Lehigh County Employees Federal Credit Union Allentown, Pennsylvania
Lehigh County Employees Federal Credit Union is a federal credit union headquartered in Allentown, PA, established in 1934 (NCUA charter 16746), and it is regulated and insured by the NCUA. At Q2 2026 it reported 1,706 members and total assets of $33.1M (up 5.3% from Q2 2025), the 148th largest of 269 credit unions headquartered in Pennsylvania. Its net worth ratio was 15.71% at Q2 2026, in the well capitalized band.
Also written as Lehigh County Employees FCU
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Data as of · sourced from NCUA 5300 call reports. How we update
- Charter
- Federal credit union
- Regulator
- NCUA
- Deposit insurance
- NCUA (NCUSIF)
- NCUA charter number
- 16746
- Headquarters
- Allentown, PA
- Established
- 1934
- Total assets, Q2 2026
- $33.1M
- Assets vs Q2 2025
- +5.3%
- Members, Q2 2026
- 1,706
- Net worth ratio, Q2 2026
- 15.71%
- Latest call report
- Q2 2026, NCUA 5300 · Lehigh County Employees Federal Credit Union call report
- Asset rank in state
- 148th of 269 in Pennsylvania
- Routing number
- 231379076
- Branches
- 2
It has 92 fewer members than on June 30, 2025 (-5.1%). Its net worth ratio was up 0.94 percentage points from 14.77% on June 30, 2025. 1- to 4-family residential and other consumer real estate loans are its largest loan category, $8.3M of $10.4M in total loans on its June 30, 2026 filing.
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Frequently asked about Lehigh County Employees Federal Credit Union
How big is Lehigh County Employees Federal Credit Union?
At Q2 2026 it reported total assets of $33.1M and 1,706 members.
Where is Lehigh County Employees Federal Credit Union headquartered?
It is headquartered in Allentown, PA, United States.
When was Lehigh County Employees Federal Credit Union founded?
It was established in 1934, per NCUA records.
Is Lehigh County Employees Federal Credit Union FDIC insured?
No. The FDIC insures banks, not credit unions. It is a federally insured credit union (NCUA charter 16746): member shares are insured by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, run by the NCUA, up to $250,000 per member, per insured credit union, for each account ownership category, the same limit the FDIC applies to bank deposits.
Who regulates Lehigh County Employees Federal Credit Union?
It is a federal credit union, chartered and supervised by the NCUA.
Is Lehigh County Employees Federal Credit Union well capitalized?
Its net worth ratio was 15.71% at Q2 2026, in the well capitalized band. NCUA considers a credit union well capitalized at a net worth ratio of 7% or higher.
What is Lehigh County Employees Federal Credit Union's loan-to-share ratio?
Its loan-to-share ratio was 37.38% at Q2 2026: total loans as a share of member shares and deposits.
Credit Union Profile
- Headquarters
- Allentown, PA 18101
- Charter Type
- Federal credit union
- Primary Regulator
- NCUA
- Insurance
- NCUSIF
- Established
- 1934
- NCUA Charter #
- 16746
- RSSD ID
- 964081
- Members
- 1,706
- Potential members
- 3,500
Size & Membership
Profitability
Q2 annualizedCapital & Asset Quality
Peer comparison: credit unions of similar size
It ranks against 2,479 credit unions with under $100M in assets, as of Q2 2026. It is in the top quartile on 3 of 6 ranked measures and in the bottom quartile on 2.
| Metric | This credit union | Peer median | Rank among peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net worth ratio Middle half of peers: 11.14% to 19.38% | 15.71% | 14.31% | 57th above |
| Return on assets Middle half of peers: 0.16% to 1.30% | 1.54% | 0.72% | 81st top |
| Return on equity Middle half of peers: 1.04% to 8.69% | 9.83% | 4.74% | 80th top |
| Net interest margin Middle half of peers: 3.31% to 4.53% | 2.60% | 3.93% | under 10th bottom |
| Efficiency ratio Middle half of peers: 68.03% to 91.60% | 48.13% | 79.83% | over 90th top |
| Cost of funds Middle half of peers: 0.37% to 1.23% | 1.34% | 0.78% | 22nd bottom |
| Delinquency ratio Middle half of peers: 0.35% to 1.93% | not on file | 0.86% | not on file |
| Yield on assets Middle half of peers: 4.21% to 5.32% | 3.94% | 4.70% | 17th position only |
| Loan-to-share ratio Middle half of peers: 42.33% to 75.81% | 37.38% | 58.92% | 19th position only |
Quarterly trends
Last 6 quarters of 5300 filings. Under each chart, Q2 2026 against Q2 2025. How these charts are built
$33.1M total assets against $31.5M; $27.9M total shares and deposits against $26.8M; $10.4M total loans against $9.9M.
$5.2M net worth against $4.6M.
15.71% net worth ratio against 14.77%.
37.38% loan-to-share ratio against 36.92%.
1.54% return on assets against 1.72%; 9.83% return on equity against 11.64%.
2.60% net interest margin against 2.80%.
1,706 members against 1,798.
Quarterly trend: last 6 quarters
| Quarter | Net worth ratio | ROA | Delinquency | Loan-to-share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2026 | 15.71% | 1.54% | — | 37.38% |
| March 31, 2026 | 15.58% | 1.59% | — | 37.48% |
| December 31, 2025 | 15.53% | 1.93% | — | 36.43% |
| September 30, 2025 | 15.43% | 1.88% | — | 37.43% |
| June 30, 2025 | 14.77% | 1.72% | 0.00% | 36.92% |
| March 31, 2025 | 14.38% | 1.64% | 0.00% | 34.58% |
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How we read these figures
Glossary: net worth ratio, delinquency, ROA, loan-to-share. The net worth category is ours, from NCUA's 7% well and 6% adequately capitalized cutoffs. It is not NCUA's determination, which can differ. ROA, ROE and margin annualize the quarter; NCUA's Financial Performance Report annualizes the year to date (YTD). Peer rank interpolates size-band percentiles. Methodology.