CUTarget Transition Guide

The Premium level of Peer Suite offers the features you’ve loved in CUTarget, plus enhanced options for more in-depth analysis. This guide will help you smoothly transition and leverage the enhanced capabilities of Peer Suite.

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Selecting Who You're Analyzing

In Peer Suite, the individual institutions (credit unions or banks) you are examining, along with your prospect or client lists (referred to as peer groups), are collectively called your Comparison Set.

  • Primary: Indicated in dark blue within your Comparison Set. Data for this institution (or peer group) will be included in both "primary-only" and comparative displays.
  • Comparison Set: Data for these entities (credit unions and peer groups) will be shown in comparative displays. Add items to your Comparison Set using the Comparison Set Search.

Explore more how-tos and guides on setting up an impactful comparison set here: "The Who" of your Analysis: Your Comparison Set.

Creating a Custom Peer Group

Peer Premium includes additional filters within its Peer Group Builder, providing more options for your analysis. To begin, click on the "Create" tab in the top navigation


You can create peer groups in Peer Premium in three ways:

  1. Uploading a List of Charter Numbers
  2. Selecting by Institution
  3. Selecting by Criteria: This method most closely mirrors the CUTarget Peer Group Builder but includes advanced filter options, such as:
    • County Level Drilldown: Available within the Geography Selection for precise geographic targeting.
    • Field of Membership: Customize peer groups based on specific membership criteria.
    • Expanded Metrics: Access all of Peer Suite’s data sources, including account codes, smart codes, and custom formulas, to tailor peer groups for a wider range of use cases.

Comparing CU Target's Peer Group Builder to Peer Suite’s Criteria Peer Group Build

CUTarget's Peer Group Builder

Peer Suite's Criteria Peer Group Build

For a detailed walk-through and to learn about other Peer Group options available at the Premium level of Peer Suite, check out this guide: How to Create a Custom Peer Group

Marketing Lists Are Now Custom Tables

To start using Custom Tables in Peer Suite: Navigate to the Create tab in Peer Suite's top navigation.

Explore the differences between CU Target's Marketing List Feature and Peer Suite’s Custom Display Builder.

CUTarget's Marketing List Feature

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Steps 1-4 will now be managed as a part of the Peer Group build in Peer Suite

CUTarget Marketing Lists: Limited to a predefined list of account codes, these displays can only be viewed with the selection of credit unions they were created with.

Peer Suite's Custom Display Builder

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Use the Formula Search or add account codes, Smart Codes, or Formulas directly in to the table.

Peer Suite's Custom Displays: Allows the use of any codes from Peer Suite's data sources, Callahan-created Smart Codes, and the ability to combine them to create formulas.

Peer Suite’s Custom Displays are not tied to a specific set of credit unions when they are created, this grants you the flexibility to use your display(s) with any built-in peer groups, custom peer groups, or single institutions.

Peer Pointer!

Since Custom Displays aren’t linked to a specific peer group or institution, it’s important to verify your Comparison Set before starting your analysis.

A work around here is setting up an automated email that sends copies of your displays each quarter when the NCUA releases the full data set. These emails will include the same Comparison Set used when the automation was created. They will be delivered as both an attachment and a system link for added convenience. Learn more about this feature: HERE

Peer Suite Use Case: A Sales Manager’s Story

John is responsible for multiple sales territories and is able to enhance operational efficiency by using Peer Suite. Here’s how:

  • John creates Prospect Lists (known as peer groups within Peer Suite) tailored to each territory based on key criteria like geography, asset size, and growth opportunities.
  • John sets up a Custom Table, incorporating essential metrics, such as, ROA, loan portfolio metrics, and contact names for decision-makers, consolidating valuable data into a unified view.
  • John exports the Custom Table for each Prospect List and shares them with his team, streamlining what was once a chaotic process into a seamless operation.

As a result, John’s territory leads receive accurate and actionable information, boosting team morale and driving improved performance.

While Peer Suite supports the fields from CUTarget’s Marketing List (download here), we recommend transitioning to Callahan-created Smart Codes for your custom displays whenever possible. Smart Codes offer more options, improved usability, and Callahan Analysts handle updates and maintenance whenever codes are changed or retired by the NCUA.

