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NORTHWEST COMMUNITY

Charter #97108 · IL

<100M
2508 CUs in <100M nationally 137 in IL

NORTHWEST COMMUNITY has 4 strengths but faces 6 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR): Top 0.4% in tier
  • + Average Member Relationship (AMR): Top 0.6% in tier
  • + Total Loans: Top 5.0% in tier
  • + Loan Growth Rate: Top 9.3% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - ROA 0.14% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 7.48% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Member decline: -4.1% YoY
  • - Share Certificate Concentration (%): Bottom 4.7% in tier
  • - First Mortgage Concentration (%): Bottom 7.0% in tier
  • - Net Interest Margin (NIM): Bottom 9.1% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 2,424
-4.1% YoY+0.9% QoQ
-252 2,676
+1.6% YoY
22,133
+6.8% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
60%
Assets $65.4M
+1.0% YoY+0.2% QoQ
+$35.3M $30.2M
+1.3% YoY
$406.0M
+9.7% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
Top 14.3% in tier
Loans $49.5M
+10.6% YoY+2.9% QoQ
+$34.3M $15.3M
-2.0% YoY
$279.6M
+10.0% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
Top 5.1% in tier
Deposits $59.7M
+1.3% YoY+0.0% QoQ
+$34.0M $25.8M
+0.7% YoY
$344.9M
+10.3% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
Top 12.3% in tier

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ROA 0.0%
-96.7% YoY-80.2% QoQ
-0.1% 0.1%
-77.6% YoY
0.5%
-57.9% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
22%
NIM 2.6%
+5.8% YoY-0.9% QoQ
-1.4% 4.0%
+4.0% YoY
3.7%
-0.2% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
Bottom 9.1% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 98.1%
+13.7% YoY+4.8% QoQ
+7.5% 90.6%
+6.5% YoY
87.0%
+8.4% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
82%
Delinquency Rate 1.0%
+48.5% YoY+3.0% QoQ
-0.6 1.5%
+3.8% YoY
1.2%
+7.3% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
63%
Loan To Share 82.9%
+9.1% YoY+2.9% QoQ
+24.4% 58.5%
-3.0% YoY
60.2%
-0.9% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
85%
AMR $45,085
+9.8% YoY+0.4% QoQ
+$30K $14,884
-1.7% YoY
$15,723
+4.6% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
Top 0.6% in tier
CD Concentration 46.9%
+2.5% YoY+0.7% QoQ
+22.6% 24.3% 14.0% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 0.3% -13.5% 13.8% 7.2% 7.7% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (0)

No concerns identified

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 2508 peers in tier

Top Strengths (8 metrics)

11
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $20,436
Peer Median: $4,923
#11 of 2508 Top 0.4% in <100M tier
15
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $45,085
Peer Median: $13,926
#15 of 2508 Top 0.6% in <100M tier
127
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $49.54M
Peer Median: $9.48M
#127 of 2508 Top 5.0% in <100M tier
235
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 10.57%
Peer Median: -2.36%
#235 of 2508 Top 9.3% in <100M tier
252
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 9.84%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#252 of 2508 Top 10.0% in <100M tier
309
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $59.75M
Peer Median: $18.77M
#309 of 2508 Top 12.3% in <100M tier
359
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $65.45M
Peer Median: $21.86M
#359 of 2508 Top 14.3% in <100M tier
380
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 82.91%
Peer Median: 58.72%
#380 of 2508 Top 15.1% in <100M tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

2390
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 46.90%
Peer Median: 12.45%
#2390 of 2508 Bottom 4.7% in <100M tier
2334
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 52.75%
Peer Median: 3.66%
#2334 of 2508 Bottom 7.0% in <100M tier
2280
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.58%
Peer Median: 3.83%
#2280 of 2508 Bottom 9.1% in <100M tier
2148
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.62%
Peer Median: 14.28%
#2148 of 2508 Bottom 14.4% in <100M tier
2144
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.34%
Peer Median: 0.00%
#2144 of 2508 Bottom 14.6% in <100M tier
2061
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 98.11%
Peer Median: 81.45%
#2061 of 2508 Bottom 17.9% in <100M tier
1968
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.01%
Peer Median: 0.61%
#1968 of 2508 Bottom 21.6% in <100M tier
1952
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -4.11%
Peer Median: -1.37%
#1952 of 2508 Bottom 22.2% in <100M tier
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