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FRONTWAVE

Charter #68494 · CA

Mid-Market 1B-3B
306 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 39 in CA
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FRONTWAVE has 8 strengths but faces 3 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 1.3% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 37.3% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 45.5% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 45.5% in tier
  • + ROA 0.11% above tier average
  • + AMR Growth Rate: Top 1.0% in tier
  • + Loan Growth Rate: Top 2.6% in tier
  • + Deposit Growth Rate: Top 2.9% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency ratio 2.09% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Average Member Relationship (AMR): Bottom 8.2% in tier
  • - Net Worth Ratio: Bottom 9.2% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 127,939
+2.6% YoY-3.0% QoQ
+31.9K 96,048
-2.7% YoY
57,202
-0.9% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
81%
Assets $1.8B
+19.8% YoY+3.8% QoQ
+$44.8M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$1.2B
+0.4% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
61%
Loans $1.2B
+27.5% YoY-0.5% QoQ
$-1.5M $1.2B
+0.2% YoY
$813.8M
+0.1% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
61%
Deposits $1.4B
+24.9% YoY+0.2% QoQ
$-19.0M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$1.0B
+1.2% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
58%

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ROA 0.8%
+137.3% YoY+24.7% QoQ
+0.1% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
2.1%
+290.7% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
65%
NIM 3.2%
+24.3% YoY+18.4% QoQ
-0.2% 3.4%
+6.2% YoY
5.0%
+56.5% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
34%
Efficiency Ratio 76.7%
-3.8% YoY-0.3% QoQ
+2.1% 74.6%
-3.0% YoY
81.3%
-2.7% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
58%
Delinquency Rate 0.3%
-20.2% YoY-42.2% QoQ
-0.5 0.8%
+6.9% YoY
0.6%
-45.1% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
Top 13.7% in tier
Loan To Share 83.8%
+2.1% YoY-0.7% QoQ
+0.6% 83.2%
-0.4% YoY
67.3%
-0.6% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
45%
AMR $20,782
+22.9% YoY+2.9% QoQ
$-9K $29,652
+2.3% YoY
$28,733
+1.2% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
Bottom 7.8% in tier
CD Concentration 22.8%
-19.4% YoY-3.5% QoQ
-6.0% 28.8% 21.6% 19.8% 24%
Indirect Auto % 5.6%
-46.4% YoY-10.3% QoQ
-12.5% 18.1% 9.0% 7.7% 27%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (4)

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#5 of 125 • Top 1.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 22.89%
(Tier: 3.34%, National: 6.36%)
better than tier avg
125 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 637 nationally
↑ Growing +31 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#67 of 115 • Top 45.5% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.58%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.83%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 5.58%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
115 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 499 nationally
→ No prior data (115 CUs now) | New qualifier

Emerging Performer

growth
#51 of 79 • Top 37.3% 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: 0.83%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.58%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
but worse than tier avg
79 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 260 nationally
→ No prior data (79 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#76 of 116 • Top 45.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.58%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 5.58%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
116 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 518 nationally
→ No prior data (116 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (0)

No concerns identified

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 306 peers in tier

Top Strengths (8 metrics)

4
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 22.89%
Peer Median: 3.15%
#4 of 306 Top 1.0% in 1B-3B tier
9
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 27.52%
Peer Median: 5.67%
#9 of 306 Top 2.6% in 1B-3B tier
10
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 24.85%
Peer Median: 4.44%
#10 of 306 Top 2.9% in 1B-3B tier
14
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 19.77%
Peer Median: 4.82%
#14 of 306 Top 4.2% in 1B-3B tier
43
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.29%
Peer Median: 0.63%
#43 of 306 Top 13.7% in 1B-3B tier
59
Total Members
engagement
Value: 127,939
Peer Median: 85,918
#59 of 306 Top 19.0% in 1B-3B tier
63
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $255.85
Peer Median: $191.54
#63 of 306 Top 20.3% in 1B-3B tier
68
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 418.101
Peer Median: 345.077
#68 of 306 Top 21.9% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (3 metrics)

282
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $20,782
Peer Median: $28,178
#282 of 306 Bottom 8.2% in 1B-3B tier
279
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 8.79%
Peer Median: 10.85%
#279 of 306 Bottom 9.2% in 1B-3B tier
264
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $9,475
Peer Median: $12,733
#264 of 306 Bottom 14.1% in 1B-3B tier
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