COMMUNITY CHOICE

Charter #65078 | IA

750M-1B (112 CUs) Community (281 CUs)
1 750M-1B in IA

COMMUNITY CHOICE has 7 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 7.2% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 8.8% in tier
  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 9.3% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 17.8% in tier
  • + ROA 0.28% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.80% above tier average
  • + Fee Income Per Member: Top 8.9% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 6.1% in tier
  • - Growth-at-Risk: Bottom 21.8% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 28.3% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 34.6% in tier
  • - Efficiency ratio 4.10% above tier (higher cost structure)

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 53,383
+4.1% YoY+0.5% QoQ
+1.3K 52,114
-2.1% YoY
24,664
+0.3% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
53rd in tier
Assets $865.3M
+9.4% YoY-0.5% QoQ
+$6.3M $859.0M
+0.0% YoY
$515.3M
+7.1% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
54th in tier
Loans $714.1M
+9.0% YoY+2.8% QoQ
+$110.8M $603.4M
+1.0% YoY
$418.6M
+8.3% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
Top 16.1% in tier
Deposits $724.2M
+9.3% YoY-2.4% QoQ
$-9.9M $734.2M
+0.9% YoY
$421.4M
+6.5% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
46th in tier
ROA 1.0%
+7.2% YoY+6.0% QoQ
+0.3% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
1.0%
+0.3% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
70th in tier
NIM 4.2%
+0.9% YoY-2.4% QoQ
+0.8% 3.4%
+9.6% YoY
3.8%
+3.9% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
Top 8.9% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 78.6%
+1.1% YoY+0.1% QoQ
+4.1% 74.5%
-3.2% YoY
72.0%
+0.4% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
61st in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.5%
+2.7% YoY-14.2% QoQ
-0.3 0.8%
+5.0% YoY
1.2%
-5.8% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
29th in tier
Loan To Share 98.6%
-0.2% YoY+5.4% QoQ
+15.9% 82.7%
+0.1% YoY
77.1%
-1.2% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
Top 13.4% in tier
AMR $26,944
+4.9% YoY-0.4% QoQ
$-2K $28,651
+2.5% YoY
$20,702
+4.3% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
54th in tier
CD Concentration 18.1%
+22.1% YoY+9.2% QoQ
-6.3% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
22.0%
+1.0% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
28th in tier
Indirect Auto % 0.4%
-63.0% YoY-20.5% QoQ
-13.6% 14.0%
-5.8% YoY
9.3%
-2.2% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
34th in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (4)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#133 of 603 • Top 7.2% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 4.07%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.99%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.36%
(Tier: 13.96%, National: 7.90%)
better than tier avg
603 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 917 nationally
→ Stable (608→603 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#117 of 430 • Top 8.8% in tier

Attracting members without relying on indirect channels. Healthy, sustainable growth model.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 4.07%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
430 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 608 nationally
↓ Shrinking -21 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#256 of 1006 • Top 9.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 4.90%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $3.4K
(Tier: $2.8K, National: $2.0K)
better than tier avg
1006 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 1330 nationally
↑ Growing +249 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#492 of 1006 • Top 17.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 4.90%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
1006 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 1330 nationally
↑ Growing +249 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (4)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#48 of 258 • Bottom 6.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 98.61%
(Tier: 74.56%, National: 67.96%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 9.04%
(Tier: 3.64%, National: 36.38%)
but better than tier avg
258 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 484 nationally
↓ Shrinking -28 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Growth-at-Risk

risk
#328 of 446 • Bottom 21.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 9.04%
(Tier: 3.64%, National: 36.38%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.01% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
but better than tier avg
446 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 646 nationally
↓ Shrinking -77 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#701 of 736 • Bottom 28.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.01% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
but better than tier avg
736 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 1002 nationally
↓ Shrinking -199 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#536 of 552 • Bottom 34.6% 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: 12.63%
(Tier: 11.95%, National: 14.51%)
but better than tier avg
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 98.61%
(Tier: 74.56%, National: 67.96%)
but better than tier avg
552 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 691 nationally
↑ Growing +65 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 112 peers in tier

Top Strengths (9 metrics)

10
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.17%
Peer Avg: 3.38%
#10 of 112 Top 8.0% in 750M-1B tier
11
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $327.53
Peer Avg: $204.75
#11 of 112 Top 8.9% in 750M-1B tier
15
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 98.61%
Peer Avg: 82.66%
#15 of 112 Top 12.5% in 750M-1B tier
16
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 18.14%
Peer Avg: 28.34%
#16 of 112 Top 13.4% in 750M-1B tier
18
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 9.30%
Peer Avg: 5.03%
#18 of 112 Top 15.2% in 750M-1B tier
18
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $714.14M
Peer Avg: $603.36M
#18 of 112 Top 15.2% in 750M-1B tier
20
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 9.42%
Peer Avg: 4.25%
#20 of 112 Top 17.0% in 750M-1B tier
22
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.36%
Peer Avg: 16.60%
#22 of 112 Top 18.8% in 750M-1B tier
23
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 4.07%
Peer Avg: 1.14%
#23 of 112 Top 19.6% in 750M-1B tier

Top Weaknesses (0 metrics)

No weakness rankings available