✦ CU Wrapped 2025 · Annual Review

Oklahoma Credit Unions

OK Credit Unions

2025-Q4 53 Credit Unions

Oklahoma Credit Unions Face Declining Membership and Loan Contraction Despite Stable Margins

Oklahoma's 53 credit unions experienced continued membership decline in Q4 2025, with member growth at -1.45%, stable from Q3 but down significantly from +0.62% a year ago. Asset growth decelerated to 1.82% from 2.49% last quarter but improved from -0.01% year-over-year. Profitability remained under pressure with ROA declining to 0.54% from 0.61% quarterly, though unchanged annually. Net interest margin held steady at 3.92%, outperforming the national average by 20 basis points. Credit quality improved with delinquencies falling to 0.81%. The cohort faces strategic challenges balancing growth initiatives with maintaining healthy margins.

Key Insights

Year-over-Year Changes

Member Growth (YoY) (Absolute)
2024-Q4 2025-Q4
0.62% → -1.45% (-2.07%)
Asset Growth (YoY) (Absolute)
2024-Q4 2025-Q4
-0.01% → 1.82% (+1.83%)
Share Certificate Concentration (%) (Absolute)
2024-Q4 2025-Q4
22.91% → 22.96% (+0.05%)
First Mortgage Concentration (%) (Absolute)
2024-Q4 2025-Q4
13.23% → 14.03% (+0.80%)
Indirect Auto Concentration (%) (Absolute)
2024-Q4 2025-Q4
18.73% → 14.75% (-3.98%)

Quarter-over-Quarter Changes

Loan Growth (YoY) (Absolute)
2025-Q3 2025-Q4
-0.66% → -1.16% (-0.50%)
Member Growth (YoY) (Absolute)
2025-Q3 2025-Q4
-1.41% → -1.45% (-0.04%)
Asset Growth (YoY) (Absolute)
2025-Q3 2025-Q4
2.49% → 1.82% (-0.67%)
Share Certificate Concentration (%) (Absolute)
2025-Q3 2025-Q4
23.18% → 22.96% (-0.23%)
First Mortgage Concentration (%) (Absolute)
2025-Q3 2025-Q4
14.07% → 14.03% (-0.04%)

Key Metrics

Return on Assets

0.54%

YoY
19 basis points below national
Profitability

Net Interest Margin

3.92%

YoY
20 basis points above national
Profitability

Asset Growth

1.82%

YoY
Growth

Member Growth

-1.45%

Growth

Delinquency Rate

0.81%

YoY
Risk

Net Worth Ratio

13.12%

Risk

AMR Growth

2.86%

Engagement
Insufficient historical data for trend visualization

Deposit Growth

1.29%

Growth
Insufficient historical data for trend visualization

Loan Growth

-1.16%

YoY
Growth

Member Engagement

Member Growth (YoY %)

Member engagement deteriorated significantly with growth falling to -1.45% in Q4 2025, stable from -1.41% last quarter but down sharply from +0.62% a year ago. This places Oklahoma credit unions 75 basis points below the national average of -0.69%, indicating deeper membership challenges than industry peers.

Profitability

Return on Assets (%)

Net Interest Margin (%)

Profitability faced quarterly pressure with ROA declining to 0.54% from 0.61% last quarter, though remaining stable year-over-year. Net interest margin held steady at 3.92% both quarterly and up from 3.79% annually, outperforming the national benchmark by 20 basis points despite ROA trailing national levels.

Growth

Asset Growth (YoY %)

Member Growth (YoY %)

Growth momentum decelerated across key metrics with asset growth slowing to 1.82% from 2.49% quarterly, though accelerating from -0.01% year-over-year. Loan growth deteriorated further to -1.16% from -0.66% last quarter, trailing the national benchmark by 168 basis points.

Risk & Credit Quality

Delinquency Rate (%)

Net Worth Ratio (%)

Credit quality improved with delinquencies decreasing to 0.81% from 0.86% quarterly and down from 0.97% year-over-year, performing 9 basis points better than national levels. Net worth strengthened to 13.12% from 12.77% quarterly and 12.48% annually, though remaining below national benchmarks.

Portfolio Mix

First Mortgage (%)

Indirect Auto (%)

Share Certificates (%)

Portfolio composition shifted with indirect auto lending declining to 14.75% from 18.73% year-over-year, though still nearly double the national average. First mortgage concentration increased to 14.03% from 13.23% annually but remains well below the 21.97% national benchmark, indicating growth opportunities.

Strategic Implications

  • Urgent need for member acquisition strategies to reverse persistent membership decline trends
  • Loan portfolio restructuring required to address contracting lending volumes and improve growth
  • First mortgage expansion opportunity given 8 percentage point gap below national concentration
  • Margin management strength provides foundation for strategic reinvestment in growth initiatives
  • Credit quality improvements create capacity for selective lending expansion

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Notable Patterns

How This Cohort Compares to National

First Mortgage Share is 7.9pp below national

Indirect Auto Pct is 7.0pp above national

Certificate Pct is 3.2pp above national

Indirect Auto Pct (Annual) is 2.1pp below national

Loan Growth (annual) is 1.7pp below national

Data Quality Notes

5 metric(s) had extreme values filtered using MAD-based, z-score > 5.0.

Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days) (Absolute) 5 CU(s) excluded
Raw average: 1.24% → Cleaned average: 0.81%
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Member Growth (YoY) (Absolute) 1 CU(s) excluded
Raw average: -2.15% → Cleaned average: -1.45%
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Asset Growth (YoY) (Absolute) 1 CU(s) excluded
Raw average: 2.61% → Cleaned average: 1.82%
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Net Worth Ratio (Absolute) 1 CU(s) excluded
Raw average: 13.55% → Cleaned average: 13.12%
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Return on Assets (ROA) (Absolute) 1 CU(s) excluded
Raw average: 0.48% → Cleaned average: 0.54%
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