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APL

Charter #9475 · MD

Community 500M-750M
167 CUs in 500M-750M nationally 7 in MD
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APL has 4 strengths but faces 6 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 33.4% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 33.4% in tier
  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 47.5% in tier
  • + Members Per Employee (MPE): Top 4.2% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 35.9% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 44.6% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 48.0% in tier
  • - ROA 0.30% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 3.89% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Fee Income Per Member: Bottom 1.2% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MD) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 31,150
+1.7% YoY+0.7% QoQ
-6.9K 38,079
-4.8% YoY
35,042
+5.0% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
25%
Assets $709.5M
+7.4% YoY+1.7% QoQ
+$89.8M $619.7M
-0.2% YoY
$654.4M
+9.6% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
Top 15.0% in tier
Loans $466.1M
+4.1% YoY+2.0% QoQ
+$46.7M $419.3M
-1.4% YoY
$458.0M
+7.3% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
68%
Deposits $628.8M
+6.6% YoY+1.8% QoQ
+$89.3M $539.5M
-0.1% YoY
$558.1M
+9.3% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
Top 12.6% in tier

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ROA 0.4%
+42.7% YoY-62.5% QoQ
-0.3% 0.7%
+36.0% YoY
0.5%
+20.2% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
29%
NIM 2.7%
+7.8% YoY+4.8% QoQ
-0.8% 3.5%
+4.5% YoY
3.4%
+2.6% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
Bottom 9.6% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 82.3%
-4.9% YoY+23.8% QoQ
+3.9% 78.4%
-3.7% YoY
82.5%
-2.2% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
65%
Delinquency Rate 0.5%
+6.0% YoY-3.8% QoQ
-0.2 0.7%
-0.9% YoY
1.2%
+17.1% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
37%
Loan To Share 74.1%
-2.4% YoY+0.2% QoQ
-3.6% 77.7%
-1.2% YoY
63.5%
+1.0% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
35%
AMR $35,148
+3.8% YoY+1.1% QoQ
+$8K $26,927
+3.1% YoY
$21,172
+3.9% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
Top 12.6% in tier
CD Concentration 29.8%
+10.5% YoY+2.8% QoQ
+5.6% 24.3% 21.1% 19.8% 71%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -13.8% 13.8% 7.3% 7.7% Top 0.1% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#169 of 257 • Top 47.5% in tier

Top-tier average member relationship within peer group, with stable or growing engagement. Strong wallet share positioning.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 3.79%
(Tier: 3.74%, National: 6.36%)
better than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $4.0K
(Tier: $3.0K, National: $2.1K)
better than tier avg
257 of 284 Community CUs have this signature | 342 nationally
↑ Growing +27 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#254 of 371 • Top 33.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 1.66%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.80%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
518 nationally
→ No prior data (371 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#303 of 352 • Top 33.4% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 1.66%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.38%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 13.80%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
499 nationally
→ No prior data (352 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (3)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#312 of 596 • Bottom 35.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 82.28%
(Tier: 77.94%, National: 84.64%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.11% points
(Tier: 0.05% points, National: -0.45% points)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 1.66%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
but better than tier avg
702 nationally
↓ Shrinking -84 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#640 of 727 • Bottom 48.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.03% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
but better than tier avg
1013 nationally
↓ Shrinking -60 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#423 of 476 • Bottom 44.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 4.07%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.03% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
but better 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 (7 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 10.91%
#1 of 167 Top 0.1% in 500M-750M tier
8
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 537.069
Peer Median: 318.730
#8 of 167 Top 4.2% in 500M-750M tier
21
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $628.79M
Peer Median: $543.36M
#21 of 167 Top 12.0% in 500M-750M tier
21
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $35,148
Peer Median: $25,600
#21 of 167 Top 12.0% in 500M-750M tier
25
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.14%
Peer Median: 0.39%
#25 of 167 Top 14.4% in 500M-750M tier
25
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $709.50M
Peer Median: $619.16M
#25 of 167 Top 14.4% in 500M-750M tier
29
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $14,962
Peer Median: $11,231
#29 of 167 Top 16.8% in 500M-750M tier

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

166
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $50.72
Peer Median: $178.80
#166 of 167 Bottom 1.2% in 500M-750M tier
151
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.72%
Peer Median: 3.48%
#151 of 167 Bottom 10.2% in 500M-750M tier
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