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CONNECTS

Charter #6670 · VA

100M-500M
1070 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 24 in VA

CONNECTS has 8 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Net Interest Margin 2.16% above tier average
  • + Strong member growth: 78.0% YoY
  • + Member Growth Rate: Top 0.1% in tier
  • + Loan Growth Rate: Top 0.3% in tier
  • + Members Per Employee (MPE): Top 0.9% in tier
  • + Deposit Growth Rate: Top 1.7% in tier
  • + Asset Growth Rate: Top 2.8% in tier
  • + First Mortgage Concentration (%): Top 5.2% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - ROA 5.59% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 36.84% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 0.83% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (VA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 15,831
+78.0% YoY+1.1% QoQ
+685 15,145
-2.5% YoY
224,534
+5.9% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
62%
Assets $101.5M
+15.2% YoY-1.5% QoQ
$-130.2M $231.7M
+0.8% YoY
$3.0B
+7.5% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
Bottom 1.6% in tier
Loans $75.4M
+57.1% YoY+1.9% QoQ
$-68.8M $144.1M
+0.2% YoY
$2.1B
+5.8% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
21%
Deposits $94.6M
+19.1% YoY-1.6% QoQ
$-106.5M $201.1M
+0.4% YoY
$2.6B
+7.7% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 6.5% in tier

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ROA -4.9%
-194.2% YoY+435.5% QoQ
-5.6% 0.7%
+5.1% YoY
0.3%
-55.0% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
Bottom 0.1% in tier
NIM 5.8%
-59.2% YoY+55.9% QoQ
+2.2% 3.6%
+4.6% YoY
4.0%
+3.3% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
Top 0.6% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 114.9%
+147.6% YoY+11.6% QoQ
+36.8% 78.0%
-1.7% YoY
81.9%
+0.2% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
Bottom 0.9% in tier
Delinquency Rate 1.6%
+51.3% YoY+50.3% QoQ
+0.8 0.8%
+7.1% YoY
1.4%
-2.1% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
Bottom 9.4% in tier
Loan To Share 79.6%
+31.9% YoY+3.6% QoQ
+9.2% 70.4%
-0.4% YoY
62.9%
-4.5% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
67%
AMR $10,739
-25.1% YoY-1.2% QoQ
$-14K $24,918
+2.7% YoY
$19,100
+3.1% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
Bottom 0.5% in tier
CD Concentration 15.5%
+26.4% YoY-21.3% QoQ
-8.8% 24.3% 18.0% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 21.4%
-39.3% YoY-7.6% QoQ
+7.6% 13.8% 9.4% 7.7% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (5)

Shrinking Wallet Share

decline
#3 of 238 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

Average member relationship declining year-over-year. Members may be moving money elsewhere or reducing engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): -25.06%
(Tier: 3.74%, National: 6.36%)
worse than tier avg
238 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 335 nationally
↓ Shrinking -109 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#6 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): 57.14%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.54% 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
#101 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): 0.54% 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

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#259 of 504 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 15.22%
(Tier: 4.68%, National: 1663.40%)
but better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 21.38%
(Tier: 13.80%, National: 7.73%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 78.04%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
but better than tier avg
504 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -29 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Efficiency Drag

risk
#444 of 596 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

High efficiency ratio (>80%) indicates elevated operating costs relative to revenue. Margin improvement opportunities may exist.

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 114.86%
(Tier: 77.94%, National: 84.64%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -10.03% points
(Tier: 0.05% points, National: -0.45% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 78.04%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
but better than tier avg
596 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 702 nationally
↓ Shrinking -84 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 (8 metrics)

2
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 78.04%
Peer Median: -0.06%
#2 of 1070 Top 0.1% in 100M-500M tier
4
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 57.14%
Peer Median: 2.93%
#4 of 1070 Top 0.3% in 100M-500M tier
6
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 5.79%
Peer Median: 3.62%
#6 of 1070 Top 0.5% in 100M-500M tier
11
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 688.304
Peer Median: 309.176
#11 of 1070 Top 0.9% in 100M-500M tier
19
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 19.11%
Peer Median: 3.30%
#19 of 1070 Top 1.7% in 100M-500M tier
31
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 15.22%
Peer Median: 3.91%
#31 of 1070 Top 2.8% in 100M-500M tier
57
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 4.45%
Peer Median: 29.47%
#57 of 1070 Top 5.2% in 100M-500M tier
255
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 15.48%
Peer Median: 23.10%
#255 of 1070 Top 23.7% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (12 metrics)

1070
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 5.34%
Peer Median: 11.45%
#1070 of 1070 Bottom 0.1% in 100M-500M tier
1069
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: -4.86%
Peer Median: 0.69%
#1069 of 1070 Bottom 0.2% in 100M-500M tier
1066
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $-28.59
Peer Median: $154.95
#1066 of 1070 Bottom 0.5% in 100M-500M tier
1066
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -25.06%
Peer Median: 3.46%
#1066 of 1070 Bottom 0.5% in 100M-500M tier
1065
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $10,739
Peer Median: $22,931
#1065 of 1070 Bottom 0.6% in 100M-500M tier
1061
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 114.86%
Peer Median: 78.68%
#1061 of 1070 Bottom 0.9% in 100M-500M tier
1053
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $101.54M
Peer Median: $196.57M
#1053 of 1070 Bottom 1.7% in 100M-500M tier
1045
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 1.89%
Peer Median: 0.35%
#1045 of 1070 Bottom 2.4% in 100M-500M tier
1017
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $4,761
Peer Median: $9,356
#1017 of 1070 Bottom 5.0% in 100M-500M tier
1000
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $94.65M
Peer Median: $171.29M
#1000 of 1070 Bottom 6.6% in 100M-500M tier
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