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Urban Beginnings Choice Federal Credit Union Fort Wayne, Indiana

Urban Beginnings Choice Federal Credit Union is a federal credit union headquartered in Fort Wayne, IN, established in 2007 (NCUA charter 24781), and it is regulated and insured by the NCUA. At Q2 2026 it reported 299 members and total assets of $1.8M (up 10.7% from Q2 2025), the 109th largest of 118 credit unions headquartered in Indiana. Its net worth ratio was 9.77% at Q2 2026, in the well capitalized band.

Also written as Urban Beginnings Choice FCU

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Fort Wayne, IN Credit Union Est. 2007 NCUA #24781 NCUA

Data as of · sourced from NCUA 5300 call reports. How we update

Latest · June 30, 2026
Charter
Federal credit union
Regulator
NCUA
Deposit insurance
NCUA (NCUSIF)
NCUA charter number
24781
Headquarters
Fort Wayne, IN
Established
2007
Total assets, Q2 2026
$1.8M
Assets vs Q2 2025
+10.7%
Members, Q2 2026
299
Net worth ratio, Q2 2026
9.77%
Latest call report
Q2 2026, NCUA 5300 · Urban Beginnings Choice Federal Credit Union call report
Asset rank in state
109th of 118 in Indiana
Routing number
074986817
Branches
2

It has 7 more members than on June 30, 2025 (+2.4%). Its net worth ratio was up 1.42 percentage points from 8.35% on June 30, 2025. Other secured non-real estate loans and lines of credit are its largest loan category, $340K of $717K in total loans on its June 30, 2026 filing. Its 60-day delinquency ratio of 3.89% is above the 0.86% median of the 2,162 credit unions with under $100M in assets for Q2 2026. Its 9.77% net worth ratio is below that band's 14.31% median.

Frequently asked about Urban Beginnings Choice Federal Credit Union

How big is Urban Beginnings Choice Federal Credit Union?

At Q2 2026 it reported total assets of $1.8M and 299 members.

Where is Urban Beginnings Choice Federal Credit Union headquartered?

It is headquartered in Fort Wayne, IN, United States.

When was Urban Beginnings Choice Federal Credit Union founded?

It was established in 2007, per NCUA records.

Is Urban Beginnings Choice Federal Credit Union FDIC insured?

No. The FDIC insures banks, not credit unions. It is a federally insured credit union (NCUA charter 24781): 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 Urban Beginnings Choice Federal Credit Union?

It is a federal credit union, chartered and supervised by the NCUA.

Is Urban Beginnings Choice Federal Credit Union well capitalized?

Its net worth ratio was 9.77% 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 Urban Beginnings Choice Federal Credit Union's delinquency ratio?

Its delinquency ratio was 3.89% at Q2 2026: loans 60 or more days past due as a share of total loans.

What is Urban Beginnings Choice Federal Credit Union's loan-to-share ratio?

Its loan-to-share ratio was 55.21% at Q2 2026: total loans as a share of member shares and deposits.

Credit Union Profile

Headquarters
Fort Wayne, IN 46803
Charter Type
Federal credit union
Primary Regulator
NCUA
Insurance
NCUSIF
Established
2007
NCUA Charter #
24781
RSSD ID
3593343
Members
299
Potential members
1,820

Size & Membership

Total assets $1.8M
Total shares & deposits $1.3M
Total loans $717K
  Other secured non-real estate loans and lines of credit$340K
  Used vehicle loans$199K
  Other unsecured loans and lines of credit$143K
  New vehicle loans$34K
Members 299

Profitability

Q2 annualized
Return on assets (ROA) 2.72%YTD 2.62%
Return on equity (ROE) 27.86%YTD 27.48%
Net interest margin 2.27%YTD 2.27%
Efficiency ratio 79.53%
Cost of funds 1.94%

Capital & Asset Quality

Net worth $179K
Net worth ratio 9.77%
Net worth category Well capitalized
Delinquency ratio 3.89%
Loan-to-share ratio 55.21%
Yield on assets 4.21%

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 2 of 7 ranked measures and in the bottom quartile on 4.

Metric This credit union Peer median Rank among peers
Net worth ratio Middle half of peers: 11.14% to 19.38% 9.77% 14.31% 15th bottom
Return on assets Middle half of peers: 0.16% to 1.30% 2.72% 0.72% over 90th top
Return on equity Middle half of peers: 1.04% to 8.69% 27.86% 4.74% over 90th top
Net interest margin Middle half of peers: 3.31% to 4.53% 2.27% 3.93% under 10th bottom
Efficiency ratio Middle half of peers: 68.03% to 91.60% 79.53% 79.83% 51st above
Cost of funds Middle half of peers: 0.37% to 1.23% 1.94% 0.78% under 10th bottom
Delinquency ratio Middle half of peers: 0.35% to 1.93% 3.89% 0.86% 10th bottom
Yield on assets Middle half of peers: 4.21% to 5.32% 4.21% 4.70% 25th position only
Loan-to-share ratio Middle half of peers: 42.33% to 75.81% 55.21% 58.92% 44th position only

Quarterly trends

Last 6 quarters of 5300 filings. Under each chart, Q2 2026 against Q2 2025. How these charts are built

Assets, loans and shares

$1.8M total assets against $1.7M; $1.3M total shares and deposits against $1.4M; $717K total loans against $654K.

Net worth

$179K net worth against $138K.

Net worth ratio

9.77% net worth ratio against 8.35%.

Loan-to-share ratio

55.21% loan-to-share ratio against 47.01%.

Delinquency ratio

3.89% delinquency ratio against 1.15%.

Return on assets and return on equity

2.72% return on assets against 2.36%; 27.86% return on equity against 28.29%.

Net interest margin

2.27% net interest margin against 2.12%.

Members

299 members against 292.

Quarterly trend: last 6 quarters

Quarter Net worth ratio ROA Delinquency Loan-to-share
June 30, 2026 9.77% 2.72% 3.89% 55.21%
March 31, 2026 10.58% 2.38% 1.87% 56.21%
December 31, 2025 9.27% 3.29% 4.73% 66.89%
September 30, 2025 8.18% 1.85% 2.38% 50.34%
June 30, 2025 8.35% 2.36% 1.15% 47.01%
March 31, 2025 7.40% 1.72% 4.51% 47.28%

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Watch flags

Delinquency at 3.89%, elevated credit deterioration BRR analysis What does this mean? →

Loans 60+ days delinquent exceed 2% of the loan book, well above the credit-union industry norm of under 1%. Sustained high delinquency erodes net worth through charge-offs. BankRegReports band vs the <1% industry norm.

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.