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BLAZE

Charter #68651 · MN

Mid-Market 3B-5B
77 CUs in 3B-5B nationally 1 in MN
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BLAZE has 5 strengths but faces 6 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 29.3% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 40.3% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 40.3% in tier
  • + Total Deposits: Top 3.9% in tier
  • + Total Assets: Top 5.2% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 11.3% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 34.4% in tier
  • - ROA 0.09% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 3.01% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 0.19% above tier average
  • - Loan-to-Share Ratio: Bottom 7.8% in tier

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 77 credit unions with $3B-$5B in assets nationally, and 1 of 1 that size in Minnesota.
  • Shares and deposits +9.3% year over year ($4.06B in shares and deposits).
  • Membership: 257,995 members, +2.9% vs a year ago.
  • Delinquency rate 1.02%.
  • Return on assets 0.84%.
  • Efficiency ratio 72.46% vs a 69.45% peer average.
  • Loan-to-share ratio 67.11% vs a 90.24% 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 (MN) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 257,995
+2.9% YoY+0.7% QoQ
+41.4K 216,545
-9.5% YoY
22,911
-12.6% YoY
34,678
+6.6% YoY
75%
Assets $4.8B
+8.3% YoY+0.6% QoQ
+$945.1M $3.9B
-1.6% YoY
$439.2M
-13.6% YoY
$593.1M
+10.2% YoY
Top 6.5% in tier
Loans $2.7B
+8.2% YoY+3.2% QoQ
$-206.4M $2.9B
-1.2% YoY
$304.0M
-16.2% YoY
$418.6M
+10.1% YoY
34%
Deposits $4.1B
+9.3% YoY+0.5% QoQ
+$803.0M $3.3B
-2.6% YoY
$366.9M
-12.4% YoY
$504.8M
+10.3% YoY
Top 5.2% in tier

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Tier 1
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ROA 0.8%
+6.0% YoY+1.3% QoQ
-0.1% 0.9%
+25.3% YoY
1.8%
-6.5% YoY
1.2%
+121.4% YoY
44%
NIM 3.1%
+1.9% YoY+1.9% QoQ
-0.2% 3.2%
+3.8% YoY
3.8%
+5.6% YoY
3.8%
+2.3% YoY
40%
Efficiency Ratio 72.5%
-0.4% YoY+0.4% QoQ
+3.0% 69.5%
-2.3% YoY
101.1%
+34.5% YoY
83.0%
-5.3% YoY
68%
Delinquency Rate 1.0%
+51.3% YoY+110.7% QoQ
+0.2 0.8%
+5.5% YoY
1.0%
+6.0% YoY
1.3%
+2.6% YoY
73%
Loan To Share 67.1%
-0.9% YoY+2.7% QoQ
-23.1% 90.2%
+0.9% YoY
75.4%
-1.3% YoY
66.4%
-1.4% YoY
Bottom 6.5% in tier
AMR $26,299
+5.7% YoY+0.8% QoQ
$-5K $31,018
+6.9% YoY
$23,990
+3.7% YoY
$20,028
-0.9% YoY
30%
CD Concentration 31.6%
+8.8% YoY+3.3% QoQ
+2.5% 29.1% 21.9% 20.0% 64%
Indirect Auto % 9.9%
-22.2% YoY-4.0% QoQ
-8.2% 18.1% 6.4% 7.7% 36%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#71 of 112 • Top 40.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.94%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 9.90%
(Tier: 18.08%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
112 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 485 nationally
↓ Shrinking -20 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#83 of 113 • Top 40.3% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.94%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.84%
(Tier: 0.84%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 9.90%
(Tier: 18.08%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
113 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 490 nationally
↓ Shrinking -131 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#109 of 125 • Top 29.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 5.73%
(Tier: 3.62%, National: 35.20%)
better than tier avg
125 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 635 nationally
↑ Growing +22 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (2)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#26 of 170 • Bottom 34.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 8.23%
(Tier: 6.76%, National: 78.26%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.35% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.08% points)
worse than tier avg
170 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 688 nationally
→ Stable (169→170 CUs) +1 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#42 of 215 • Bottom 11.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.35% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.08% points)
worse than tier avg
215 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 962 nationally
↓ Shrinking -28 CUs YoY | Rank improving

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 77 peers in tier

Top Strengths (5 metrics)

4
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $4.06B
Peer Median: $3.34B
#4 of 77 Top 3.9% in 3B-5B tier
5
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $4.85B
Peer Median: $3.97B
#5 of 77 Top 5.2% in 3B-5B tier
18
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 9.25%
Peer Median: 5.62%
#18 of 77 Top 22.1% in 3B-5B tier
19
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 5.73%
Peer Median: 3.17%
#19 of 77 Top 23.4% in 3B-5B tier
19
Total Members
engagement
Value: 257,995
Peer Median: 211,695
#19 of 77 Top 23.4% in 3B-5B tier

Top Weaknesses (3 metrics)

72
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 67.11%
Peer Median: 93.34%
#72 of 77 Bottom 7.8% in 3B-5B tier
69
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $10,561
Peer Median: $13,282
#69 of 77 Bottom 11.7% in 3B-5B tier
68
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 8.76%
Peer Median: 10.81%
#68 of 77 Bottom 13.0% in 3B-5B tier
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