VANTAGE

Charter #67804 | MO

1B-3B (304 CUs) Mid-Market (380 CUs)
3 1B-3B in MO

VANTAGE has 6 strengths but faces 10 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 6.1% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 13.0% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 28.2% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.73% above tier average
  • + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 3.0% in tier
  • + Fee Income Per Member: Top 4.6% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 18.2% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 18.4% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 19.2% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 22.2% in tier
  • - Growth-at-Risk: Bottom 25.9% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 31.5% in tier
  • - ROA 0.12% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 6.41% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Net Worth Ratio: Bottom 2.6% in tier
  • - Members Per Employee (MPE): Bottom 9.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MO) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 68,312
-1.8% YoY+0.2% QoQ
-30.4K 98,678
-1.9% YoY
15,920
+4.0% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
Bottom 24.3% in tier
Assets $1.1B
-0.1% YoY-0.4% QoQ
$-607.1M $1.7B
+0.5% YoY
$210.9M
+9.4% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
Bottom 12.5% in tier
Loans $827.1M
+1.8% YoY+3.2% QoQ
$-405.9M $1.2B
+0.5% YoY
$147.8M
+9.0% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
Bottom 17.1% in tier
Deposits $1.0B
+5.4% YoY-0.8% QoQ
$-448.6M $1.5B
+1.3% YoY
$183.9M
+12.2% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
Bottom 19.4% in tier
ROA 0.6%
-9.1% YoY+67.1% QoQ
-0.1% 0.7%
+13.4% YoY
0.6%
+117.2% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
41st in tier
NIM 4.0%
+14.9% YoY+2.8% QoQ
+0.7% 3.3%
+9.3% YoY
3.8%
+3.2% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
Top 11.2% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 80.4%
+2.6% YoY-5.6% QoQ
+6.4% 74.0%
-10.9% YoY
78.5%
-6.5% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
75th in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.7%
+12.0% YoY-8.8% QoQ
-0.2 0.8%
+6.1% YoY
1.2%
+9.9% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
49th in tier
Loan To Share 82.2%
-3.4% YoY+4.0% QoQ
-3.0% 85.2%
-0.8% YoY
72.3%
-3.7% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
34th in tier
AMR $26,831
+5.7% YoY+0.8% QoQ
$-2K $29,172
+2.8% YoY
$16,810
+3.4% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
46th in tier
CD Concentration 11.6%
+2.3% YoY-5.3% QoQ
-17.4% 29.0%
+0.8% YoY
18.1%
+9.5% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
Bottom 2.9% in tier
Indirect Auto % 15.2%
-8.2% YoY+6.9% QoQ
-3.6% 18.8%
-2.8% YoY
10.3%
-9.1% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
48th in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#45 of 264 • Top 6.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 5.71%
(Tier: 3.04%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $3.6K
(Tier: $3.1K, National: $2.0K)
better than tier avg
264 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 1330 nationally
↑ Growing +60 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#95 of 264 • Top 13.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 5.71%
(Tier: 3.04%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
264 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 1330 nationally
↑ Growing +60 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Emerging Performer

growth
#150 of 184 • Top 28.2% in tier

Profitable credit union with positive returns. May represent growth potential worth exploring.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 0.58%
(Tier: 0.71%, National: 0.71%)
but worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -1.84%
(Tier: 3.18%, National: 9.37%)
but worse than tier avg
184 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 852 nationally
↑ Growing +18 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Concerns (6)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#61 of 96 • Bottom 18.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 80.38%
(Tier: 73.45%, National: 79.10%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.06% points
(Tier: 0.07% points, National: 0.05% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -1.84%
(Tier: 3.18%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
96 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 624 nationally
↓ Shrinking -32 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Stagnation Risk

risk
#45 of 85 • Bottom 18.4% in tier

Membership is declining. If profitability remains stable, current success may mask future risk from a shrinking member base.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 0.58%
(Tier: 0.71%, National: 0.71%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -1.84%
(Tier: 3.18%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
Avg Member Relationship: $26.8K
(Tier: $29.2K, National: $19.4K)
worse than tier avg
CD Concentration: 11.58%
(Tier: 28.98%, National: 19.60%)
but better than tier avg
85 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 648 nationally
↑ Growing +6 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#148 of 217 • Bottom 19.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.07% 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

Membership Headwinds

decline
#54 of 85 • Bottom 22.2% in tier

Membership declining year-over-year. They need solutions to stop the bleeding before it impacts revenue.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -1.84%
(Tier: 3.18%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
85 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 648 nationally
↑ Growing +6 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Growth-at-Risk

risk
#145 of 161 • Bottom 25.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 1.81%
(Tier: 6.14%, National: 36.38%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.07% 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

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#195 of 202 • Bottom 31.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): -0.07%
(Tier: 5.36%, National: 3.04%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 15.18%
(Tier: 18.80%, National: 7.90%)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -1.84%
(Tier: 3.18%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
202 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 768 nationally
↓ Shrinking -7 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 304 peers in tier

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

10
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 11.58%
Peer Avg: 28.53%
#10 of 304 Top 3.0% in 1B-3B tier
15
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $355.42
Peer Avg: $210.52
#15 of 304 Top 4.6% in 1B-3B tier
34
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 3.99%
Peer Avg: 3.26%
#34 of 304 Top 10.9% in 1B-3B tier
77
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 5.71%
Peer Avg: 3.29%
#77 of 304 Top 25.0% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

297
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 7.97%
Peer Avg: 11.44%
#297 of 304 Bottom 2.6% in 1B-3B tier
275
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 271.079
Peer Avg: 364.953
#275 of 304 Bottom 9.9% in 1B-3B tier
266
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $1.11B
Peer Avg: $1.72B
#266 of 304 Bottom 12.8% in 1B-3B tier
253
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.84%
Peer Avg: 2.20%
#253 of 304 Bottom 17.1% in 1B-3B tier
252
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $827.13M
Peer Avg: $1.23B
#252 of 304 Bottom 17.4% in 1B-3B tier
249
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -0.07%
Peer Avg: 4.83%
#249 of 304 Bottom 18.4% in 1B-3B tier
245
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $1.01B
Peer Avg: $1.45B
#245 of 304 Bottom 19.7% in 1B-3B tier
230
Total Members
engagement
Value: 68,312
Peer Avg: 98,678
#230 of 304 Bottom 24.7% in 1B-3B tier