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FREEDOM OF MARYLAND

Charter #8550 · MD

Community 500M-750M
167 CUs in 500M-750M nationally 7 in MD
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FREEDOM OF MARYLAND has 1 strength but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Net Interest Margin 0.82% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 2.4% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 35.4% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 44.3% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 56.9% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 83.9% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 83.9% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 94.8% in tier
  • - ROA 0.05% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MD) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 43,167
-3.5% YoY+2.6% QoQ
+5.1K 38,079
-4.8% YoY
35,042
+5.0% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
69%
Assets $563.7M
-3.2% YoY+1.1% QoQ
$-56.0M $619.7M
-0.2% YoY
$654.4M
+9.6% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
29%
Loans $429.7M
+2.1% YoY-2.6% QoQ
+$10.4M $419.3M
-1.4% YoY
$458.0M
+7.3% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
51%
Deposits $502.6M
-4.0% YoY+1.1% QoQ
$-36.9M $539.5M
-0.1% YoY
$558.1M
+9.3% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
32%

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ROA 0.6%
-30.6% YoY+65.0% QoQ
-0.1% 0.7%
+36.0% YoY
0.5%
+20.2% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
53%
NIM 4.3%
+7.9% YoY+4.5% QoQ
+0.8% 3.5%
+4.5% YoY
3.4%
+2.6% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
Top 8.4% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 82.6%
+25.5% YoY+5.2% QoQ
+4.2% 78.4%
-3.7% YoY
82.5%
-2.2% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
66%
Delinquency Rate 1.4%
+3.7% YoY+22.1% QoQ
+0.7 0.7%
-0.9% YoY
1.2%
+17.1% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
Bottom 8.4% in tier
Loan To Share 85.5%
+6.3% YoY-3.7% QoQ
+7.8% 77.7%
-1.2% YoY
63.5%
+1.0% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
71%
AMR $21,598
+2.3% YoY-3.1% QoQ
$-5K $26,927
+3.1% YoY
$21,172
+3.9% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
23%
CD Concentration 25.7%
-15.5% YoY-6.2% QoQ
+1.5% 24.3% 21.1% 19.8% 56%
Indirect Auto % 28.5%
-4.0% YoY-2.7% QoQ
+14.7% 13.8% 7.3% 7.7% 82%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (7)

Cost Spiral

risk
#10 of 83 • Bottom 2.4% in tier

Historically lean operator (<75% efficiency) now seeing 5+ point efficiency ratio increase despite strong profitability (>0.50% ROA). Efficiency advantage eroding.

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio Change: 16.76% points
(Tier: -1.19% points, National: 2.52% points)
worse than tier avg
Efficiency Ratio (Prior Year): 51.37%
(Tier: 60.69%, National: 64.04%)
but better than tier avg
83 of 284 Community CUs have this signature | 96 nationally
→ Stable (87→83 CUs) -4 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Stagnation Risk

risk
#172 of 570 • Bottom 83.9% 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): -3.46%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 2.08%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 1.38%
(Tier: 0.76%, National: 1.19%)
worse than tier avg
676 nationally
→ No prior data (570 CUs now) | New qualifier

Membership Headwinds

decline
#216 of 570 • Bottom 83.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -3.46%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
676 nationally
→ No prior data (570 CUs now) | New qualifier

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#372 of 504 • Bottom 94.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): -3.18%
(Tier: 4.68%, National: 1663.40%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 28.53%
(Tier: 13.80%, National: 7.73%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -3.46%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -29 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#591 of 727 • Bottom 44.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.05% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
1013 nationally
↓ Shrinking -60 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Efficiency Drag

risk
#506 of 596 • Bottom 35.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 82.56%
(Tier: 77.94%, National: 84.64%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.28% points
(Tier: 0.05% points, National: -0.45% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -3.46%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
702 nationally
↓ Shrinking -84 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#449 of 476 • Bottom 56.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 2.08%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.05% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
710 nationally
→ No prior data (476 CUs now) | 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 167 peers in tier

Top Strengths (1 metrics)

14
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.29%
Peer Median: 3.48%
#14 of 167 Top 7.8% in 500M-750M tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

161
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.97%
Peer Median: 4.02%
#161 of 167 Bottom 4.2% in 500M-750M tier
158
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.18%
Peer Median: 4.66%
#158 of 167 Bottom 6.0% in 500M-750M tier
154
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 1.38%
Peer Median: 0.62%
#154 of 167 Bottom 8.4% in 500M-750M tier
151
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $103.21
Peer Median: $178.80
#151 of 167 Bottom 10.2% in 500M-750M tier
149
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 8.38%
Peer Median: 10.35%
#149 of 167 Bottom 11.4% in 500M-750M tier
146
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.46%
Peer Median: 1.03%
#146 of 167 Bottom 13.2% in 500M-750M tier
135
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 28.53%
Peer Median: 10.91%
#135 of 167 Bottom 19.8% in 500M-750M tier
129
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $21,598
Peer Median: $25,600
#129 of 167 Bottom 23.4% in 500M-750M tier
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