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CARTER

Charter #9164 · LA

Community 750M-1B
117 CUs in 750M-1B nationally 4 in LA
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CARTER has 2 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + ROA 0.39% above tier average
  • + Fee Income Per Member: Top 2.6% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 3.6% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 4.5% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 8.6% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 93.3% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 93.3% in tier
  • - Delinquency rate 2.17% above tier average
  • - Member decline: -6.1% YoY
  • - Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days): Bottom 0.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (LA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 34,100
-6.1% YoY+8.2% QoQ
-17.4K 51,500
+0.7% YoY
9,512
+2.6% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 13.7% in tier
Assets $751.9M
-4.1% YoY+2.0% QoQ
$-113.8M $865.6M
+0.9% YoY
$128.1M
+5.9% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
Bottom 0.9% in tier
Loans $554.5M
-8.1% YoY-0.4% QoQ
$-40.8M $595.3M
+1.6% YoY
$89.6M
+5.7% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
32%
Deposits $577.6M
-4.4% YoY+3.2% QoQ
$-164.6M $742.2M
+0.6% YoY
$109.6M
+6.0% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 0.9% in tier

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ROA 1.2%
+79.6% YoY-378.4% QoQ
+0.4% 0.8%
+45.0% YoY
0.1%
-79.1% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
80%
NIM 2.8%
+6.5% YoY-3.4% QoQ
-0.6% 3.5%
+6.1% YoY
4.2%
-0.4% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
16%
Efficiency Ratio 63.9%
-8.2% YoY-13.8% QoQ
-11.6% 75.5%
-3.4% YoY
88.0%
+2.9% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
15%
Delinquency Rate 2.9%
+39.2% YoY-27.2% QoQ
+2.2 0.7%
-0.1% YoY
1.7%
-21.7% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
Bottom 0.9% in tier
Loan To Share 96.0%
-3.9% YoY-3.5% QoQ
+15.4% 80.6%
+0.7% YoY
68.2%
-2.4% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
Top 11.1% in tier
AMR $33,199
-0.1% YoY-6.3% QoQ
+$4K $28,908
+0.7% YoY
$13,483
+2.5% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
75%
CD Concentration 42.2%
-4.5% YoY-3.0% QoQ
+18.0% 24.3% 14.9% 19.8% Top 4.7% in tier
Indirect Auto % 11.9%
-7.4% YoY-4.8% QoQ
-1.9% 13.8% 5.1% 7.7% 57%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (5)

Institutional Decline

decline
#4 of 250 • Bottom 8.6% in tier

Both members and loans declining - the institution is contracting. Leadership is likely under pressure to reverse course.

Why This Signature
Total Assets: $751.87M
(Tier: $334.04M, National: $578.34M)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -6.13%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -8.14%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
250 of 284 Community CUs have this signature | 289 nationally
→ No prior data (250 CUs now) | New qualifier

Stagnation Risk

risk
#9 of 570 • Bottom 93.3% 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): -6.13%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -8.14%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 2.85%
(Tier: 0.76%, National: 1.19%)
worse than tier avg
676 nationally
→ No prior data (570 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#48 of 727 • Bottom 3.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.80% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
1013 nationally
↓ Shrinking -60 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Membership Headwinds

decline
#91 of 570 • Bottom 93.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -6.13%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
676 nationally
→ No prior data (570 CUs now) | New qualifier

Liquidity Strain

risk
#116 of 183 • Bottom 4.5% in tier

Loan demand outpacing deposits. They're bumping against liquidity limits - need funding solutions.

Why This Signature
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 96.00%
(Tier: 72.31%, National: 65.58%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -8.14%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
183 of 284 Community CUs have this signature | 367 nationally
→ Stable (182→183 CUs) +1 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 117 peers in tier

Top Strengths (6 metrics)

4
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $487.58
Peer Median: $187.56
#4 of 117 Top 2.6% in 750M-1B tier
13
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 96.00%
Peer Median: 84.41%
#13 of 117 Top 10.3% in 750M-1B tier
19
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 63.92%
Peer Median: 77.38%
#19 of 117 Top 15.4% in 750M-1B tier
19
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $16,261
Peer Median: $11,598
#19 of 117 Top 15.4% in 750M-1B tier
24
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.16%
Peer Median: 0.63%
#24 of 117 Top 19.7% in 750M-1B tier
29
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $33,199
Peer Median: $26,209
#29 of 117 Top 23.9% in 750M-1B tier

Top Weaknesses (14 metrics)

117
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 2.85%
Peer Median: 0.56%
#117 of 117 Bottom 0.9% in 750M-1B tier
116
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $751.87M
Peer Median: $858.87M
#116 of 117 Bottom 1.7% in 750M-1B tier
116
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $577.59M
Peer Median: $735.65M
#116 of 117 Bottom 1.7% in 750M-1B tier
115
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -8.14%
Peer Median: 4.33%
#115 of 117 Bottom 2.6% in 750M-1B tier
112
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -4.10%
Peer Median: 4.88%
#112 of 117 Bottom 5.1% in 750M-1B tier
112
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: -4.40%
Peer Median: 4.60%
#112 of 117 Bottom 5.1% in 750M-1B tier
111
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 42.24%
Peer Median: 26.77%
#111 of 117 Bottom 6.0% in 750M-1B tier
107
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -6.13%
Peer Median: 0.97%
#107 of 117 Bottom 9.4% in 750M-1B tier
102
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 8.73%
Peer Median: 10.69%
#102 of 117 Bottom 13.7% in 750M-1B tier
101
Total Members
engagement
Value: 34,100
Peer Median: 51,712
#101 of 117 Bottom 14.5% in 750M-1B tier
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