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VALLEY STRONG

Charter #68712 · CA

Mid-Market 3B-5B
78 CUs in 3B-5B nationally 11 in CA
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VALLEY STRONG has 6 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 29.2% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 29.2% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.58% above tier average
  • + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 0.1% in tier
  • + Total Members: Top 3.8% in tier
  • + Members Per Employee (MPE): Top 9.0% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 7.1% in tier
  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 89.5% in tier
  • - ROA 0.16% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 4.32% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 1.35% above tier average
  • - Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days): Bottom 2.6% in tier
  • - Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR): Bottom 5.1% in tier
  • - Average Member Relationship (AMR): Bottom 6.4% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 357,321
+4.1% YoY+1.0% QoQ
+136.9K 220,435
-7.6% YoY
57,202
-0.9% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
Top 5.1% in tier
Assets $4.1B
+2.8% YoY+1.6% QoQ
+$158.9M $3.9B
-1.5% YoY
$1.2B
+0.4% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
55%
Loans $2.9B
+0.4% YoY+1.6% QoQ
$-42.1M $2.9B
-1.1% YoY
$813.8M
+0.1% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
47%
Deposits $3.6B
+2.0% YoY+1.7% QoQ
+$344.8M $3.3B
-2.5% YoY
$1.0B
+1.2% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
73%

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ROA 0.6%
+3.7% YoY-15.7% QoQ
-0.2% 0.7%
+10.6% YoY
2.1%
+290.7% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
33%
NIM 3.8%
+12.7% YoY+3.0% QoQ
+0.6% 3.2%
+4.6% YoY
5.0%
+56.5% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
83%
Efficiency Ratio 75.6%
-3.2% YoY+1.5% QoQ
+4.3% 71.3%
-2.6% YoY
81.3%
-2.7% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
68%
Delinquency Rate 2.1%
+29.3% YoY+4.2% QoQ
+1.3 0.7%
+9.2% YoY
0.6%
-45.1% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
Bottom 2.6% in tier
Loan To Share 78.3%
-1.6% YoY-0.1% QoQ
-9.7% 88.0%
+0.9% YoY
67.3%
-0.6% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
20%
AMR $18,173
-2.7% YoY+0.7% QoQ
$-12K $30,672
+5.5% YoY
$28,733
+1.2% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
Bottom 5.1% in tier
CD Concentration 2.6%
-41.6% YoY-9.4% QoQ
-26.2% 28.8% 21.6% 19.8% Bottom 0.5% in tier
Indirect Auto % 12.7%
+45.7% YoY+10.0% QoQ
-5.4% 18.1% 9.0% 7.7% 44%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (2)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#46 of 116 • Top 29.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 4.12%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 12.66%
(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

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#92 of 115 • Top 29.2% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 4.12%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.57%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 12.66%
(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

Concerns (2)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#27 of 225 • Bottom 7.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.47% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
225 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 1013 nationally
→ Stable (228→225 CUs) -3 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Shrinking Wallet Share

decline
#41 of 82 • Bottom 89.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): -2.71%
(Tier: 3.34%, National: 6.36%)
worse than tier avg
82 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 335 nationally
↓ Shrinking -18 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 78 peers in tier

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

1
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 2.64%
Peer Median: 31.76%
#1 of 78 Top 0.1% in 3B-5B tier
4
Total Members
engagement
Value: 357,321
Peer Median: 212,824
#4 of 78 Top 3.8% in 3B-5B tier
8
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 587.699
Peer Median: 393.414
#8 of 78 Top 9.0% in 3B-5B tier
13
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 3.79%
Peer Median: 3.23%
#13 of 78 Top 15.4% in 3B-5B tier

Top Weaknesses (9 metrics)

77
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 2.09%
Peer Median: 0.54%
#77 of 78 Bottom 2.6% in 3B-5B tier
75
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $7,979
Peer Median: $13,137
#75 of 78 Bottom 5.1% in 3B-5B tier
74
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $18,173
Peer Median: $28,813
#74 of 78 Bottom 6.4% in 3B-5B tier
66
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -2.71%
Peer Median: 2.86%
#66 of 78 Bottom 16.7% in 3B-5B tier
65
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 0.40%
Peer Median: 5.73%
#65 of 78 Bottom 17.9% in 3B-5B tier
65
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.05%
Peer Median: 10.59%
#65 of 78 Bottom 17.9% in 3B-5B tier
62
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 78.26%
Peer Median: 90.65%
#62 of 78 Bottom 21.8% in 3B-5B tier
61
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $123.61
Peer Median: $175.66
#61 of 78 Bottom 23.1% in 3B-5B tier
60
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 41.35%
Peer Median: 32.80%
#60 of 78 Bottom 24.4% in 3B-5B tier
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