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THE SOUTHERN

Charter #68638 · GA

Community 500M-750M
165 CUs in 500M-750M nationally 2 in GA
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THE SOUTHERN has 1 strength but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days): Top 2.4% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 12.2% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 17.6% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 48.6% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 83.6% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 83.6% in tier
  • - ROA 0.39% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 12.41% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Member decline: -3.4% YoY

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

Your Quarter, Wrapped

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 165 credit unions with $500M-$750M in assets nationally, and 1 of 2 that size in Georgia.
  • Shares and deposits +1.9% year over year ($499M in shares and deposits).
  • Membership: 29,763 members, -3.4% vs a year ago.
  • Delinquency rate 0.10%.
  • Return on assets 0.43%.
  • Efficiency ratio 88.97% vs a 76.56% peer average.
  • Loan-to-share ratio 42.02% vs a 79.33% 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 (GA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 29,763
-3.4% YoY-1.0% QoQ
-8.1K 37,897
-5.0% YoY
32,666
+7.6% YoY
34,678
+6.6% YoY
19%
Assets $560.2M
+2.2% YoY-0.7% QoQ
$-62.2M $622.4M
+0.6% YoY
$529.0M
+8.4% YoY
$593.1M
+10.2% YoY
29%
Loans $209.7M
-3.3% YoY-0.0% QoQ
$-218.8M $428.5M
-0.7% YoY
$366.4M
+11.0% YoY
$418.6M
+10.1% YoY
Bottom 3.0% in tier
Deposits $499.1M
+1.9% YoY-0.7% QoQ
$-40.6M $539.8M
+0.9% YoY
$453.8M
+8.0% YoY
$504.8M
+10.3% YoY
32%

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ROA 0.4%
-12.8% YoY+20.4% QoQ
-0.4% 0.8%
+39.5% YoY
1.1%
+36.8% YoY
1.2%
+121.4% YoY
25%
NIM 3.0%
+4.1% YoY+2.7% QoQ
-0.5% 3.5%
+5.0% YoY
4.1%
-0.3% YoY
3.8%
+2.3% YoY
17%
Efficiency Ratio 89.0%
+3.7% YoY+1.0% QoQ
+12.4% 76.6%
-3.6% YoY
78.8%
-0.4% YoY
83.0%
-5.3% YoY
Bottom 7.3% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.1%
+34.5% YoY-0.2% QoQ
-0.7 0.8%
+3.1% YoY
1.5%
+41.3% YoY
1.3%
+2.6% YoY
Top 2.4% in tier
Loan To Share 42.0%
-5.1% YoY+0.7% QoQ
-37.3% 79.3%
-1.4% YoY
70.2%
-1.6% YoY
66.4%
-1.4% YoY
Bottom 3.6% in tier
AMR $23,816
+3.9% YoY+0.4% QoQ
$-3K $27,294
+4.1% YoY
$17,498
+1.4% YoY
$20,028
-0.9% YoY
36%
CD Concentration 17.9%
+7.2% YoY+2.9% QoQ
-6.6% 24.6% 20.2% 20.0% 27%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -13.6% 13.6% 4.3% 7.7% Top 0.1% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (5)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#108 of 531 • Bottom 12.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 88.97%
(Tier: 76.58%, National: 82.97%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.06% points
(Tier: 0.10% points, National: 0.47% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -3.44%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
worse than tier avg
608 nationally
↓ Shrinking -37 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Institutional Decline

decline
#69 of 230 • Bottom 17.6% in tier

Both members and loans declining - the institution is contracting. Leadership is likely under pressure to reverse course.

Why This Signature
Total Assets: $560.17M
(Tier: $336.17M, National: $593.11M)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -3.44%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -3.33%
(Tier: 4.13%, National: 78.26%)
worse than tier avg
230 of 276 Community CUs have this signature | 261 nationally
↓ Shrinking -49 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Membership Headwinds

decline
#213 of 549 • Bottom 83.6% in tier

Membership declining year-over-year. They need solutions to stop the bleeding before it impacts revenue.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -3.44%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
worse than tier avg
653 nationally
↓ Shrinking -15 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Stagnation Risk

risk
#247 of 549 • Bottom 83.6% in tier

Membership shrinking at least 0.5% year-over-year. Declining member base creates long-term risk even if current operations appear healthy.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -3.44%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -3.33%
(Tier: 4.13%, National: 78.26%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.10%
(Tier: 0.87%, National: 1.26%)
but better than tier avg
653 nationally
↓ Shrinking -15 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#627 of 693 • Bottom 48.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.03% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.08% points)
but better than tier avg
962 nationally
↓ Shrinking -83 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 165 peers in tier

Top Strengths (5 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 9.93%
#1 of 165 Top 0.1% in 500M-750M tier
5
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.10%
Peer Median: 0.70%
#5 of 165 Top 2.4% in 500M-750M tier
27
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 17.92%
Peer Median: 26.69%
#27 of 165 Top 15.8% in 500M-750M tier
30
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.15%
Peer Median: 0.41%
#30 of 165 Top 17.6% in 500M-750M tier
35
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 376.747
Peer Median: 313.721
#35 of 165 Top 20.6% in 500M-750M tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

160
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $209.73M
Peer Median: $428.72M
#160 of 165 Bottom 3.6% in 500M-750M tier
159
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 42.02%
Peer Median: 81.50%
#159 of 165 Bottom 4.2% in 500M-750M tier
155
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $7,047
Peer Median: $11,477
#155 of 165 Bottom 6.7% in 500M-750M tier
154
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 88.97%
Peer Median: 77.45%
#154 of 165 Bottom 7.3% in 500M-750M tier
144
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.33%
Peer Median: 4.82%
#144 of 165 Bottom 13.3% in 500M-750M tier
142
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.44%
Peer Median: 0.59%
#142 of 165 Bottom 14.5% in 500M-750M tier
137
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 3.02%
Peer Median: 3.55%
#137 of 165 Bottom 17.6% in 500M-750M tier
134
Total Members
engagement
Value: 29,763
Peer Median: 36,716
#134 of 165 Bottom 19.4% in 500M-750M tier
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