Peer Express Quick Start Guide For League Affiliates

This guide covers the League-Affiliate Experience in Peer Suite and is intended for credit unions with league affiliation.

The Peer Suite resources described here are provided through a league affiliation and are designed for credit union professionals who need quick, reliable performance insight without the complexity of extensive customization.


The League Affiliate experience in Peer Suite Express makes it easy to understand how your credit union is performing and how it compares to your peers. With little setup required, you can spend less time navigating data and more time focusing on what it means.

With your league‑affiliate access to Peer Suite, you can:

    • Quickly access key performance data without setup
    • Rely on ready‑made reports and dashboards built around common leadership questions
    • Track critical KPIs tied to financial and operational health

Together, these tools help you turn data into insight and support clear conversations with leadership and boards.


The Who of Your Analysis: Your Comparison Set

Your comparison set defines who you are benchmarking against, ensuring conversations focus on context, not just raw numbers.

When you log in for the first time, Peer Suite automatically sets:

  • Your credit union as the primary institution, shown in navy
  • Your asset‑based peer group as the initial comparison

This gives you a ready‑to‑use starting point with no setup required.

Click to Enlarge Image

Primary:  Your main point of reference. It appears in both primary‑only and comparative views and can be adjusted.

Comparison Set: The other credit unions and peer groups, built‑in or custom, you want to analyze alongside your primary.

See the image below to better understand your comparison set and navigate the comparison search.

You can:

    • Add institutions using the Comparison Search
    • Remove institutions by clicking the X next to an institution’s name

With a Peer Suite subscription, users can also analyze banks and model hypothetical mergers. League‑affiliate access focuses on core credit‑union benchmarking. Reach out to your Callahan Advisor to learn more.

Learn more in this guide:  "The Who" of your Analysis: Your Comparison Set


Custom Peer Groups

Custom peer groups help you compare your credit union to institutions with similar characteristics, making benchmarks more relevant and actionable.

With league‑affiliate access, you can build peer groups using a curated set of criteria, including:

      • State‑level geography
      • A curated selection of performance metrics
      • Charter type
      • Core processor
      • The ability to include or exclude specific institutions

How To Get Started:

  • Open the Create dropdown in the top navigation
  • Choose Select by Criteria
  • Apply the mix of filters that align with your institution’s strategy.

Step‑by‑step guidance is available here: Creating a Criteria-Based Peer Group.

Some advanced peer‑group features are available with a Peer Suite subscription. If you have questions about expanding peer‑group capabilities, your Callahan Advisor can help.


The What of Your Analysis: Built-In Content

Use the left navigation to explore built‑in content tied to the institutions in your comparison set. These views are designed to help you quickly understand performance and peer context, without additional setup.



Profile Reports

Preformatted reports that provide quick, at‑a‑glance views of overall performance and key indicators. They are ideal for fast check‑ins and executive preparation.

Learn more in this guide: CU Profile Reports Guide.

Express Dashboards

The four Express Dashboard groups help credit unions understand:



  • Where they are strong or exposed
  • How well they deliver member value
  • How individual departments are performing
  • How results change throughout the year

Built-in analysis helps explain why a metric matters and how peer performance compares.

Each dashboard display  includes:

  • Clear ratio definitions
  • Callahan performance or AI‑powered analysis
  • Star rankings for fast peer comparison





League Overview Map

Located within the Express Dashboards section, the League Overview Map shows the geographic market presence of credit union or bank branches within your league's footprint, with population density providing added context across the market.

Use the map to:

      • See the full geographic footprint of credit unions within your league's market
      • Identify areas of concentration, overlap, and lighter coverage in the population context
      • Understand how individual institutions fit within the broader market
      • Support high-level conversations about market presence, reach, and opportunity

For a full walkthrough, visit: League Overview Map Guide

Interested in advanced mapping features? Explore additional guides or reach out to your Callahan Advisor.

Display Modifications

Display controls allow you to tailor views for presentations, executive review, or quick performance checks.

Use the toolbar to:

    • Adjust the trend length
    • Add data labels
    • Show or hide your primary institution’s name in the display title
    • Reset displays to default settings
    • Access additional display options

Peer Pointer!

During FirstLook, Callahan’s early data program, you will also use toolbar settings to view early data. FirstLook data is marked with an asterisk(*) in the dropdown menu.

Learn more about FirstLook in this guide.

Learn about these modifications and more in our Peer Suite's Toolbar & Display Modification Guide.


Download & Automate Your Findings

Download Your Findings

Use the download menu in the top‑right corner of the canvas to export reports and visuals for presentations, briefings, or internal sharing.

Peer Pointer!

When downloading dashboards to PowerPoint, you’ll be prompted to choose how the analysis text is included in your export. This can be helpful when preparing board or leadership presentations.


Automating Reports

Automation is useful when sharing consistent updates with leadership or committees.

To schedule automated delivery:

  1. Select Email from the More Options menu
  2. Choose to send immediately or schedule a recurring delivery
  3. Recurring reports will be sent quarterly after official NCUA data releases

Step‑by‑step instructions are available here: How to Send and Schedule Automated Reports.


Conclusion

You’re ready to get started!

Check your comparison set, open a Profile Report, and explore an Express Dashboard tied to today’s priorities. From there, download or schedule insights to support ongoing conversations with leadership.



Did this answer your question? Thanks for the feedback There was a problem submitting your feedback. Please try again later.