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FRONTWAVE

Charter #68494 · CA

Mid-Market 1B-3B
302 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 40 in CA
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FRONTWAVE has 9 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 3.3% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 28.9% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 31.9% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 48.7% in tier
  • + Strong member growth: 5.3% YoY
  • + Deposit Growth Rate: Top 1.0% in tier
  • + AMR Growth Rate: Top 1.0% in tier
  • + Loan Growth Rate: Top 3.0% in tier
  • + Asset Growth Rate: Top 3.6% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 15.3% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 61.4% in tier
  • - ROA 0.02% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 2.88% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Average Member Relationship (AMR): Bottom 7.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 131,835
+5.3% YoY+1.3% QoQ
+34.4K 97,431
-2.4% YoY
60,320
+5.7% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
80%
Assets $1.7B
+20.7% YoY+12.1% QoQ
$-23.8M $1.7B
+0.9% YoY
$1.3B
+6.2% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
59%
Loans $1.2B
+26.9% YoY+29.0% QoQ
$-15.9M $1.2B
+0.5% YoY
$856.7M
+6.3% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
59%
Deposits $1.4B
+30.1% YoY+25.1% QoQ
$-15.4M $1.5B
+0.9% YoY
$1.1B
+7.1% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
58%

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ROA 0.7%
+32.4% YoY+10.4% QoQ
-0.0% 0.7%
+20.9% YoY
0.5%
+14.3% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
51%
NIM 2.7%
+9.5% YoY+2.4% QoQ
-0.6% 3.3%
+9.2% YoY
3.3%
+7.0% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
17%
Efficiency Ratio 76.9%
-4.0% YoY-0.8% QoQ
+2.9% 74.1%
-9.5% YoY
80.7%
-1.8% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
60%
Delinquency Rate 0.5%
+22.0% YoY+31.1% QoQ
-0.4 0.9%
+6.2% YoY
0.7%
-40.0% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
28%
Loan To Share 84.4%
-2.5% YoY+3.1% QoQ
-0.4% 84.8%
-0.8% YoY
68.6%
-1.3% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
42%
AMR $20,195
+22.1% YoY+25.2% QoQ
$-9K $29,428
+2.4% YoY
$28,728
+2.4% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
Bottom 7.6% in tier
CD Concentration 23.6%
-18.3% YoY-16.3% QoQ
-5.4% 29.0% 21.7% 19.8% 27%
Indirect Auto % 6.2%
-43.8% YoY-29.5% QoQ
-12.1% 18.3% 9.2% 7.8% 28%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (4)

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#5 of 123 • Top 3.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 22.10%
(Tier: 3.31%, National: 4.00%)
better than tier avg
123 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 662 nationally
↑ Growing +38 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#72 of 247 • Top 28.9% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 5.32%
(Tier: 3.43%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.66%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 0.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 6.22%
(Tier: 18.31%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
247 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 913 nationally
→ No prior data (247 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#46 of 142 • Top 31.9% in tier

Attracting members (0.5-50% YoY) without heavy indirect auto dependency (<20%). Healthy, sustainable growth model.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 5.32%
(Tier: 3.43%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 6.22%
(Tier: 18.31%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
142 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 609 nationally
→ No prior data (142 CUs now) | New qualifier

Emerging Performer

growth
#38 of 77 • Top 48.7% 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: 0.66%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 0.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 5.32%
(Tier: 3.43%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
77 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 282 nationally
→ No prior data (77 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (2)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#26 of 164 • Bottom 15.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 26.87%
(Tier: 6.38%, National: 111.96%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.09% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
164 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 665 nationally
→ No prior data (164 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#130 of 211 • Bottom 61.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.09% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
211 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 969 nationally
↓ Shrinking -59 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 302 peers in tier

Top Strengths (7 metrics)

4
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 30.10%
Peer Median: -
#4 of 302 Top 1.0% in 1B-3B tier
4
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 22.10%
Peer Median: -
#4 of 302 Top 1.0% in 1B-3B tier
10
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 26.87%
Peer Median: -
#10 of 302 Top 3.0% in 1B-3B tier
12
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 20.67%
Peer Median: -
#12 of 302 Top 3.6% in 1B-3B tier
46
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 437.990
Peer Median: -
#46 of 302 Top 14.9% in 1B-3B tier
52
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 5.32%
Peer Median: -
#52 of 302 Top 16.9% in 1B-3B tier
59
Total Members
engagement
Value: 131,835
Peer Median: -
#59 of 302 Top 19.2% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (4 metrics)

279
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $20,195
Peer Median: -
#279 of 302 Bottom 7.9% in 1B-3B tier
269
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 8.91%
Peer Median: -
#269 of 302 Bottom 11.3% in 1B-3B tier
269
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $9,243
Peer Median: -
#269 of 302 Bottom 11.3% in 1B-3B tier
252
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.66%
Peer Median: -
#252 of 302 Bottom 16.9% in 1B-3B tier
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