Wyoming's 18 credit unions delivered a standout Q2 2026, with ROA climbing to 1.22% — up 0.21 pp from Q1 2026 and 8 bps above Q2 2025 — sitting 33 bps ahead of the national benchmark. Member growth reversed course, accelerating to 0.38% from -0.10% last quarter and outpacing the national rate of -0.69% by 1.07 pp. Loan growth hit 4.02%, its fifth consecutive positive quarter, while asset growth extended its nine-quarter positive streak to 6.88%. The primary tension: certificate concentration is rising alongside loan growth, signaling a potential funding-cost squeeze ahead if rate dynamics shift.
Wyoming CUs Post Strongest Loan Growth in Five Quarters as ROA Surges 33 bps Above National Average
Key Insights
Year-over-Year Changes
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes
Key Metrics
Return on Assets
1.22%
▲ YoYNet Interest Margin
3.85%
— YoYAsset Growth
6.88%
▲ YoYMember Growth
0.38%
Delinquency Rate
0.63%
▼ YoYNet Worth Ratio
11.89%
AMR Growth
4.71%
Deposit Growth
5.44%
Loan Growth
4.02%
▲ YoYMember Engagement
Member Growth (YoY %)
Member engagement rebounded sharply in Q2 2026, with member growth accelerating to 0.38% from -0.10% in Q1 2026 — a gain of 0.48 pp quarter-over-quarter. Year-over-year, growth also accelerated, rising from 0.20% in Q2 2025 to 0.38% in Q2 2026, a 0.18 pp improvement. Critically, Wyoming CUs are swimming against the national current: the industry posted member growth of -0.69% in Q2 2026, leaving Wyoming 1.07 pp above that benchmark. This divergence suggests Wyoming institutions are capturing share even as broader membership trends contract nationally.
Profitability
Return on Assets (%)
Net Interest Margin (%)
Profitability strengthened meaningfully in Q2 2026. ROA rose to 1.22% from 1.01% in Q1 2026, a 0.21 pp quarter-over-quarter gain, and increased 8 bps above Q2 2025's 1.14%. At 1.22%, Wyoming CUs sit 33 basis points above the national ROA of 0.89%. Net interest margin remained essentially stable, edging down just 2 bps from 3.87% in Q1 2026 to 3.85% in Q2 2026, and similarly declined only 1 bp year-over-year from Q2 2025's 3.87%. NIM of 3.85% remains 11 bps above the national average of 3.74%, preserving a competitive spread advantage.
Growth
Asset Growth (YoY %)
Member Growth (YoY %)
Growth momentum in Wyoming accelerated on both fronts in Q2 2026. Asset growth reached 6.88%, up 0.30 pp from 6.58% in Q1 2026 and up 1.82 pp from 5.06% in Q2 2025 — marking nine consecutive quarters of positive asset growth since Q2 2024 and running 4.26 pp above the national rate of 2.63%. Loan growth accelerated to 4.02% from 3.57% in Q1 2026 (up 0.44 pp) and surged 2.28 pp above Q2 2025's 1.74%, now in its fifth straight positive quarter since Q2 2025, outpacing the national loan growth rate of 0.22% by 3.80 pp.
Risk & Credit Quality
Delinquency Rate (%)
Net Worth Ratio (%)
Wyoming CUs' risk profile improved across key credit metrics in Q2 2026. Delinquency fell to 0.63% from 0.77% in Q1 2026, a 0.14 pp quarter-over-quarter decrease, and declined 0.11 pp from 0.75% in Q2 2025 year-over-year. At 0.63%, Wyoming sits 24 basis points below the national delinquency rate of 0.88%, a meaningful buffer. Net worth increased to 11.89% from 11.72% in Q1 2026 (up 0.17 pp) and rose 0.36 pp from 11.53% in Q2 2025, though it remains 1.92 pp below the national benchmark of 13.81%, warranting continued capital-building focus.
Portfolio Mix
First Mortgage (%)
Indirect Auto (%)
Share Certificates (%)
Wyoming's portfolio composition shifted modestly but meaningfully in Q2 2026. First mortgage concentration rose to 19.25%, up 0.97 pp from 18.27% in Q1 2026 and up 0.39 pp from 18.86% in Q2 2025, though it remains 2.97 pp below the national average of 22.22%. Indirect auto declined to 19.10% from 19.31% in Q1 2026 (-0.21 pp) and from 19.73% in Q2 2025 (-0.63 pp), yet still runs 11.39 pp above the national rate of 7.71%. Certificate concentration climbed to 26.84% from 26.39% in Q1 2026 (+0.45 pp) and from 25.86% in Q2 2025 (+0.98 pp), sitting 6.82 pp above the national average of 20.02%.
Strategic Implications
- • Rising certificate concentration — now 6.82 pp above national at 26.84% and up 0.98 pp year-over-year — signals growing funding-cost pressure that could compress NIM if loan yields soften.
- • With loan growth at 4.02% and member growth at only 0.38%, Wyoming CUs are deepening wallet share per member rather than broadening their base, a strategy that requires sustained credit quality discipline.
- • Indirect auto concentration at 19.10% — nearly 2.5x the national rate of 7.71% — represents a concentrated exposure; continued delinquency improvement to 0.63% is encouraging, but portfolio diversification should be a medium-term priority.
- • Nine consecutive quarters of asset growth outpacing the national rate by over 4 pp positions Wyoming CUs for scale advantages, but net worth at 11.89% — 1.92 pp below national — means capital accumulation must keep pace with balance sheet expansion.
- • Member growth reversing to positive 0.38% while the national rate sits at -0.69% suggests Wyoming CUs have a genuine competitive window to invest in onboarding infrastructure and deepen engagement before the national headwind intensifies locally.
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Notable Patterns
How This Cohort Compares to National
Indirect Auto Pct is 11.4pp above national
Mpe (Annual) is 8.2pp below national
Certificate Pct is 6.8pp above national
Asset Growth (annual) is 4.3pp above national
Loan Growth (annual) is 3.8pp above national
Data Quality Notes
2 metric(s) had extreme values filtered using MAD-based, z-score > 5.0.
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- WYHY (9094) - 4.42%
- SUNLIGHT (8733) - 7.34%
- GUERNSEY COMMUNITY (9501) - 19.81%
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- CIT-CO (9644) - 4.58%