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FRONTWAVE

Charter #68494 · CA

Mid-Market 1B-3B
300 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 37 in CA
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FRONTWAVE has 8 strengths but faces 4 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 1.6% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 42.1% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 46.5% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 46.5% in tier
  • + ROA 0.06% above tier average
  • + AMR Growth Rate: Top 1.3% in tier
  • + Loan Growth Rate: Top 2.0% in tier
  • + Deposit Growth Rate: Top 2.7% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 2.4% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 8.6% in tier
  • - Efficiency ratio 3.34% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Average Member Relationship (AMR): Bottom 7.3% in tier

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

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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 300 credit unions with $1B-$3B in assets nationally, and 1 of 37 that size in California.
  • Shares and deposits +24.3% year over year ($1.42B in shares and deposits).
  • Membership: 128,682 members, +2.3% vs a year ago.
  • Delinquency rate 0.81%.
  • Return on assets 0.87%.
  • Efficiency ratio 76.36% vs a 73.02% peer average.
  • Loan-to-share ratio 85.54% vs a 84.71% 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 (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 128,682
+2.3% YoY+0.6% QoQ
+31.8K 96,861
-1.9% YoY
67,400
+7.3% YoY
34,678
+6.6% YoY
80%
Assets $1.7B
+18.5% YoY-1.3% QoQ
+$17.8M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$1.4B
+10.3% YoY
$593.1M
+10.2% YoY
60%
Loans $1.2B
+28.3% YoY+0.1% QoQ
$-21.1M $1.2B
+0.7% YoY
$958.9M
+10.2% YoY
$418.6M
+10.1% YoY
59%
Deposits $1.4B
+24.3% YoY-2.0% QoQ
$-45.3M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$1.2B
+11.1% YoY
$504.8M
+10.3% YoY
57%

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ROA 0.9%
+58.3% YoY+5.7% QoQ
+0.1% 0.8%
+27.6% YoY
2.5%
+328.4% YoY
1.2%
+121.4% YoY
61%
NIM 3.2%
+23.3% YoY+1.1% QoQ
-0.2% 3.4%
+6.6% YoY
3.4%
+4.4% YoY
3.8%
+2.3% YoY
31%
Efficiency Ratio 76.4%
-1.6% YoY-0.5% QoQ
+3.3% 73.0%
-2.7% YoY
79.7%
-4.5% YoY
83.0%
-5.3% YoY
63%
Delinquency Rate 0.8%
+103.5% YoY+178.9% QoQ
+0.0 0.9%
+7.3% YoY
0.7%
-14.3% YoY
1.3%
+2.6% YoY
60%
Loan To Share 85.5%
+3.2% YoY+2.1% QoQ
+0.8% 84.7%
+0.1% YoY
69.0%
+0.5% YoY
66.4%
-1.4% YoY
48%
AMR $20,447
+23.3% YoY-1.6% QoQ
$-9K $29,575
+1.5% YoY
$29,171
+2.5% YoY
$20,028
-0.9% YoY
Bottom 7.0% in tier
CD Concentration 22.5%
-18.2% YoY-1.3% QoQ
-6.6% 29.1% 22.2% 20.0% 23%
Indirect Auto % 5.0%
-48.7% YoY-11.1% QoQ
-13.1% 18.1% 9.2% 7.7% 24%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (4)

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#6 of 125 • Top 1.6% in tier

Average member relationship growing 5%+ year-over-year. Members are significantly deepening their engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 23.35%
(Tier: 3.62%, National: 35.20%)
better than tier avg
125 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 635 nationally
↑ Growing +22 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#79 of 112 • Top 46.5% in tier

Attracting members (0.5-50% YoY) without heavy indirect auto dependency (<15%). Healthy, sustainable growth model.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.28%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 4.96%
(Tier: 18.08%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
112 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 485 nationally
↓ Shrinking -20 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#80 of 113 • Top 46.5% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.28%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.87%
(Tier: 0.84%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 4.96%
(Tier: 18.08%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
113 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 490 nationally
↓ Shrinking -131 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Emerging Performer

growth
#63 of 82 • Top 42.1% 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: 0.87%
(Tier: 0.84%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.28%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
but worse than tier avg
82 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 283 nationally
↑ Growing +14 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Concerns (2)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#2 of 170 • Bottom 2.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 28.35%
(Tier: 6.76%, National: 78.26%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.41% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.08% points)
worse than tier avg
170 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 688 nationally
→ Stable (169→170 CUs) +1 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#32 of 215 • Bottom 8.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.41% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.08% points)
worse than tier avg
215 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 962 nationally
↓ Shrinking -28 CUs YoY | 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 300 peers in tier

Top Strengths (8 metrics)

5
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 23.35%
Peer Median: 3.19%
#5 of 300 Top 1.3% in 1B-3B tier
7
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 28.35%
Peer Median: 5.71%
#7 of 300 Top 2.0% in 1B-3B tier
9
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 24.34%
Peer Median: 4.79%
#9 of 300 Top 2.7% in 1B-3B tier
14
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 18.53%
Peer Median: 5.21%
#14 of 300 Top 4.3% in 1B-3B tier
58
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $271.74
Peer Median: $204.73
#58 of 300 Top 19.0% in 1B-3B tier
61
Total Members
engagement
Value: 128,682
Peer Median: 86,516
#61 of 300 Top 20.0% in 1B-3B tier
63
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 413.768
Peer Median: 346.173
#63 of 300 Top 20.7% in 1B-3B tier
76
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 22.51%
Peer Median: 28.24%
#76 of 300 Top 25.0% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (3 metrics)

279
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $20,447
Peer Median: $28,089
#279 of 300 Bottom 7.3% in 1B-3B tier
269
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $9,427
Peer Median: $12,809
#269 of 300 Bottom 10.7% in 1B-3B tier
263
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.13%
Peer Median: 10.91%
#263 of 300 Bottom 12.7% in 1B-3B tier
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