Additionally, you can incorporate data from other sources like the 5300 NCUA Call Report, FFIEC (Bank) Call Report), and CU Online Profile into your analysis, By combining account codes from these data sources, you can create custom formulas that lead to more tailored and insightful displays.

For more information on creating custom displays, check out this guide: How to Create a Custom Display

Managing Your Work

All your custom and saved work, including shortcuts, packets (now dashboards), and shared content, is now consolidated under "My Projects."

Learn more about organizing your content in Peer Suite using the below resources:

Exploring Peer Suite's Built-In Content


CU Performance Reports

In Peer Suite, "Performance Reports" and "Operational Data" have been consolidated into one folder: CU Performance Reports. We've also added additional displays to aid in your analysis, along with historical call reports and displays related to technology services and the supplier partners of credit unions.

Explore the full display breakdown in this: CU Performance Reports Guide

Built-In Dashboards

Peer Suite offers streamlined navigation, with dashboards organized into three categories: Strengths & Weaknesses, Member Value, and Departmental insights.




Access the unique features of Peer Suite’s Built-In Dashboards by opening a dashboard and clicking the buttons at the bottom of each display to view textual analysis.



Learn more about these features and the content of each dashboard in our Built-in Dashboard Guide.

Exploring New Content in Peer Premium

With your Peer Premium access, you now have the entire Built-In Display Library at your fingertips, featuring over 300 curated displays. These displays let you zero in on key metrics like assets, liquidity, productivity, and beyond. You'll also discover dedicated folders covering essential topics, including key ratios, merger analysis, and U.S. Macroeconomics.

Exploring Bank Data

With Peer Premium, you gain valuable access to bank data, opening up exciting new opportunities for analysis. To make the most of this dataset, we suggest diving into the Bank Comparison folder. This section has been meticulously curated by Callahan’s Analyst team to provide harmonized data sets, ensuring you can make precise and insightful comparisons between credit unions and banks.

If your focus is solely on banks, you’ll find a dedicated Banks Only section within this folder to help you get started.


Content Search

Begin your exploration by using the content search feature at the top of the left navigation. Enter your search term, and relevant results will be highlighted, including any dashboards that match your search terms.

To clear a search, simply click the "X" on the right side of the content search bar.

Display Modifications

When transitioning to Peer Suite, you’ll discover expanded modification options and display views accessible through the Toolbar on your canvas. These enhancements are outlined below.

Display Views

Peer Suite offers more flexible Chart and Table view options, giving you greater control over how data is presented compared to CUTarget.

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Learn more on adjusting your display view in this guide: Exploring Peer Suite's Display Views


Display Toolbar

Peer Suite's Display Toolbar provides a variety of tools to customize your displays.

Formatting Window

The Formatting Window offers additional customization options, such as:

  • Modifying Peer Group Values
  • Add Data Labels
  • Adjusting the Cycle Frequency
  • And More!

Read more about the modifications available in Peer Suite in this guide: Peer Suite's Toolbar & Display Modification Guide.

How To Download Dashboards & Displays

In Peer Suite, the default download option will be displayed in blue in the top corner of your canvas. Clicking the dropdown arrow will display other available options which may vary depending on the display type.


Export in CUTarget

Download Options in Peer Suite Premium



Discover how to access Peer Suite’s Data Connector (Excel VBA) along with the CRM Insights Folder, and learn how these tools can enhance your work. Key Features:

    • Partner Change Report: Track updates on partner changes to identify potential prospects more efficiently.
    • Executive Role Change Report: Monitor executive role changes to connect more effectively with decision-makers at credit unions.

To explore these resources and learn how to add them to your toolkit, check out this resource or contact your account manager.

Automate Your Findings

Reports can be scheduled in Peer Suite from the "more options" dropdown in the upper right corner of each display, dashboard, or folder and selecting "Email."

After a report has been scheduled, you can pause, edit, or delete it from the "Collaborate" dropdown in the top navigation.

CUTarget's Report Scheduler



Peer Suite's Report Scheduler



Want a step by step guide? Explore this how-to on sending and scheduling automated reports.

Additional Support

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