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Charter #9486 ยท NY

1077 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 52 in NY

NEXT STEP has 1 strength but faces 17 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Indirect Auto Concentration (%): Top 0.0% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 4.7% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 10.4% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 13.6% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 19.2% in tier
  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 22.6% in tier
  • - ROA 0.29% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 1.54% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 1.86% above tier average
  • - Member decline: -3.0% YoY
  • - Total Loans: Bottom 1.7% in tier
  • - Total Members: Bottom 2.3% in tier
  • - Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days): Bottom 2.8% in tier
  • - Loan-to-Share Ratio: Bottom 3.1% in tier
  • - Total Assets: Bottom 3.6% in tier
  • - Fee Income Per Member: Bottom 5.2% in tier
  • - Loan Growth Rate: Bottom 6.3% in tier
  • - Total Deposits: Bottom 6.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NY) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 4,617
-3.0% YoY+0.3% QoQ
-11.0K 15,628
-3.4% YoY
25,964
+5.4% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
Bottom 2.2% in tier
Assets $105.6M
+1.3% YoY-2.7% QoQ
$-125.7M $231.3M
-0.0% YoY
$471.3M
+6.4% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
Bottom 3.5% in tier
Loans $34.0M
-7.7% YoY-2.9% QoQ
$-113.8M $147.8M
-1.4% YoY
$316.5M
+7.1% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
Bottom 1.6% in tier
Deposits $95.3M
+1.5% YoY-3.0% QoQ
$-105.0M $200.3M
-0.0% YoY
$400.0M
+7.6% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
Bottom 6.8% in tier

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ROA 0.5%
-15.8% YoY+42.7% QoQ
-0.3% 0.8%
+15.5% YoY
0.9%
+294.0% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
32%
NIM 2.9%
-0.1% YoY+3.2% QoQ
-0.7% 3.6%
+6.9% YoY
3.6%
+5.0% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
15%
Efficiency Ratio 78.8%
+8.5% YoY-3.2% QoQ
+1.5% 77.3%
-3.0% YoY
80.1%
-6.2% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
56%
Delinquency Rate 2.7%
+26.7% YoY+3.1% QoQ
+1.9 0.9%
+7.6% YoY
1.7%
-8.3% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
Top 2.8% in tier
Loan To Share 35.7%
-9.1% YoY+0.1% QoQ
-37.0% 72.7%
-1.5% YoY
61.5%
-2.3% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
Bottom 3.0% in tier
AMR $28,014
+2.0% YoY-3.3% QoQ
+$4K $24,363
+2.9% YoY
$19,040
-21.7% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
77%
CD Concentration 17.4%
+38.6% YoY+6.5% QoQ
-7.0% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
15.9%
+8.4% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
50%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -14.0% 14.0%
-5.7% YoY
2.6%
-3.7% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (5)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#117 of 736 โ€ข Bottom 4.7% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.57% points
(Tier: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
worse than tier avg
736 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 1002 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -199 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Stagnation Risk

risk
#172 of 550 โ€ข Bottom 10.4% in tier

Membership declining year-over-year. Shrinking member base creates long-term risk even if current operations appear healthy.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -3.00%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -7.73%
(Tier: 3.65%, National: 36.38%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 2.72%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
worse than tier avg
550 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 648 nationally
โ†’ Stable (555โ†’550 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Membership Headwinds

decline
#224 of 550 โ€ข Bottom 13.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -3.00%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
550 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 648 nationally
โ†’ Stable (555โ†’550 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Institutional Decline

decline
#152 of 256 โ€ข Bottom 19.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Total Assets: $105.55M
(Tier: $331.87M, National: $547.69M)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -3.00%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -7.73%
(Tier: 3.65%, National: 36.38%)
worse than tier avg
256 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 293 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -43 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Cost Spiral

risk
#56 of 62 โ€ข Bottom 22.6% 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: 6.20% points
(Tier: -2.84% points, National: -1.81% points)
worse than tier avg
Efficiency Ratio (Prior Year): 62.41%
(Tier: 59.95%, National: 63.68%)
worse than tier avg
62 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 80 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -38 CUs YoY | 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 1077 peers in tier

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Avg: -
#1 of 1077 Top 0.0% in 100M-500M tier
248
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $28,014
Peer Avg: -
#248 of 1077 Top 22.9% in 100M-500M tier
253
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 16.21%
Peer Avg: -
#253 of 1077 Top 23.4% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (11 metrics)

1060
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $34.03M
Peer Avg: -
#1060 of 1077 Bottom 1.7% in 100M-500M tier
1053
Total Members
engagement
Value: 4,617
Peer Avg: -
#1053 of 1077 Bottom 2.3% in 100M-500M tier
1048
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 2.72%
Peer Avg: -
#1048 of 1077 Bottom 2.8% in 100M-500M tier
1045
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 35.71%
Peer Avg: -
#1045 of 1077 Bottom 3.1% in 100M-500M tier
1039
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $105.55M
Peer Avg: -
#1039 of 1077 Bottom 3.6% in 100M-500M tier
1022
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $69.06
Peer Avg: -
#1022 of 1077 Bottom 5.2% in 100M-500M tier
1010
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -7.73%
Peer Avg: -
#1010 of 1077 Bottom 6.3% in 100M-500M tier
1004
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $95.31M
Peer Avg: -
#1004 of 1077 Bottom 6.9% in 100M-500M tier
911
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.89%
Peer Avg: -
#911 of 1077 Bottom 15.5% in 100M-500M tier
885
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.00%
Peer Avg: -
#885 of 1077 Bottom 17.9% in 100M-500M tier
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