BlastPoint's Credit Union Scorecard
FIRST NORTHERN
Charter #66359 · IL
FIRST NORTHERN has 4 strengths but faces 5 concerns
Key Strengths
Areas where this CU excels compared to peers
- + ROA 1.06% above tier average
- + Net Interest Margin 0.55% above tier average
- + Fee Income Per Member: Top 2.7% in tier
- + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 6.5% in tier
Key Concerns
Areas that may need attention
- - Flatlined Growth: Bottom 50.0% in tier
- - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 50.0% in tier
- - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 50.0% in tier
- - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 50.0% in tier
- - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 50.0% 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 -1.1% year over year ($288M in shares and deposits).
- Membership: 21,253 members, -1.6% vs a year ago.
- Delinquency rate 0.71%.
- Return on assets 1.93%.
- Efficiency ratio 67.77% vs a 76.73% peer average.
- Loan-to-share ratio 80.93% 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 |
21,253
-1.6% YoY-0.4% QoQ
|
+6.1K |
15,168
-2.6% YoY
|
23,254
+11.8% YoY
|
34,678
+6.6% YoY
|
81% |
| Assets |
$333.2M
+1.3% YoY-0.5% QoQ
|
+$101.2M |
$232.0M
+0.7% YoY
|
$427.8M
+15.2% YoY
|
$593.1M
+10.2% YoY
|
79% |
| Loans |
$233.2M
+6.6% YoY+2.3% QoQ
|
+$87.0M |
$146.3M
+0.2% YoY
|
$298.4M
+15.0% YoY
|
$418.6M
+10.1% YoY
|
83% |
| Deposits |
$288.2M
-1.1% YoY-1.6% QoQ
|
+$87.5M |
$200.7M
+0.2% YoY
|
$358.8M
+15.8% YoY
|
$504.8M
+10.3% YoY
|
80% |
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| ROA |
1.9%
+197.2% YoY+174.4% QoQ
|
+1.1% |
0.9%
+12.5% YoY
|
1.1%
+953.5% YoY
|
1.2%
+121.4% YoY
|
Top 4.1% in tier |
| NIM |
4.2%
+7.9% YoY+4.2% QoQ
|
+0.5% |
3.7%
+4.5% YoY
|
3.7%
+1.5% YoY
|
3.8%
+2.3% YoY
|
82% |
| Efficiency Ratio |
67.8%
-18.8% YoY-17.1% QoQ
|
-9.0% |
76.7%
-0.8% YoY
|
84.5%
-59.6% YoY
|
83.0%
-5.3% YoY
|
21% |
| Delinquency Rate |
0.7%
+1.0% YoY+11.9% QoQ
|
-0.2 |
0.9%
+6.6% YoY
|
1.3%
-18.5% YoY
|
1.3%
+2.6% YoY
|
50% |
| Loan To Share |
80.9%
+7.8% YoY+3.9% QoQ
|
+9.4% |
71.5%
-0.3% YoY
|
60.1%
-3.0% YoY
|
66.4%
-1.4% YoY
|
66% |
| AMR |
$24,535
+3.8% YoY+0.6% QoQ
|
$-571 |
$25,107
+3.2% YoY
|
$15,331
+1.7% YoY
|
$20,028
-0.9% YoY
|
58% |
| CD Concentration |
7.1%
-1.1% YoY-5.5% QoQ
|
-17.5% | 24.6% | 14.0% | 20.0% | 50% |
| Indirect Auto % |
14.2%
+11.7% YoY+5.0% QoQ
|
+0.6% | 13.6% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 50% |
Signature Analysis
Strengths (0)
Concerns (5)
Flatlined Growth
riskAsset growth stalled (-2% to +2%) despite healthy profitability (>0.25% ROA). Suggests untapped opportunity or strategic drift worth investigating.
Membership Headwinds
declineMembership declining year-over-year. They need solutions to stop the bleeding before it impacts revenue.
Credit Risk Growth
riskLoan portfolio growing while delinquencies are rising. Expansion with deteriorating credit quality needs attention.
Stagnation Risk
riskMembership shrinking at least 0.5% year-over-year. Declining member base creates long-term risk even if current operations appear healthy.
Credit Quality Pressure
riskDelinquencies are rising year-over-year. Credit risk is building - they may need better underwriting tools.
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)