WHAT IS
SAFE AND SOUND?
Capital works as a buffer against losses and as protection for members when a credit union is experiencing economic instability. It follows then that a credit union's level of capital is an important measurement of its financial resilience. From a safety and soundness perspective, the more capital, the better.
PANNONIA racked up 30 out of a possible 30 points on our test to measure capital adequacy, exceeding the national average of 15.65.
PANNONIA's capitalization ratio of 30.00 percent in our test was higher than the average for all credit unions, suggesting that it's on more solid financial footing than its peers.
In this test, Bankrate tries to determine the impact of problem assets, such as past-due mortgages, on the credit union's capitalization and allocated loan loss reserves.
Having large numbers of these kinds of assets means a credit union may have to use capital to cover losses, reducing its cushion of equity. Many of those assets are also likely to be in non-accrual status and thus aren't earning interest for the credit union, resulting in lower earnings and potentially more risk of a future failure.
PANNONIA scored 40 out of a possible 40 points on Bankrate's test of asset quality, better than the national average of 38.09.
PANNONIA's ratio of troubled assets was 0.00 percent in our test, below the national average and potentially indicative of superior financial strength compared to other credit unions.
How successful a credit union is at making money affects its safety and soundness. Earnings can be retained by the credit union, increasing its capital cushion, or be used to deal with problematic loans, likely making the credit union more resilient in times of trouble. Losses, on the other hand, diminish a credit union's ability to do those things.
PANNONIA did below-average on Bankrate's earnings test, achieving a score of 0 out of a possible 30.
One indication that PANNONIA is doing better than its peers in this area was its earnings ratio of 0.00 percent in our test, above the average for all credit unions.
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