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DESERT FINANCIAL

Charter #68713 · AZ

Large 7B-10B
33 CUs in 7B-10B nationally 1 in AZ
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DESERT FINANCIAL has 7 strengths but faces 6 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 34.0% in tier
  • + Strong member growth: 5.8% YoY
  • + First Mortgage Concentration (%): Top 0.0% in tier
  • + Fee Income Per Member: Top 3.0% in tier
  • + Total Deposits: Top 3.0% in tier
  • + Loan Growth Rate: Top 6.1% in tier
  • + Net Charge-Off Rate: Top 9.1% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 10.0% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 22.2% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 61.8% in tier
  • - ROA 0.17% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 11.23% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Loan-to-Share Ratio: Bottom 9.1% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (AZ) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 504,296
+5.8% YoY+1.3% QoQ
+58.4K 445,922
+0.4% YoY
61,128
+6.4% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
64%
Assets $9.5B
+8.6% YoY+3.9% QoQ
+$604.1M $8.9B
+0.9% YoY
$1.0B
+13.9% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
67%
Loans $5.0B
+15.7% YoY+2.9% QoQ
$-1.3B $6.3B
+0.8% YoY
$668.7M
+14.2% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
15%
Deposits $8.5B
+7.2% YoY+2.6% QoQ
+$1.0B $7.5B
+1.2% YoY
$919.7M
+13.3% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
Top 6.1% in tier

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ROA 0.8%
-2.4% YoY+1.2% QoQ
-0.2% 1.0%
+27.8% YoY
0.7%
+37.2% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
36%
NIM 2.6%
+15.4% YoY-0.6% QoQ
-0.4% 3.0%
+12.0% YoY
4.0%
+4.9% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
21%
Efficiency Ratio 76.0%
+1.0% YoY-0.8% QoQ
+11.2% 64.8%
-2.3% YoY
75.5%
-2.7% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
82%
Delinquency Rate 0.4%
+53.6% YoY+23.7% QoQ
-0.3 0.7%
+5.5% YoY
1.0%
+13.7% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
27%
Loan To Share 58.6%
+8.0% YoY+0.3% QoQ
-24.8% 83.4%
-0.6% YoY
70.1%
-3.4% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
Bottom 6.1% in tier
AMR $26,842
+4.2% YoY+1.4% QoQ
$-7K $34,266
-1.7% YoY
$19,516
+4.9% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
24%
CD Concentration 19.1%
-2.5% YoY-1.8% QoQ
-10.1% 29.1% 17.2% 19.8% Bottom 11.9% in tier
Indirect Auto % 22.2%
-6.3% YoY-1.8% QoQ
+5.1% 17.1% 22.5% 7.8% 66%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#19 of 54 • Top 34.0% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 5.75%
(Tier: 4.35%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.80%
(Tier: 0.90%, National: 0.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 22.22%
(Tier: 17.09%, National: 7.78%)
but worse than tier avg
54 of 68 Large CUs have this signature | 913 nationally
→ No prior data (54 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (3)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#4 of 31 • Bottom 10.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 15.73%
(Tier: 6.96%, National: 111.96%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.15% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
31 of 68 Large CUs have this signature | 665 nationally
→ No prior data (31 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#9 of 37 • Bottom 22.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.15% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
37 of 68 Large CUs have this signature | 969 nationally
→ Stable (41→37 CUs) -4 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#22 of 35 • Bottom 61.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 8.56%
(Tier: 8.38%, National: 3.54%)
but better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 22.22%
(Tier: 17.09%, National: 7.78%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 5.75%
(Tier: 4.35%, National: 4.32%)
but better than tier avg
35 of 68 Large CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
→ Stable (35→35 CUs)

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 33 peers in tier

Top Strengths (8 metrics)

1
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 11.34%
Peer Median: -
#1 of 33 Top 0.0% in 7B-10B tier
2
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $303.77
Peer Median: -
#2 of 33 Top 3.0% in 7B-10B tier
2
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $8.54B
Peer Median: -
#2 of 33 Top 3.0% in 7B-10B tier
3
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 15.73%
Peer Median: -
#3 of 33 Top 6.1% in 7B-10B tier
4
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.22%
Peer Median: -
#4 of 33 Top 9.1% in 7B-10B tier
5
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 8.56%
Peer Median: -
#5 of 33 Top 12.1% in 7B-10B tier
6
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 5.75%
Peer Median: -
#6 of 33 Top 15.2% in 7B-10B tier
6
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 19.08%
Peer Median: -
#6 of 33 Top 15.2% in 7B-10B tier

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

31
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 58.56%
Peer Median: -
#31 of 33 Bottom 9.1% in 7B-10B tier
30
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $9,913
Peer Median: -
#30 of 33 Bottom 12.1% in 7B-10B tier
28
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 76.03%
Peer Median: -
#28 of 33 Bottom 18.2% in 7B-10B tier
28
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $5.00B
Peer Median: -
#28 of 33 Bottom 18.2% in 7B-10B tier
26
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.58%
Peer Median: -
#26 of 33 Bottom 24.2% in 7B-10B tier
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