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MEMBERS "FIRST" COMMUNITY

Charter #63368 · IL

100M-500M
1024 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 24 in IL

MEMBERS "FIRST" COMMUNITY has 8 strengths but faces 4 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
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + ROA 0.88% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.41% above tier average
  • + Net Worth Ratio: Top 0.9% in tier
  • + Fee Income Per Member: Top 1.3% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Total Deposits: Bottom 0.6% in tier
  • - Total Assets: Bottom 7.8% in tier

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

Your Quarter, Wrapped

A 35-second highlight reel of your Q2 2026 — the wins worth celebrating and the one signal worth watching, pulled straight from your scorecard data.

Q2 2026 at a glance

  • One of 1,024 credit unions with $100M-$500M in assets nationally, and 1 of 24 that size in Illinois.
  • Shares and deposits +12.2% year over year ($82.4M in shares and deposits).
  • Membership: 7,545 members, +2.5% vs a year ago.
  • Delinquency rate 0.03%.
  • Return on assets 1.74%.
  • Efficiency ratio 68.53% vs a 76.73% peer average.
  • Loan-to-share ratio 95.80% vs a 71.54% peer average.

Data period: Q2 2026 NCUA call report. Animation disabled (reduced-motion preference). Full details in the metrics table below.

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 7,545
+2.5% YoY+1.0% QoQ
-7.6K 15,168
-2.6% YoY
23,254
+11.8% YoY
34,678
+6.6% YoY
15%
Assets $111.6M
+10.9% YoY+0.2% QoQ
$-120.4M $232.0M
+0.7% YoY
$427.8M
+15.2% YoY
$593.1M
+10.2% YoY
Bottom 7.7% in tier
Loans $78.9M
+4.5% YoY+2.1% QoQ
$-67.3M $146.3M
+0.2% YoY
$298.4M
+15.0% YoY
$418.6M
+10.1% YoY
23%
Deposits $82.4M
+12.2% YoY-0.1% QoQ
$-118.3M $200.7M
+0.2% YoY
$358.8M
+15.8% YoY
$504.8M
+10.3% YoY
Bottom 0.5% in tier

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ROA 1.7%
-19.4% YoY-29.3% QoQ
+0.9% 0.9%
+12.5% YoY
1.1%
+953.5% YoY
1.2%
+121.4% YoY
Top 7.1% in tier
NIM 4.1%
-6.8% YoY-0.3% QoQ
+0.4% 3.7%
+4.5% YoY
3.7%
+1.5% YoY
3.8%
+2.3% YoY
75%
Efficiency Ratio 68.5%
+5.2% YoY+8.0% QoQ
-8.2% 76.7%
-0.8% YoY
84.5%
-59.6% YoY
83.0%
-5.3% YoY
23%
Delinquency Rate 0.0%
-71.4% QoQ
-0.9 0.9%
+6.6% YoY
1.3%
-18.5% YoY
1.3%
+2.6% YoY
Top 1.8% in tier
Loan To Share 95.8%
-6.8% YoY+2.2% QoQ
+24.3% 71.5%
-0.3% YoY
60.1%
-3.0% YoY
66.4%
-1.4% YoY
Top 5.3% in tier
AMR $21,386
+5.6% YoY-0.0% QoQ
$-4K $25,107
+3.2% YoY
$15,331
+1.7% YoY
$20,028
-0.9% YoY
40%
CD Concentration 3.3%
-74.8% YoY-3.6% QoQ
-21.3% 24.6% 14.0% 20.0% 50%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -13.6% 13.6% 6.8% 7.7% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (4)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#24 of 344 • Top 50.0% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.50%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.74%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.63%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
344 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 490 nationally
↓ Shrinking -271 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Emerging Performer

growth
#46 of 175 • 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: 1.74%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.50%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
175 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 283 nationally
→ Stable (178→175 CUs) -3 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#175 of 342 • 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): 2.50%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.63%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
342 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 485 nationally
↓ Shrinking -91 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#423 of 483 • Top 50.0% in tier

Average member relationship growing 5%+ year-over-year. Members are significantly deepening their engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 5.63%
(Tier: 3.97%, National: 35.20%)
better than tier avg
483 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 635 nationally
↑ Growing +52 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Concerns (2)

Margin Compression

decline
#26 of 140 • Bottom 50.0% 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: 1.74%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
but better than tier avg
ROA (Prior Year): 2.16%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 0.66%)
but better than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.42% points
(Tier: 0.10% points, National: 0.47% points)
worse than tier avg
140 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 167 nationally
→ Stable (143→140 CUs) -3 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Liquidity Strain

risk
#105 of 224 • 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: 95.80%
(Tier: 73.56%, National: 66.39%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 4.49%
(Tier: 4.13%, National: 78.26%)
but better than tier avg
224 of 1024 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 432 nationally
↓ Shrinking -11 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

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 1024 peers in tier

Top Strengths (11 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 6.15%
#1 of 1024 Top 0.1% in 100M-500M tier
10
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 25.42%
Peer Median: 11.71%
#10 of 1024 Top 0.9% in 100M-500M tier
14
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $412.86
Peer Median: $159.88
#14 of 1024 Top 1.3% in 100M-500M tier
19
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.03%
Peer Median: 0.71%
#19 of 1024 Top 1.8% in 100M-500M tier
38
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 3.28%
Peer Median: 23.39%
#38 of 1024 Top 3.6% in 100M-500M tier
50
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 12.17%
Peer Median: 3.58%
#50 of 1024 Top 4.8% in 100M-500M tier
54
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 95.80%
Peer Median: 73.07%
#54 of 1024 Top 5.2% in 100M-500M tier
71
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 10.94%
Peer Median: 4.12%
#71 of 1024 Top 6.8% in 100M-500M tier
73
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.74%
Peer Median: 0.75%
#73 of 1024 Top 7.0% in 100M-500M tier
233
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 68.53%
Peer Median: 77.26%
#233 of 1024 Top 22.7% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (4 metrics)

1019
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $82.41M
Peer Median: $170.77M
#1019 of 1024 Bottom 0.6% in 100M-500M tier
945
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $111.61M
Peer Median: $196.38M
#945 of 1024 Bottom 7.8% in 100M-500M tier
867
Total Members
engagement
Value: 7,545
Peer Median: 13,128
#867 of 1024 Bottom 15.4% in 100M-500M tier
790
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $78.95M
Peer Median: $124.04M
#790 of 1024 Bottom 22.9% in 100M-500M tier
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