MAX

Charter #68575 | AL

1B-3B (304 CUs) Mid-Market (380 CUs)
10 1B-3B in AL

MAX has 2 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 15.2% in tier
  • + ROA 0.61% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 3.4% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 16.3% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 18.0% in tier
  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 18.2% in tier
  • - Delinquency rate 0.08% above tier average
  • - Loan-to-Share Ratio: Bottom 5.3% in tier
  • - Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR): Bottom 9.2% in tier
  • - Loan Growth Rate: Bottom 9.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (AL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 129,899
+2.2% YoY+0.7% QoQ
+31.2K 98,678
-1.9% YoY
29,240
-2.8% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
Top 21.7% in tier
Assets $2.3B
+4.3% YoY+0.6% QoQ
+$545.3M $1.7B
+0.5% YoY
$436.7M
+7.4% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
Top 22.4% in tier
Loans $1.1B
-4.7% YoY-1.5% QoQ
$-86.4M $1.2B
+0.5% YoY
$258.0M
+6.8% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
54th in tier
Deposits $2.0B
+2.8% YoY-0.1% QoQ
+$514.8M $1.5B
+1.3% YoY
$382.5M
+6.8% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
Top 19.7% in tier
ROA 1.3%
+32.3% YoY+10.3% QoQ
+0.6% 0.7%
+13.4% YoY
0.8%
+31.6% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
Top 8.6% in tier
NIM 3.2%
+4.6% YoY+0.8% QoQ
-0.0% 3.3%
+9.3% YoY
3.7%
+6.4% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
46th in tier
Efficiency Ratio 65.4%
-7.7% YoY-1.9% QoQ
-8.6% 74.0%
-10.9% YoY
76.4%
-6.2% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
Bottom 18.1% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.9%
+12.9% YoY+7.9% QoQ
+0.1 0.8%
+6.1% YoY
1.7%
+18.9% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
70th in tier
Loan To Share 58.2%
-7.3% YoY-1.4% QoQ
-27.0% 85.2%
-0.8% YoY
60.8%
-1.6% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
Bottom 4.9% in tier
AMR $23,986
-2.2% YoY-1.3% QoQ
$-5K $29,172
+2.8% YoY
$17,062
+2.3% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
30th in tier
CD Concentration 20.9%
+4.6% YoY+0.2% QoQ
-8.0% 29.0%
+0.8% YoY
20.8%
+2.9% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
Bottom 15.8% in tier
Indirect Auto % 27.7%
-17.1% YoY-5.5% QoQ
+8.9% 18.8%
-2.8% YoY
5.4%
-6.7% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
71st in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#111 of 246 • Top 15.2% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.17%
(Tier: 3.18%, National: 9.37%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.32%
(Tier: 0.71%, National: 0.71%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 27.67%
(Tier: 18.80%, National: 7.90%)
but worse than tier avg
246 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 917 nationally
↑ Growing +14 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Concerns (4)

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#12 of 113 • Bottom 3.4% in tier

Very high net worth ratio (>12%). Strong capital position may indicate opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why This Signature
Net Worth Ratio: 14.09%
(Tier: 11.30%, National: 14.51%)
but better than tier avg
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 58.23%
(Tier: 86.35%, National: 67.96%)
worse than tier avg
113 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 691 nationally
↑ Growing +9 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#126 of 217 • Bottom 16.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.10% points
(Tier: 0.07% points, National: 0.07% points)
worse than tier avg
217 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 1002 nationally
↓ Shrinking -70 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#112 of 202 • Bottom 18.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 4.28%
(Tier: 5.36%, National: 3.04%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 27.67%
(Tier: 18.80%, National: 7.90%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.17%
(Tier: 3.18%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
202 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 768 nationally
↓ Shrinking -7 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Shrinking Wallet Share

decline
#56 of 83 • Bottom 18.2% in tier

Average member relationship declining year-over-year. Members may be moving money elsewhere or reducing engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): -2.20%
(Tier: 3.04%, National: 4.19%)
worse than tier avg
83 of 380 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 346 nationally
↓ Shrinking -55 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 304 peers in tier

Top Strengths (9 metrics)

26
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.32%
Peer Avg: 0.70%
#26 of 304 Top 8.2% in 1B-3B tier
33
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 14.09%
Peer Avg: 11.44%
#33 of 304 Top 10.5% in 1B-3B tier
47
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 19.10%
Peer Avg: 34.01%
#47 of 304 Top 15.1% in 1B-3B tier
49
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 437.370
Peer Avg: 364.953
#49 of 304 Top 15.8% in 1B-3B tier
52
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 20.94%
Peer Avg: 28.53%
#52 of 304 Top 16.8% in 1B-3B tier
56
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 65.40%
Peer Avg: 73.97%
#56 of 304 Top 18.1% in 1B-3B tier
60
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $1.97B
Peer Avg: $1.45B
#60 of 304 Top 19.4% in 1B-3B tier
66
Total Members
engagement
Value: 129,899
Peer Avg: 98,678
#66 of 304 Top 21.4% in 1B-3B tier
68
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $2.26B
Peer Avg: $1.72B
#68 of 304 Top 22.0% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (4 metrics)

289
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 58.23%
Peer Avg: 85.19%
#289 of 304 Bottom 5.3% in 1B-3B tier
277
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $8,827
Peer Avg: $13,213
#277 of 304 Bottom 9.2% in 1B-3B tier
275
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -4.68%
Peer Avg: 5.27%
#275 of 304 Bottom 9.9% in 1B-3B tier
261
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -2.20%
Peer Avg: 3.29%
#261 of 304 Bottom 14.5% in 1B-3B tier