SANTA FE

Charter #9971 | TX

100M-500M (1077 CUs) Micro
79 100M-500M in TX

SANTA FE has 3 strengths but faces 6 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Emerging Performer: Top 12.2% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 24.6% in tier
  • + First Mortgage Concentration (%): Top 3.0% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 16.7% in tier
  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 18.0% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 21.3% in tier
  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 21.8% in tier
  • - ROA 0.09% below tier average
  • - Share Certificate Concentration (%): Bottom 2.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (TX) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 13,525
+2.6% YoY-1.7% QoQ
-2.1K 15,628
-3.4% YoY
26,896
+3.7% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
50th in tier
Assets $216.0M
+6.2% YoY+0.6% QoQ
$-15.3M $231.3M
-0.0% YoY
$411.3M
+5.9% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
56th in tier
Loans $122.2M
-5.0% YoY-1.4% QoQ
$-25.6M $147.8M
-1.4% YoY
$295.8M
+5.3% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
49th in tier
Deposits $186.0M
+5.5% YoY+1.1% QoQ
$-14.3M $200.3M
-0.0% YoY
$341.5M
+6.1% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
55th in tier
ROA 0.7%
+10.4% YoY+6.0% QoQ
-0.1% 0.8%
+15.5% YoY
0.5%
-24.0% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
45th in tier
NIM 3.3%
+18.2% YoY+1.0% QoQ
-0.3% 3.6%
+6.9% YoY
3.9%
+4.3% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
32nd in tier
Efficiency Ratio 75.7%
+8.4% YoY+0.0% QoQ
-1.6% 77.3%
-3.0% YoY
79.6%
-0.9% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
45th in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.8%
-29.6% YoY+30.5% QoQ
-0.1 0.9%
+7.6% YoY
1.2%
+20.3% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
60th in tier
Loan To Share 65.7%
-9.9% YoY-2.5% QoQ
-7.0% 72.7%
-1.5% YoY
71.8%
-2.5% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
32nd in tier
AMR $22,790
-1.5% YoY+1.8% QoQ
$-2K $24,363
+2.9% YoY
$17,515
+1.3% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
52nd in tier
CD Concentration 46.8%
-2.1% YoY+5.1% QoQ
+22.4% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
20.9%
+7.1% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
50th in tier
Indirect Auto % 25.6%
-26.9% YoY-8.0% QoQ
+11.6% 14.0%
-5.8% YoY
7.2%
-0.2% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
50th in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (2)

Emerging Performer

growth
#230 of 627 • Top 12.2% in tier

Profitable credit union with positive returns. May represent growth potential worth exploring.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 0.69%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
but worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.61%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
627 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 852 nationally
↑ Growing +13 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#451 of 603 • Top 24.6% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.61%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.69%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 25.61%
(Tier: 13.96%, National: 7.90%)
but worse than tier avg
603 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 917 nationally
→ Stable (608→603 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (4)

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#269 of 525 • Bottom 16.7% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 6.21%
(Tier: 4.61%, National: 3.04%)
but better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 25.61%
(Tier: 13.96%, National: 7.90%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.61%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
but better than tier avg
525 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 768 nationally
↓ Shrinking -18 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Shrinking Wallet Share

decline
#180 of 244 • Bottom 18.0% in tier

Average member relationship declining year-over-year. Members may be moving money elsewhere or reducing engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): -1.51%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
worse than tier avg
244 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 346 nationally
↓ Shrinking -221 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#331 of 552 • Bottom 21.3% in tier

Very high net worth ratio (>12%). Strong capital position may indicate opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why This Signature
Net Worth Ratio: 12.76%
(Tier: 11.95%, National: 14.51%)
but better than tier avg
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 65.69%
(Tier: 74.56%, National: 67.96%)
worse than tier avg
552 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 691 nationally
↑ Growing +65 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Cost Spiral

risk
#54 of 62 • Bottom 21.8% in tier

Historically lean operator now seeing efficiency ratio rise significantly. Efficiency advantage eroding - early intervention critical.

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio Change: 5.86% points
(Tier: -2.84% points, National: -1.81% points)
worse than tier avg
Efficiency Ratio (Prior Year): -
(Tier: -, National: -)
Total Assets: $216.00M
(Tier: $231.30M, National: $547.69M)
worse than tier avg
62 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 80 nationally
↓ 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 (2 metrics)

33
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 2.12%
Peer Avg: 30.43%
#33 of 1077 Top 3.0% in 100M-500M tier
252
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 2.61%
Peer Avg: 0.72%
#252 of 1077 Top 23.3% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

1047
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 46.84%
Peer Avg: 23.61%
#1047 of 1077 Bottom 2.9% in 100M-500M tier
955
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.91%
Peer Avg: 0.47%
#955 of 1077 Bottom 11.4% in 100M-500M tier
935
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -5.00%
Peer Avg: 3.45%
#935 of 1077 Bottom 13.3% in 100M-500M tier
932
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.51%
Peer Avg: 3.64%
#932 of 1077 Bottom 13.6% in 100M-500M tier
853
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 25.61%
Peer Avg: 13.34%
#853 of 1077 Bottom 20.9% in 100M-500M tier
815
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 265.196
Peer Avg: 332.881
#815 of 1077 Bottom 24.4% in 100M-500M tier