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LAFCU

Charter #68632 · MI

Mid-Market 1B-3B
306 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 21 in MI
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LAFCU has 2 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Net Interest Margin 1.18% above tier average
  • + Net Worth Ratio: Top 1.0% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 1.0% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 24.0% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 93.4% in tier
  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 94.5% in tier
  • - ROA 0.36% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 6.07% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 0.29% above tier average
  • - Total Deposits: Bottom 6.2% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MI) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 73,193
-0.4% YoY-0.4% QoQ
-22.9K 96,048
-2.7% YoY
36,022
+6.3% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
32%
Assets $1.1B
-1.6% YoY-0.3% QoQ
$-584.2M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$705.1M
+14.1% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
16%
Loans $784.3M
+1.6% YoY-1.0% QoQ
$-429.5M $1.2B
+0.2% YoY
$480.6M
+13.6% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
Bottom 15.0% in tier
Deposits $902.9M
-2.7% YoY-0.5% QoQ
$-562.7M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$601.5M
+14.1% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 5.9% in tier

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ROA 0.4%
-59.0% YoY-36.9% QoQ
-0.4% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
0.9%
+85.7% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
20%
NIM 4.5%
+9.1% YoY+4.2% QoQ
+1.2% 3.4%
+6.2% YoY
3.7%
+3.8% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
Top 3.6% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 80.7%
+10.5% YoY+12.8% QoQ
+6.1% 74.6%
-3.0% YoY
75.8%
-7.1% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
74%
Delinquency Rate 1.1%
-9.0% YoY-22.2% QoQ
+0.3 0.8%
+6.9% YoY
0.7%
-7.8% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
82%
Loan To Share 86.9%
+4.3% YoY-0.4% QoQ
+3.7% 83.2%
-0.4% YoY
65.1%
-0.0% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
55%
AMR $23,051
-0.4% YoY-0.3% QoQ
$-7K $29,652
+2.3% YoY
$22,971
+5.9% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
20%
CD Concentration 27.7%
-11.0% YoY-8.3% QoQ
-1.1% 28.8% 18.6% 19.8% 46%
Indirect Auto % 41.6%
-14.0% YoY-4.0% QoQ
+23.5% 18.1% 11.7% 7.7% Bottom 8.4% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (4)

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#7 of 15 • Bottom 1.0% in tier

Exceptional capital position (>16%, top quartile). Strong fundamentals—opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why This Signature
Net Worth Ratio: 20.42%
(Tier: 11.28%, National: 14.35%)
but better than tier avg
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 86.86%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 65.58%)
but better than tier avg
15 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 143 nationally
→ Stable (16→15 CUs) -1 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#88 of 198 • Bottom 93.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): -1.61%
(Tier: 6.82%, National: 1663.40%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 41.62%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -0.36%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
198 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -10 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Deposit Outflow

decline
#17 of 23 • Bottom 94.5% in tier

Members staying (>= -1% YoY) but deposits leaving. They're moving money to higher-yield competitors - rate pressure is real.

Why This Signature
Deposit Growth (YoY): -2.65%
(Tier: 6.69%, National: 64.06%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -0.36%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
23 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 98 nationally
→ No prior data (23 CUs now) | New qualifier

Efficiency Drag

risk
#77 of 100 • Bottom 24.0% in tier

High efficiency ratio (>80%) indicates elevated operating costs relative to revenue. Margin improvement opportunities may exist.

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 80.71%
(Tier: 73.98%, National: 84.64%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.51% points
(Tier: 0.14% points, National: -0.45% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -0.36%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
100 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 702 nationally
↓ Shrinking -38 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 306 peers in tier

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

4
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 20.42%
Peer Median: 10.85%
#4 of 306 Top 1.0% in 1B-3B tier
11
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.53%
Peer Median: 3.37%
#11 of 306 Top 3.3% in 1B-3B tier
69
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 22.71%
Peer Median: 33.05%
#69 of 306 Top 22.2% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (12 metrics)

288
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $902.87M
Peer Median: $1.31B
#288 of 306 Bottom 6.2% in 1B-3B tier
287
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: -2.65%
Peer Median: 4.44%
#287 of 306 Bottom 6.5% in 1B-3B tier
284
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.61%
Peer Median: 4.82%
#284 of 306 Bottom 7.5% in 1B-3B tier
283
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 41.62%
Peer Median: 13.86%
#283 of 306 Bottom 7.8% in 1B-3B tier
260
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $784.27M
Peer Median: $1.11B
#260 of 306 Bottom 15.4% in 1B-3B tier
258
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $1.14B
Peer Median: $1.51B
#258 of 306 Bottom 16.0% in 1B-3B tier
251
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 1.05%
Peer Median: 0.63%
#251 of 306 Bottom 18.3% in 1B-3B tier
246
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $23,051
Peer Median: $28,178
#246 of 306 Bottom 19.9% in 1B-3B tier
245
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.36%
Peer Median: 0.66%
#245 of 306 Bottom 20.3% in 1B-3B tier
240
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.80%
Peer Median: 0.51%
#240 of 306 Bottom 21.9% in 1B-3B tier
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