183 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

Loan demand outpacing deposits. They're bumping against liquidity limits - need funding solutions.

Why This Signature
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 93.72%
(Tier: 72.31%, National: 65.58%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 5.38%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
but better than tier avg
183 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 367 nationally
→ Stable (182→183 CUs) +1 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#72 of 126 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Net Worth Ratio: 25.22%
(Tier: 11.91%, National: 14.35%)
but better than tier avg
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 93.72%
(Tier: 72.31%, National: 65.58%)
but better than tier avg
126 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 143 nationally
↑ Growing +19 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#361 of 476 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 5.38%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.06% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
476 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 710 nationally
→ No prior data (476 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#558 of 727 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.06% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
727 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 1013 nationally
↓ Shrinking -60 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 1070 peers in tier

Top Strengths (12 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 6.61%
#1 of 1070 Top 0.1% in 100M-500M tier
9
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 25.22%
Peer Median: 11.45%
#9 of 1070 Top 0.7% in 100M-500M tier
11
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $522.64
Peer Median: $154.95
#11 of 1070 Top 0.9% in 100M-500M tier
16
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 2.46%
Peer Median: 0.69%
#16 of 1070 Top 1.4% in 100M-500M tier
39
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 3.40%
Peer Median: 23.10%
#39 of 1070 Top 3.6% in 100M-500M tier
59
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 93.72%
Peer Median: 71.88%
#59 of 1070 Top 5.4% in 100M-500M tier
71
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.10%
Peer Median: 0.61%
#71 of 1070 Top 6.5% in 100M-500M tier
90
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 10.28%
Peer Median: 3.30%
#90 of 1070 Top 8.3% in 100M-500M tier
110
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 9.89%
Peer Median: 3.91%
#110 of 1070 Top 10.2% in 100M-500M tier
132
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 63.45%
Peer Median: 78.68%
#132 of 1070 Top 12.2% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

1065
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $82.50M
Peer Median: $171.29M
#1065 of 1070 Bottom 0.6% in 100M-500M tier
983
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $111.34M
Peer Median: $196.57M
#983 of 1070 Bottom 8.2% in 100M-500M tier
913
Total Members
engagement
Value: 7,470
Peer Median: 13,200
#913 of 1070 Bottom 14.8% in 100M-500M tier
829
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $77.32M
Peer Median: $121.41M
#829 of 1070 Bottom 22.6% in 100M-500M tier
811
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 42.06%
Peer Median: 29.47%
#811 of 1070 Bottom 24.3% in 100M-500M tier
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