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CITIZENS EQUITY FIRST

Charter #68448 · IL

Large 7B-10B
28 CUs in 7B-10B nationally 1 in IL
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CITIZENS EQUITY FIRST has 3 strengths but faces 2 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + ROA 0.30% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.33% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio: Top 7.1% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 68.8% in tier
  • - Delinquency rate 0.16% above tier average

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

Your Quarter, Wrapped

A 35-second highlight reel of your Q2 2026 — the wins worth celebrating and the one signal worth watching, pulled straight from your scorecard data.

Q2 2026 at a glance

  • One of 28 credit unions with $7B-$10B in assets nationally, and 1 of 1 that size in Illinois.
  • Shares and deposits +5.2% year over year ($7.42B in shares and deposits).
  • Membership: 423,526 members, +2.3% vs a year ago.
  • Delinquency rate 0.96%.
  • Return on assets 1.33%.
  • Efficiency ratio 53.60% vs a 66.07% peer average.
  • Loan-to-share ratio 87.42% vs a 81.29% peer average.

Data period: Q2 2026 NCUA call report. Animation disabled (reduced-motion preference). Full details in the metrics table below.

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 423,526
+2.3% YoY+0.6% QoQ
-15.4K 438,885
-1.1% YoY
23,254
+11.8% YoY
34,678
+6.6% YoY
46%
Assets $8.5B
+4.0% YoY-1.2% QoQ
$-419.3M $8.9B
+0.0% YoY
$427.8M
+15.2% YoY
$593.1M
+10.2% YoY
21%
Loans $6.5B
+2.8% YoY+1.5% QoQ
+$273.1M $6.2B
-0.6% YoY
$298.4M
+15.0% YoY
$418.6M
+10.1% YoY
46%
Deposits $7.4B
+5.2% YoY-1.6% QoQ
$-233.2M $7.7B
+2.7% YoY
$358.8M
+15.8% YoY
$504.8M
+10.3% YoY
36%

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ROA 1.3%
-2.7% YoY+5.4% QoQ
+0.3% 1.0%
+4.7% YoY
1.1%
+953.5% YoY
1.2%
+121.4% YoY
75%
NIM 3.4%
+1.8% YoY+3.0% QoQ
+0.3% 3.1%
+6.6% YoY
3.7%
+1.5% YoY
3.8%
+2.3% YoY
64%
Efficiency Ratio 53.6%
-1.1% YoY-1.5% QoQ
-12.5% 66.1%
+1.6% YoY
84.5%
-59.6% YoY
83.0%
-5.3% YoY
Top 7.1% in tier
Delinquency Rate 1.0%
-1.4% YoY+13.7% QoQ
+0.2 0.8%
+23.1% YoY
1.3%
-18.5% YoY
1.3%
+2.6% YoY
64%
Loan To Share 87.4%
-2.3% YoY+3.1% QoQ
+6.1% 81.3%
-3.8% YoY
60.1%
-3.0% YoY
66.4%
-1.4% YoY
64%
AMR $32,849
+1.7% YoY-0.7% QoQ
$-4K $37,279
+8.1% YoY
$15,331
+1.7% YoY
$20,028
-0.9% YoY
57%
CD Concentration 25.2%
-4.8% YoY-1.2% QoQ
-3.1% 28.3% 14.0% 20.0% 36%
Indirect Auto % 30.9%
-2.2% YoY+0.0% QoQ
+14.1% 16.8% 6.8% 7.7% 85%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (1)

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#13 of 35 • Bottom 68.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 4.00%
(Tier: 8.71%, National: 3.30%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 30.94%
(Tier: 16.81%, National: 7.71%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.28%
(Tier: 4.24%, National: 15.67%)
worse than tier avg
35 of 67 Large CUs have this signature | 714 nationally
→ Stable (33→35 CUs) +2 CUs YoY

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 28 peers in tier

Top Strengths (2 metrics)

3
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 53.60%
Peer Median: 63.82%
#3 of 28 Top 7.1% in 7B-10B tier
7
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.33%
Peer Median: 1.12%
#7 of 28 Top 21.4% in 7B-10B tier

Top Weaknesses (3 metrics)

25
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $129.49
Peer Median: $206.85
#25 of 28 Bottom 14.3% in 7B-10B tier
25
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 30.94%
Peer Median: 15.88%
#25 of 28 Bottom 14.3% in 7B-10B tier
22
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $8.50B
Peer Median: $9.14B
#22 of 28 Bottom 25.0% in 7B-10B tier
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