GUARDIAN

Charter #68374 | AL

1B-3B (304 CUs) Mid-Market (380 CUs)
10 1B-3B in AL

GUARDIAN has 6 strengths but faces 4 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Emerging Performer: Top 7.2% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 18.5% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 20.8% in tier
  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 31.9% in tier
  • + ROA 0.55% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.80% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 7.1% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 18.9% in tier
  • - Delinquency rate 0.52% above tier average
  • - Average Member Relationship (AMR): Bottom 8.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (AL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 93,421
+1.7% YoY+0.5% QoQ
 -5.3K 98,678
-1.9% YoY
 29,240
-2.8% YoY
 33,089
+6.1% YoY
 54th in tier
Assets $1.2B
+8.6% YoY+2.6% QoQ
 $-558.4M $1.7B
+0.5% YoY
 $436.7M
+7.4% YoY
 $547.7M
+7.8% YoY
 Bottom 18.8% in tier
Loans $919.3M
+7.2% YoY+1.6% QoQ
 $-313.7M $1.2B
+0.5% YoY
 $258.0M
+6.8% YoY
 $388.7M
+8.6% YoY
 29th in tier
Deposits $971.1M
+4.1% YoY+1.1% QoQ
 $-483.2M $1.5B
+1.3% YoY
 $382.5M
+6.8% YoY
 $464.6M
+9.3% YoY
 Bottom 16.4% in tier
ROA 1.3%
+90.4% YoY+12.3% QoQ
 +0.5% 0.7%
+13.4% YoY
 0.8%
+31.6% YoY
 0.7%
+273.4% YoY
 Top 10.9% in tier
NIM 4.1%
+6.9% YoY-0.8% QoQ
 +0.8% 3.3%
+9.3% YoY
 3.7%
+6.4% YoY
 3.7%
+5.0% YoY
 Top 9.2% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 65.8%
-10.2% YoY-0.1% QoQ
 -8.2% 74.0%
-10.9% YoY
 76.4%
-6.2% YoY
 79.1%
-3.3% YoY
 Bottom 19.1% in tier
Delinquency Rate 1.4%
-26.5% YoY+22.7% QoQ
 +0.5 0.8%
+6.1% YoY
 1.7%
+18.9% YoY
 1.2%
-0.9% YoY
 Top 13.5% in tier
Loan To Share 94.7%
+3.0% YoY+0.5% QoQ
 +9.5% 85.2%
-0.8% YoY
 60.8%
-1.6% YoY
 68.0%
-1.7% YoY
 73rd in tier
AMR $20,236
+3.8% YoY+0.9% QoQ
 $-9K $29,172
+2.8% YoY
 $17,062
+2.3% YoY
 $19,418
+1.3% YoY
 Bottom 8.6% in tier
CD Concentration 38.8%
-10.9% YoY-1.3% QoQ
 +9.8% 29.0%
+0.8% YoY
 20.8%
+2.9% YoY
 19.6%
+6.2% YoY
 Top 14.5% in tier
Indirect Auto % 28.4%
+12.2% YoY+1.5% QoQ
 +9.6% 18.8%
-2.8% YoY
 5.4%
-6.7% YoY
 7.9%
-2.9% YoY
 73rd in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (4)

Emerging Performer

growth
#39 of 184 • Top 7.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 1.25%
(Tier: 0.71%, National: 0.71%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 1.69%
(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 improving

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#135 of 246 • Top 18.5% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 1.69%
(Tier: 3.18%, National: 9.37%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.25%
(Tier: 0.71%, National: 0.71%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 28.44%
(Tier: 18.80%, 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
#151 of 264 • Top 20.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 3.82%
(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 | Rank worsening

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#231 of 264 • Top 31.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 3.82%
(Tier: 3.04%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $1.6K
(Tier: $3.1K, National: $2.0K)
but worse than tier avg
264 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 1330 nationally
↑ Growing +60 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Concerns (2)

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#45 of 202 • Bottom 7.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 8.61%
(Tier: 5.36%, National: 3.04%)
but better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 28.44%
(Tier: 18.80%, National: 7.90%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 1.69%
(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 improving

Liquidity Strain

risk
#100 of 183 • Bottom 18.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 94.66%
(Tier: 86.35%, National: 67.96%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 7.21%
(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

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 (5 metrics)

28
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.06%
Peer Avg: 3.26%
#28 of 304 Top 8.9% in 1B-3B tier
33
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.25%
Peer Avg: 0.70%
#33 of 304 Top 10.5% in 1B-3B tier
38
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $290.67
Peer Avg: $210.52
#38 of 304 Top 12.2% in 1B-3B tier
59
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 65.78%
Peer Avg: 73.97%
#59 of 304 Top 19.1% in 1B-3B tier
61
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 8.61%
Peer Avg: 4.83%
#61 of 304 Top 19.7% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

278
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $20,236
Peer Avg: $29,172
#278 of 304 Bottom 8.9% in 1B-3B tier
273
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 1.11%
Peer Avg: 0.60%
#273 of 304 Bottom 10.5% in 1B-3B tier
268
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 38.76%
Peer Avg: 28.53%
#268 of 304 Bottom 12.2% in 1B-3B tier
264
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 1.35%
Peer Avg: 0.83%
#264 of 304 Bottom 13.5% in 1B-3B tier
255
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $9,841
Peer Avg: $13,213
#255 of 304 Bottom 16.4% in 1B-3B tier
254
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $971.14M
Peer Avg: $1.45B
#254 of 304 Bottom 16.8% in 1B-3B tier
248
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.36%
Peer Avg: 11.44%
#248 of 304 Bottom 18.8% in 1B-3B tier
247
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $1.16B
Peer Avg: $1.72B
#247 of 304 Bottom 19.1% in 1B-3B tier