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FIRSTLIGHT

Charter #10174 · TX

Mid-Market 1B-3B
306 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 28 in TX
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FIRSTLIGHT has 1 strength but faces 4 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Net Interest Margin 0.83% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 66.8% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 81.3% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 81.3% in tier
  • - Net Charge-Off Rate: Bottom 1.6% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (TX) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 98,481
-1.4% YoY-0.0% QoQ
+2.4K 96,048
-2.7% YoY
29,039
+7.4% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
62%
Assets $1.6B
+3.4% YoY+2.1% QoQ
$-91.8M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$450.8M
+10.3% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
56%
Loans $1.3B
-0.4% YoY+3.1% QoQ
+$47.8M $1.2B
+0.2% YoY
$318.1M
+8.9% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
63%
Deposits $1.4B
+3.3% YoY+2.0% QoQ
$-19.5M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$378.7M
+10.8% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
58%

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ROA 0.7%
-181.3% YoY+177.2% QoQ
+0.0% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
-0.2%
-134.7% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
54%
NIM 4.2%
-0.4% YoY-3.3% QoQ
+0.8% 3.4%
+6.2% YoY
3.9%
-0.7% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
Top 6.9% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 67.4%
-26.5% YoY-1.4% QoQ
-7.3% 74.6%
-3.0% YoY
98.7%
+20.4% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
20%
Delinquency Rate 0.5%
-11.4% YoY-14.9% QoQ
-0.3 0.8%
+6.9% YoY
1.2%
+13.1% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
33%
Loan To Share 87.2%
-3.6% YoY+1.0% QoQ
+4.1% 83.2%
-0.4% YoY
69.5%
-2.6% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
57%
AMR $27,492
+2.9% YoY+2.5% QoQ
$-2K $29,652
+2.3% YoY
$17,820
+2.9% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
45%
CD Concentration 28.8%
-1.0% YoY-3.1% QoQ
-0.1% 28.8% 21.3% 19.8% 51%
Indirect Auto % 17.7%
-23.6% YoY-7.9% QoQ
-0.4% 18.1% 6.9% 7.7% 55%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (3)

Stagnation Risk

risk
#67 of 91 • Bottom 81.3% in tier

Membership shrinking at least 0.5% year-over-year. Declining member base creates long-term risk even if current operations appear healthy.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -1.36%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -0.45%
(Tier: 6.71%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.47%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 1.19%)
but better than tier avg
91 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 676 nationally
→ No prior data (91 CUs now) | New qualifier

Membership Headwinds

decline
#72 of 91 • Bottom 81.3% in tier

Membership declining year-over-year. They need solutions to stop the bleeding before it impacts revenue.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -1.36%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
91 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 676 nationally
→ No prior data (91 CUs now) | New qualifier

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#166 of 198 • Bottom 66.8% in tier

Significant portion of loan portfolio in indirect auto (>15%). This concentration creates dependency on dealer relationships.

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 3.44%
(Tier: 6.82%, National: 1663.40%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 17.66%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -1.36%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
198 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -10 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Metric Rankings

See how this credit union ranks across all tracked metrics compared to peers.

Strengths: Metrics in the top 25% (75th percentile or higher) Concerns: Metrics in the bottom 25% (25th percentile or lower)

Comparing against 306 peers in tier

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

21
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.19%
Peer Median: 3.37%
#21 of 306 Top 6.5% in 1B-3B tier
46
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $274.62
Peer Median: $191.54
#46 of 306 Top 14.7% in 1B-3B tier
62
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 67.37%
Peer Median: 75.16%
#62 of 306 Top 19.9% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (4 metrics)

302
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 1.80%
Peer Median: 0.51%
#302 of 306 Bottom 1.6% in 1B-3B tier
256
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -0.45%
Peer Median: 5.67%
#256 of 306 Bottom 16.7% in 1B-3B tier
249
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 287.117
Peer Median: 345.077
#249 of 306 Bottom 19.0% in 1B-3B tier
244
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.36%
Peer Median: 2.03%
#244 of 306 Bottom 20.6% in 1B-3B tier
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