WHAT IS
SAFE AND SOUND?
Capital is an essential measurement of an institution's financial resilience. It acts as a bulwark against losses and provides protection for members when a credit union is struggling financially. From a safety and soundness perspective, more capital is better.
CN/IC EMPLOYEES achieved a score of 30 out of a possible 30 points on our test to measure capital adequacy, above the national average of 15.65.
CN/IC EMPLOYEES appears to be on more solid financial footing than its peers, with a capitalization ratio of 30.00 percent in our test, above the average for all credit unions.
This test's purpose is to estimate how the credit union's reserves set aside to cover loan losses, as well as overall capitalization could be affected by problem assets, such as unpaid loans.
A credit union with lots of these types of assets may eventually be required to use capital to cover losses, cutting down on its cushion of equity. Many of those assets are also likely to be in non-accrual status and no longer earning money, decreasing earnings and increasing the chances of a failure in the future.
CN/IC EMPLOYEES scored below the national average of 38.09 on Bankrate's test of asset quality, racking up 36 out of a possible 40 points .
Troubled assets made up 0.00 percent of CN/IC EMPLOYEES's total assets in our test, beneath the national average and suggestive of greater financial strength than other credit unions.
How successful a credit union is at earning money affects its long-term survivability. A credit union can retain its earnings, increasing its capital cushion, or use them to address problematic loans, potentially making the credit union better prepared to withstand financial trouble. Conversely, losses reduce a credit union's ability to do those things.
On Bankrate's earnings test, CN/IC EMPLOYEES scored 8 out of a possible 30, less than the national average of 10.11.
One indication that CN/IC EMPLOYEES is outperforming its peers in this area was its earnings ratio of 0.00 percent in our test, higher than the average for all credit unions.
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