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FORTERA

Charter #9759 · TN

Community 750M-1B
117 CUs in 750M-1B nationally 3 in TN
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FORTERA has 4 strengths but faces 4 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 60.8% in tier
  • + ROA 0.08% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.74% above tier average
  • + Total Members: Top 4.3% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 60.2% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 87.2% in tier
  • - Efficiency ratio 1.63% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Average Member Relationship (AMR): Bottom 6.0% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (TN) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 83,454
+3.0% YoY+0.5% QoQ
+31.4K 52,084
-1.6% YoY
21,265
+4.5% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
Top 5.1% in tier
Assets $927.8M
+6.3% YoY+1.5% QoQ
+$63.9M $863.9M
+0.5% YoY
$372.5M
+10.3% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
78%
Loans $722.2M
+5.5% YoY-0.0% QoQ
+$116.4M $605.8M
+1.4% YoY
$275.7M
+8.6% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
Top 13.7% in tier
Deposits $795.9M
+6.5% YoY+2.9% QoQ
+$58.6M $737.3M
+0.1% YoY
$312.1M
+9.5% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
74%

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ROA 0.8%
+20.3% YoY+1.1% QoQ
+0.1% 0.7%
+39.1% YoY
0.7%
-5.8% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
59%
NIM 4.1%
+5.1% YoY+0.7% QoQ
+0.7% 3.4%
+8.7% YoY
3.8%
+3.7% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
Top 11.1% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 76.0%
-1.6% YoY-1.0% QoQ
+1.6% 74.3%
-3.6% YoY
79.4%
+2.9% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
50%
Delinquency Rate 0.8%
-6.7% YoY+5.4% QoQ
-0.1 0.9%
+3.8% YoY
1.1%
-12.6% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
61%
Loan To Share 90.7%
-1.0% YoY-2.8% QoQ
+8.2% 82.6%
+1.1% YoY
70.0%
-2.2% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
68%
AMR $18,190
+2.9% YoY+1.0% QoQ
$-11K $28,873
+2.7% YoY
$18,770
+3.9% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
Bottom 5.1% in tier
CD Concentration 32.0%
-2.2% YoY-1.9% QoQ
+7.5% 24.4% 22.4% 19.8% 76%
Indirect Auto % 25.1%
-7.6% YoY-2.9% QoQ
+11.3% 13.8% 6.7% 7.8% 78%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#362 of 595 • Top 60.8% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 3.03%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.82%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 0.67%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 25.06%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
but worse than tier avg
913 nationally
→ No prior data (595 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (2)

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#305 of 506 • Bottom 60.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 6.32%
(Tier: 5.37%, National: 3.54%)
but better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 25.06%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 3.03%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
but better than tier avg
745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -35 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Liquidity Strain

risk
#199 of 228 • Bottom 87.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 90.74%
(Tier: 74.08%, National: 67.44%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 5.46%
(Tier: 4.11%, National: 111.96%)
but better than tier avg
228 of 282 Community CUs have this signature | 439 nationally
↓ Shrinking -37 CUs YoY | Rank improving

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 (5 metrics)

6
Total Members
engagement
Value: 83,454
Peer Median: -
#6 of 117 Top 4.3% in 750M-1B tier
13
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.13%
Peer Median: -
#13 of 117 Top 10.3% in 750M-1B tier
16
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $722.18M
Peer Median: -
#16 of 117 Top 12.8% in 750M-1B tier
25
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 423.624
Peer Median: -
#25 of 117 Top 20.5% in 750M-1B tier
26
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $927.77M
Peer Median: -
#26 of 117 Top 21.4% in 750M-1B tier

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

111
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $18,190
Peer Median: -
#111 of 117 Bottom 6.0% in 750M-1B tier
103
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $8,654
Peer Median: -
#103 of 117 Bottom 12.8% in 750M-1B tier
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