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WHATCOM EDUCATIONAL

Charter #66373 · WA

Mid-Market 3B-5B
76 CUs in 3B-5B nationally 5 in WA
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WHATCOM EDUCATIONAL has 3 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 17.6% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 26.2% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 56.5% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 2.3% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 6.3% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 7.1% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 18.5% in tier
  • - ROA 0.29% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 1.14% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Total Assets: Bottom 6.6% in tier
  • - Total Deposits: Bottom 6.6% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (WA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 169,401
+3.3% YoY+0.9% QoQ
-69.1K 238,465
+0.6% YoY
65,720
+2.5% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
Bottom 14.5% in tier
Assets $3.1B
+8.5% YoY+2.7% QoQ
$-832.1M $4.0B
-0.1% YoY
$1.2B
+3.7% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
Bottom 5.3% in tier
Loans $2.5B
+11.9% YoY-1.1% QoQ
$-472.2M $3.0B
+3.3% YoY
$909.1M
+5.1% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
18%
Deposits $2.6B
+10.0% YoY+3.5% QoQ
$-768.3M $3.3B
+1.1% YoY
$1.0B
+6.5% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
Bottom 5.3% in tier

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ROA 0.5%
-8.7% YoY-7.9% QoQ
-0.3% 0.7%
+5.3% YoY
0.6%
+9.9% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
20%
NIM 3.0%
+10.0% YoY+0.2% QoQ
-0.2% 3.2%
+13.7% YoY
3.7%
+4.7% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
40%
Efficiency Ratio 72.4%
-0.4% YoY-0.4% QoQ
+1.1% 71.3%
-0.6% YoY
76.4%
-1.1% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
58%
Delinquency Rate 0.7%
+54.3% YoY+0.1% QoQ
-0.1 0.8%
+15.9% YoY
0.9%
-2.6% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
59%
Loan To Share 99.3%
+1.7% YoY-4.5% QoQ
+8.5% 90.8%
+2.0% YoY
76.9%
-2.2% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
71%
AMR $30,174
+7.4% YoY+0.2% QoQ
+$1K $29,088
+0.1% YoY
$28,761
+2.7% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
64%
CD Concentration 22.8%
-0.0% YoY+4.8% QoQ
-6.1% 29.0%
+0.7% YoY
22.3%
+2.5% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
23%
Indirect Auto % 18.9%
-27.6% YoY-2.3% QoQ
+0.2% 18.8%
-3.0% YoY
17.1%
-8.4% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
56%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#70 of 138 • Top 17.6% in tier

Attracting members (0.5-50% YoY) without heavy indirect auto dependency (<20%). Healthy, sustainable growth model.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 3.32%
(Tier: 3.18%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 18.95%
(Tier: 18.77%, National: 7.90%)
but worse than tier avg
138 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 608 nationally
↑ Growing +11 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#191 of 246 • Top 26.2% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 3.32%
(Tier: 3.18%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.45%
(Tier: 0.71%, National: 0.71%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 18.95%
(Tier: 18.77%, National: 7.90%)
but worse than tier avg
246 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 917 nationally
↑ Growing +14 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#66 of 116 • Top 56.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 7.36%
(Tier: 3.04%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
116 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 620 nationally
↑ Growing +38 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (4)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#14 of 161 • Bottom 2.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 11.87%
(Tier: 6.14%, National: 36.38%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.25% points
(Tier: 0.07% points, National: 0.07% points)
worse than tier avg
161 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 646 nationally
↓ Shrinking -30 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Liquidity Strain

risk
#34 of 183 • Bottom 6.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 99.30%
(Tier: 86.32%, National: 67.96%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 11.87%
(Tier: 6.14%, National: 36.38%)
but better than tier avg
183 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 484 nationally
↑ Growing +10 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#55 of 217 • Bottom 7.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.25% points
(Tier: 0.07% points, National: 0.07% points)
worse than tier avg
217 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 1002 nationally
↓ Shrinking -70 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#115 of 202 • Bottom 18.5% in tier

Significant portion of loan portfolio in indirect auto (>15%). This concentration creates dependency on dealer relationships.

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 8.49%
(Tier: 5.36%, National: 3.04%)
but better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 18.95%
(Tier: 18.77%, National: 7.90%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 3.32%
(Tier: 3.18%, National: 9.37%)
but better than tier avg
202 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 768 nationally
↓ Shrinking -7 CUs YoY | Rank improving

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 76 peers in tier

Top Strengths (5 metrics)

12
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 7.36%
Peer Avg: -
#12 of 76 Top 14.5% in 3B-5B tier
14
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 22.83%
Peer Avg: -
#14 of 76 Top 17.1% in 3B-5B tier
16
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 11.87%
Peer Avg: -
#16 of 76 Top 19.7% in 3B-5B tier
16
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 10.00%
Peer Avg: -
#16 of 76 Top 19.7% in 3B-5B tier
18
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 8.49%
Peer Avg: -
#18 of 76 Top 22.4% in 3B-5B tier

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

72
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $3.14B
Peer Avg: -
#72 of 76 Bottom 6.6% in 3B-5B tier
72
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $2.56B
Peer Avg: -
#72 of 76 Bottom 6.6% in 3B-5B tier
65
Total Members
engagement
Value: 169,401
Peer Avg: -
#65 of 76 Bottom 15.8% in 3B-5B tier
62
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $2.55B
Peer Avg: -
#62 of 76 Bottom 19.7% in 3B-5B tier
61
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.45%
Peer Avg: -
#61 of 76 Bottom 21.1% in 3B-5B tier
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