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SAFE

Charter #9988 · SC

Mid-Market 1B-3B
302 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 8 in SC
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SAFE has 3 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + ROA 0.68% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.21% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio: Top 7.0% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 39.0% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 39.3% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 44.6% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 57.1% in tier
  • - Delinquency rate 0.18% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 140,708
-1.9% YoY-1.5% QoQ
+43.3K 97,431
-2.4% YoY
37,100
+2.2% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
84%
Assets $1.9B
+4.9% YoY+3.2% QoQ
+$219.5M $1.7B
+0.9% YoY
$523.8M
+6.7% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
66%
Loans $1.3B
+0.1% YoY+0.2% QoQ
+$70.4M $1.2B
+0.5% YoY
$367.9M
+7.3% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
65%
Deposits $1.7B
+1.2% YoY+1.3% QoQ
+$219.2M $1.5B
+0.9% YoY
$439.0M
+5.8% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
68%

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ROA 1.4%
+186.1% YoY-10.4% QoQ
+0.7% 0.7%
+20.9% YoY
1.0%
+5.1% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
Top 7.6% in tier
NIM 3.5%
+27.5% YoY-2.3% QoQ
+0.2% 3.3%
+9.2% YoY
4.2%
+0.5% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
64%
Efficiency Ratio 60.3%
-14.6% YoY+3.7% QoQ
-13.8% 74.1%
-9.5% YoY
76.9%
-0.6% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
Bottom 7.0% in tier
Delinquency Rate 1.1%
+19.5% YoY-5.0% QoQ
+0.2 0.9%
+6.2% YoY
1.0%
+13.3% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
75%
Loan To Share 77.7%
-1.1% YoY-1.1% QoQ
-7.0% 84.8%
-0.8% YoY
71.5%
-0.9% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
26%
AMR $21,202
+2.7% YoY+2.4% QoQ
$-8K $29,428
+2.4% YoY
$16,782
+2.9% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
Bottom 10.3% in tier
CD Concentration 31.6%
-4.0% YoY-0.9% QoQ
+2.5% 29.0% 17.8% 19.8% 63%
Indirect Auto % 26.0%
-16.6% YoY-4.7% QoQ
+7.7% 18.3% 5.9% 7.8% 70%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (4)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#83 of 211 • Bottom 39.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.18% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
211 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 969 nationally
↓ Shrinking -59 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Stagnation Risk

risk
#34 of 85 • Bottom 39.3% in tier

Membership shrinking at least 0.5% year-over-year. Declining member base creates long-term risk even if current operations appear healthy.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -1.89%
(Tier: 3.43%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 0.11%
(Tier: 6.38%, National: 111.96%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 1.08%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 1.28%)
worse than tier avg
85 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 652 nationally
→ No prior data (85 CUs now) | New qualifier

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#88 of 196 • Bottom 44.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 4.95%
(Tier: 6.83%, National: 3.54%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 26.01%
(Tier: 18.31%, National: 7.78%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -1.89%
(Tier: 3.43%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
196 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -11 CUs YoY

Membership Headwinds

decline
#49 of 85 • Bottom 57.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -1.89%
(Tier: 3.43%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
85 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 652 nationally
→ No prior data (85 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 302 peers in tier

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

22
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 60.27%
Peer Median: -
#22 of 302 Top 7.0% in 1B-3B tier
23
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.37%
Peer Median: -
#23 of 302 Top 7.3% in 1B-3B tier
47
Total Members
engagement
Value: 140,708
Peer Median: -
#47 of 302 Top 15.2% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

271
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $21,202
Peer Median: -
#271 of 302 Bottom 10.6% in 1B-3B tier
267
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $9,273
Peer Median: -
#267 of 302 Bottom 11.9% in 1B-3B tier
256
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.89%
Peer Median: -
#256 of 302 Bottom 15.6% in 1B-3B tier
248
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 1.18%
Peer Median: -
#248 of 302 Bottom 18.2% in 1B-3B tier
248
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.91%
Peer Median: -
#248 of 302 Bottom 18.2% in 1B-3B tier
238
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 0.11%
Peer Median: -
#238 of 302 Bottom 21.5% in 1B-3B tier
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