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GUARDIAN

Charter #68374 · AL

Mid-Market 1B-3B
306 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 10 in AL
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GUARDIAN has 3 strengths but faces 6 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Emerging Performer: Top 19.6% in tier
  • + ROA 0.39% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.70% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 13.2% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 23.2% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 30.8% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 47.9% in tier
  • - Delinquency rate 0.49% above tier average
  • - Average Member Relationship (AMR): Bottom 7.8% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (AL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 94,635
+2.4% YoY+1.3% QoQ
-1.4K 96,048
-2.7% YoY
28,055
-6.4% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
58%
Assets $1.2B
+11.2% YoY+2.9% QoQ
$-504.0M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$451.2M
+7.2% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
23%
Loans $934.9M
+6.2% YoY+0.8% QoQ
$-278.8M $1.2B
+0.2% YoY
$260.3M
+6.6% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
31%
Deposits $1.0B
+6.7% YoY+2.2% QoQ
$-450.8M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$395.2M
+6.0% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
20%

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ROA 1.1%
+21.7% YoY-16.2% QoQ
+0.4% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
0.6%
-14.6% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
81%
NIM 4.1%
-0.6% YoY+0.6% QoQ
+0.7% 3.4%
+6.2% YoY
3.7%
+0.6% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
Top 8.8% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 69.0%
+2.1% YoY+5.6% QoQ
-5.6% 74.6%
-3.0% YoY
80.4%
-0.1% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
27%
Delinquency Rate 1.2%
+14.3% YoY-29.5% QoQ
+0.5 0.8%
+6.9% YoY
1.6%
+17.5% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
Bottom 12.4% in tier
Loan To Share 92.1%
-0.4% YoY-1.4% QoQ
+9.0% 83.2%
-0.4% YoY
59.2%
-1.1% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
72%
AMR $20,602
+4.0% YoY+0.2% QoQ
$-9K $29,652
+2.3% YoY
$17,504
+3.5% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
Bottom 7.5% in tier
CD Concentration 35.9%
-9.4% YoY-3.9% QoQ
+7.1% 28.8% 21.3% 19.8% 80%
Indirect Auto % 28.7%
+5.5% YoY+1.8% QoQ
+10.6% 18.1% 5.1% 7.7% 76%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Emerging Performer

growth
#41 of 79 • Top 19.6% in tier

Smaller CU (bottom 50% by assets in tier) with strong profitability (ROA > 0.5%) AND growth (members >= 1%). Emerging leaders worth watching.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 1.10%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.38%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
but worse than tier avg
79 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 260 nationally
→ No prior data (79 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (4)

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#38 of 198 • Bottom 13.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 11.17%
(Tier: 6.82%, National: 1663.40%)
but better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 28.68%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.38%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
198 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -10 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#88 of 225 • Bottom 23.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.16% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
225 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 1013 nationally
→ Stable (228→225 CUs) -3 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#83 of 183 • Bottom 47.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 6.21%
(Tier: 6.71%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.16% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
183 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 710 nationally
→ No prior data (183 CUs now) | New qualifier

Liquidity Strain

risk
#110 of 148 • Bottom 30.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 92.14%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 65.58%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 6.21%
(Tier: 6.71%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
148 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 367 nationally
→ Stable (149→148 CUs) -1 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 306 peers in tier

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

27
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.05%
Peer Median: 3.37%
#27 of 306 Top 8.5% in 1B-3B tier
34
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $295.38
Peer Median: $191.54
#34 of 306 Top 10.8% in 1B-3B tier
38
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 11.17%
Peer Median: 4.82%
#38 of 306 Top 12.1% in 1B-3B tier
57
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.10%
Peer Median: 0.66%
#57 of 306 Top 18.3% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (9 metrics)

283
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $20,602
Peer Median: $28,178
#283 of 306 Bottom 7.8% in 1B-3B tier
269
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 1.25%
Peer Median: 0.63%
#269 of 306 Bottom 12.4% in 1B-3B tier
257
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $9,879
Peer Median: $12,733
#257 of 306 Bottom 16.3% in 1B-3B tier
256
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.95%
Peer Median: 0.51%
#256 of 306 Bottom 16.7% in 1B-3B tier
254
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 35.93%
Peer Median: 27.93%
#254 of 306 Bottom 17.3% in 1B-3B tier
244
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $1.01B
Peer Median: $1.31B
#244 of 306 Bottom 20.6% in 1B-3B tier
236
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.57%
Peer Median: 10.85%
#236 of 306 Bottom 23.2% in 1B-3B tier
236
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $1.22B
Peer Median: $1.51B
#236 of 306 Bottom 23.2% in 1B-3B tier
233
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 28.68%
Peer Median: 13.86%
#233 of 306 Bottom 24.2% in 1B-3B tier
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