Indiana's 113 credit unions delivered a standout profitability quarter in 2026-Q2, with ROA climbing to 0.98% — up 25 bps from 2026-Q1 and 20 bps from 2025-Q2, now 10 bps above the national 0.89%. NIM expanded to 3.84% and asset growth accelerated to 3.32%, outpacing the national 2.63%. Yet membership erosion persists: member growth hit -1.33% in 2026-Q2, the sixth consecutive negative quarter, running 63 bps below the national rate. Rising delinquency at 1.05% — 18 bps above national — signals that credit quality pressure could temper the profitability momentum heading into 2026-Q3.
Indiana CUs Post Strong Profit Surge but Shed Members for Sixth Straight Quarter
Key Insights
Year-over-Year Changes
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes
Key Metrics
Return on Assets
0.98%
▲ YoYNet Interest Margin
3.84%
▲ YoYAsset Growth
3.32%
▲ YoYMember Growth
-1.33%
Delinquency Rate
1.05%
▲ YoYNet Worth Ratio
13.87%
AMR Growth
2.36%
Deposit Growth
2.27%
Loan Growth
0.65%
▲ YoYMember Engagement
Member Growth (YoY %)
Member engagement remains the cohort's most pressing vulnerability. Member growth decelerated to -1.33% in 2026-Q2 from -1.26% in 2026-Q1 (QoQ), marking the sixth consecutive quarter of negative membership since 2025-Q1 — the last positive reading was +0.08% in 2024-Q4. Year-over-year, the pace of decline improved modestly, accelerating 8 bps from -1.41% in 2025-Q2, but Indiana CUs still trail the national member growth rate of -0.69% by 63 basis points. Without a reversal in membership trends, long-term growth capacity is at risk despite strong near-term financials.
Profitability
Return on Assets (%)
Net Interest Margin (%)
Profitability surged in 2026-Q2 across all three key metrics. ROA increased to 0.98% from 0.73% in 2026-Q1 (QoQ) and from 0.78% in 2025-Q2 (YoY), placing Indiana CUs 10 bps above the national benchmark of 0.89%. NIM increased to 3.84% from 3.73% QoQ and from 3.67% YoY, also 10 bps above the national 3.74%. The efficiency ratio improved to 78.00% from 80.00% in 2026-Q1, though it edged up 0.30 pp from 77.70% in 2025-Q2 and remains marginally tighter than the national 78.06%. The QoQ efficiency gain signals meaningful cost discipline.
Growth
Asset Growth (YoY %)
Member Growth (YoY %)
Asset growth accelerated to 3.32% in 2026-Q2, up from 2.91% in 2026-Q1 (QoQ) and from 2.64% in 2025-Q2 (YoY), extending a positive streak now running nine consecutive quarters since 2024-Q2 and outpacing the national rate of 2.63% by 70 bps. Loan growth, however, decelerated to 0.65% from 1.28% in 2026-Q1 (QoQ), though it marks the third consecutive positive quarter since 2025-Q4 and represents a dramatic improvement from -1.18% in 2025-Q2 (YoY). At 0.65%, loan growth still exceeds the national 0.22% by 43 bps, indicating solid underlying demand.
Risk & Credit Quality
Delinquency Rate (%)
Net Worth Ratio (%)
The risk profile deteriorated in 2026-Q2, driven by rising delinquency. The delinquency rate increased to 1.05% from 0.92% in 2026-Q1 (QoQ) and from 0.86% in 2025-Q2 (YoY), now sitting 18 bps above the national benchmark of 0.88%. This upward trajectory across both timeframes warrants close monitoring. Partially offsetting this concern, net worth strengthened to 13.87% from 13.43% in 2026-Q1 (QoQ) and from 13.34% in 2025-Q2 (YoY), now 6 bps above the national 13.81%. Capital buffers are solid, but the accelerating delinquency trend is the clearest risk signal in the portfolio.
Portfolio Mix
First Mortgage (%)
Indirect Auto (%)
Share Certificates (%)
Indiana CUs shifted portfolio composition meaningfully over the past year. First mortgage concentration rose to 21.41% in 2026-Q2, up 0.51 pp from 2026-Q1 (QoQ) and up 1.13 pp from 20.29% in 2025-Q2 (YoY), though it remains 81 bps below the national 22.22%. Indirect auto concentration increased to 11.10%, up 0.66 pp QoQ and 0.26 pp YoY, running well above the national 7.71%. Share certificate concentration grew to 19.35%, up 0.41 pp QoQ and 1.02 pp from 18.33% in 2025-Q2, approaching but still below the national 20.02%, reflecting continued member preference for fixed-rate savings.
Strategic Implications
- • Six consecutive quarters of negative member growth demand urgent investment in acquisition and retention strategies — digital onboarding, community partnerships, and targeted outreach to younger demographics should be prioritized.
- • With delinquency at 1.05% and rising 19 bps year-over-year, Indiana CUs should tighten underwriting standards and expand early-intervention loss mitigation programs before credit stress compounds.
- • Indirect auto concentration at 11.10% — nearly 340 bps above the national average — creates meaningful concentration risk; diversifying into personal loans or small business lending could improve portfolio resilience.
- • The 25 bps QoQ ROA surge and 10 bps NIM advantage over national benchmarks provide a window to reinvest earnings into member acquisition technology and branch optimization before profitability normalizes.
- • Rising certificate concentration (up 1.02 pp YoY) signals members are locking in rates, which may compress future NIM flexibility; liability-sensitive balance sheet management and rate scenario planning are increasingly critical.
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Notable Patterns
How This Cohort Compares to National
Indirect Auto Pct is 3.4pp above national
First Mortgage Share is 0.8pp below national
Asset Growth (annual) is 0.7pp above national
Certificate Pct is 0.7pp below national
Member Growth (annual) is 0.6pp below national
Data Quality Notes
7 metric(s) had extreme values filtered using MAD-based, z-score > 5.0.
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- GARY FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION (169) - 44.22%
- GARY POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES (3251) - 41.39%
- GARY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (16126) - 40.56%
- MT ZION INDIANAPOLIS (15757) - 38.27%
- HOMETOWN (1621) - 33.28%
- HOBART IND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES (8255) - -34.84%
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- HOBART IND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES (8255) - 63.09%
- GARY FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION (169) - 4.53%
- GARY POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES (3251) - 4.48%
- H A L E (10778) - 4.08%
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- SOUTH BEND TRANSIT (4487) - 6.84%
- GARY MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (16126) - 7.73%
- GARY FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION (169) - 10.30%
- HOBART IND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES (8255) - 40.21%
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- GARY FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION (169) - 198.17%
- GARY POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES (3251) - 266.26%
- HOBART IND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES (8255) - 2850.17%
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- FORTRESS (7392) - 22.96%
- HARVESTER FINANCIAL (68584) - -28.04%
- MT ZION INDIANAPOLIS (15757) - -41.13%
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- HOBART IND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES (8255) - -42.91%
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- BATTERY EMPLOYEES (17588) - 7.17%