CHEMCEL

Charter #7129 | TX

100M-500M (1077 CUs) Micro
79 100M-500M in TX

CHEMCEL has 5 strengths but faces 9 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 3.5% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 5.9% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 20.9% in tier
  • + Indirect Auto Concentration (%): Top 0.0% in tier
  • + First Mortgage Concentration (%): Top 7.1% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 7.0% in tier
  • - Growth-at-Risk: Bottom 8.7% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 23.1% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 27.9% in tier
  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 31.7% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 32.8% in tier
  • - ROA 0.02% below tier average
  • - Delinquency rate 0.35% above tier average
  • - Share Certificate Concentration (%): Bottom 4.1% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (TX) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 9,348
-0.6% YoY-0.2% QoQ
-6.3K 15,628
-3.4% YoY
26,896
+3.7% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
25th in tier
Assets $175.2M
+9.6% YoY-0.7% QoQ
$-56.1M $231.3M
-0.0% YoY
$411.3M
+5.9% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
41st in tier
Loans $103.6M
+5.4% YoY+2.5% QoQ
$-44.2M $147.8M
-1.4% YoY
$295.8M
+5.3% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
37th in tier
Deposits $152.7M
+10.3% YoY-1.0% QoQ
$-47.5M $200.3M
-0.0% YoY
$341.5M
+6.1% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
42nd in tier
ROA 0.8%
-12.2% YoY+13.1% QoQ
-0.0% 0.8%
+15.5% YoY
0.5%
-24.0% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
50th in tier
NIM 2.9%
-0.8% YoY+2.7% QoQ
-0.7% 3.6%
+6.9% YoY
3.9%
+4.3% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
Bottom 16.1% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 74.4%
+2.3% YoY-2.5% QoQ
-2.9% 77.3%
-3.0% YoY
79.6%
-0.9% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
40th in tier
Delinquency Rate 1.2%
+54.6% YoY+76.9% QoQ
+0.3 0.9%
+7.6% YoY
1.2%
+20.3% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
Top 22.3% in tier
Loan To Share 67.9%
-4.5% YoY+3.6% QoQ
-4.8% 72.7%
-1.5% YoY
71.8%
-2.5% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
36th in tier
AMR $27,425
+8.9% YoY+0.6% QoQ
+$3K $24,363
+2.9% YoY
$17,515
+1.3% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
74th in tier
CD Concentration 43.1%
+14.7% YoY+1.9% QoQ
+18.7% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
20.9%
+7.1% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
50th in tier
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -14.0% 14.0%
-5.8% YoY
7.2%
-0.2% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
50th in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#96 of 1006 • Top 3.5% in tier

Average member relationship growing year-over-year. Increasing engagement suggests members are consolidating more business here.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 8.86%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $3.3K
(Tier: $2.8K, National: $2.0K)
better than tier avg
1006 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 1330 nationally
↑ Growing +249 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#163 of 1006 • Top 5.9% in tier

Average member relationship growing year-over-year. Members are deepening their engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 8.86%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
1006 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 1330 nationally
↑ Growing +249 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Emerging Performer

growth
#393 of 627 • Top 20.9% in tier

Profitable credit union with positive returns. May represent growth potential worth exploring.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 0.77%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
but worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -0.57%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
but worse than tier avg
627 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 852 nationally
↑ Growing +13 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Concerns (6)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#174 of 736 • Bottom 7.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.43% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
worse than tier avg
736 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 1002 nationally
↓ Shrinking -199 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Growth-at-Risk

risk
#131 of 446 • Bottom 8.7% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 5.36%
(Tier: 3.64%, National: 36.38%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.43% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
worse than tier avg
446 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 646 nationally
↓ Shrinking -77 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Stagnation Risk

risk
#381 of 550 • Bottom 23.1% in tier

Membership is declining. If profitability remains stable, current success may mask future risk from a shrinking member base.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 0.77%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -0.57%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
Avg Member Relationship: $27.4K
(Tier: $25.0K, National: $19.4K)
but better than tier avg
CD Concentration: 43.13%
(Tier: 24.41%, National: 19.60%)
worse than tier avg
550 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 648 nationally
→ Stable (555→550 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#432 of 552 • Bottom 27.9% in tier

Very high net worth ratio (>12%). Strong capital position may indicate opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why This Signature
Net Worth Ratio: 12.12%
(Tier: 11.95%, National: 14.51%)
but better than tier avg
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 67.85%
(Tier: 74.56%, National: 67.96%)
worse than tier avg
552 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 691 nationally
↑ Growing +65 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Margin Compression

decline
#134 of 136 • Bottom 31.7% in tier

Strong profitability track record but margins eroding. Something changed - rising costs or falling yields need addressing.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 0.77%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.11% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.05% points)
worse than tier avg
Total Assets: $175.22M
(Tier: $231.30M, National: $547.69M)
worse than tier avg
136 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 169 nationally
↓ Shrinking -43 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Membership Headwinds

decline
#540 of 550 • Bottom 32.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -0.57%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
550 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 648 nationally
→ Stable (555→550 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

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 1077 peers in tier

Top Strengths (6 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Avg: 13.34%
#1 of 1077 Top 0.0% in 100M-500M tier
78
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 5.92%
Peer Avg: 30.43%
#78 of 1077 Top 7.1% in 100M-500M tier
115
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 10.28%
Peer Avg: 4.69%
#115 of 1077 Top 10.6% in 100M-500M tier
128
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 8.86%
Peer Avg: 3.64%
#128 of 1077 Top 11.8% in 100M-500M tier
136
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 9.57%
Peer Avg: 4.70%
#136 of 1077 Top 12.5% in 100M-500M tier
195
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $232.83
Peer Avg: $174.31
#195 of 1077 Top 18.0% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

1034
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 43.13%
Peer Avg: 23.61%
#1034 of 1077 Bottom 4.1% in 100M-500M tier
904
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.90%
Peer Avg: 3.58%
#904 of 1077 Bottom 16.2% in 100M-500M tier
893
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.76%
Peer Avg: 0.47%
#893 of 1077 Bottom 17.2% in 100M-500M tier
871
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 252.649
Peer Avg: 332.881
#871 of 1077 Bottom 19.2% in 100M-500M tier
838
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 1.20%
Peer Avg: 0.86%
#838 of 1077 Bottom 22.3% in 100M-500M tier