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.
Oklahoma Credit Unions
OK Credit Unions
Oklahoma Credit Unions Face Declining Membership and Loan Contraction Despite Stable Margins
Key Insights
Year-over-Year Changes
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes
Key Metrics
Return on Assets
0.54%
— YoYNet Interest Margin
3.92%
▲ YoYAsset Growth
1.82%
▲ YoYMember Growth
-1.45%
Delinquency Rate
0.81%
▼ YoYNet Worth Ratio
13.12%
AMR Growth
2.86%
Deposit Growth
1.29%
Loan Growth
-1.16%
— YoYMember 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.
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- ENCENTUS (20015) - 4.01%
- OTOE-MISSOURIA (24910) - 4.10%
- TEACHERS (65774) - 4.62%
- GREEN COUNTRY (24613) - 6.56%
- MORNING STAR (14610) - 7.36%
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- TEACHERS (65774) - -38.55%
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- OKLAHOMA EDUCATORS (61088) - 43.63%
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- MCALESTER AAP (5531) - 36.23%
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- FIRST OKLAHOMA (9090) - -2.29%