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CITIZENS EQUITY FIRST

Charter #68448 · IL

Large 7B-10B
33 CUs in 7B-10B nationally 1 in IL
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CITIZENS EQUITY FIRST has 1 strength but faces 6 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 81.1% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 41.2% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 58.3% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 66.7% in tier
  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 100.0% in tier
  • - ROA 0.20% below tier average
  • - Delinquency rate 0.41% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 418,324
+3.3% YoY+0.4% QoQ
-27.6K 445,922
+0.4% YoY
21,665
+5.6% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
46%
Assets $8.3B
+4.7% YoY+2.6% QoQ
$-647.8M $8.9B
+0.9% YoY
$394.9M
+10.3% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
18%
Loans $6.4B
+4.4% YoY+0.5% QoQ
+$110.7M $6.3B
+0.8% YoY
$275.6M
+9.5% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
46%
Deposits $7.2B
+4.5% YoY+3.0% QoQ
$-282.7M $7.5B
+1.2% YoY
$330.4M
+9.6% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
33%

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ROA 0.8%
-23.1% YoY-45.0% QoQ
-0.2% 1.0%
+27.8% YoY
0.6%
-12.3% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
21%
NIM 2.7%
+0.9% YoY-19.9% QoQ
-0.2% 3.0%
+12.0% YoY
3.6%
+3.6% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
33%
Efficiency Ratio 63.3%
+5.0% YoY+16.7% QoQ
-1.5% 64.8%
-2.3% YoY
89.8%
+8.5% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
46%
Delinquency Rate 1.1%
+6.3% YoY+7.8% QoQ
+0.4 0.7%
+5.5% YoY
1.1%
-24.1% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
85%
Loan To Share 88.0%
-0.2% YoY-2.4% QoQ
+4.6% 83.4%
-0.6% YoY
62.0%
-1.0% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
58%
AMR $32,522
+1.1% YoY+1.4% QoQ
$-2K $34,266
-1.7% YoY
$15,477
+4.9% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
61%
CD Concentration 26.1%
-3.8% YoY-2.1% QoQ
-3.0% 29.1% 14.1% 19.8% 36%
Indirect Auto % 31.1%
+2.0% YoY-0.7% QoQ
+14.0% 17.1% 7.1% 7.8% 84%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#44 of 54 • Top 81.1% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 3.30%
(Tier: 4.35%, National: 4.32%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.76%
(Tier: 0.90%, National: 0.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 31.10%
(Tier: 17.09%, National: 7.78%)
but worse than tier avg
54 of 68 Large CUs have this signature | 913 nationally
→ No prior data (54 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (4)

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#15 of 35 • Bottom 41.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 4.70%
(Tier: 8.38%, National: 3.54%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 31.10%
(Tier: 17.09%, National: 7.78%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 3.30%
(Tier: 4.35%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
35 of 68 Large CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
→ Stable (35→35 CUs)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#22 of 37 • Bottom 58.3% 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: 0.04% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
37 of 68 Large CUs have this signature | 969 nationally
→ Stable (41→37 CUs) -4 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#21 of 31 • Bottom 66.7% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 4.35%
(Tier: 6.96%, National: 111.96%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.07% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
31 of 68 Large CUs have this signature | 665 nationally
→ No prior data (31 CUs now) | New qualifier

Margin Compression

decline
#3 of 3 • Bottom 100.0% in tier

Profitability above 0.75% ROA but margins eroding by at least 0.10%. Something changed - rising costs or falling yields need addressing.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 0.76%
(Tier: 0.90%, National: 0.67%)
worse than tier avg
ROA (Prior Year): 0.99%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.62%)
but better than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.23% points
(Tier: 0.17% points, National: 0.02% points)
worse than tier avg
3 of 68 Large CUs have this signature | 145 nationally
→ No prior data (3 CUs now) | 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 33 peers in tier

Top Strengths (0 metrics)

No strength rankings available

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

29
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $138.86
Peer Median: -
#29 of 33 Bottom 15.2% in 7B-10B tier
29
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 1.13%
Peer Median: -
#29 of 33 Bottom 15.2% in 7B-10B tier
28
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 31.10%
Peer Median: -
#28 of 33 Bottom 18.2% in 7B-10B tier
27
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $8.28B
Peer Median: -
#27 of 33 Bottom 21.2% in 7B-10B tier
26
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.76%
Peer Median: -
#26 of 33 Bottom 24.2% in 7B-10B tier
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