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FIRST FINANCIAL

Charter #1021 · NJ

100M-500M
1070 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 25 in NJ

FIRST FINANCIAL has 2 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Net Interest Margin 0.51% above tier average
  • + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 1.7% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - ROA 0.42% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 15.72% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 2.09% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NJ) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 14,455
-4.3% YoY+0.0% QoQ
-690 15,145
-2.5% YoY
7,451
+5.5% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
57%
Assets $175.8M
-4.6% YoY-1.5% QoQ
$-55.9M $231.7M
+0.8% YoY
$121.0M
+5.7% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
41%
Loans $106.3M
-2.2% YoY+0.7% QoQ
$-37.8M $144.1M
+0.2% YoY
$75.7M
+10.1% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
40%
Deposits $162.6M
-6.3% YoY-1.8% QoQ
$-38.6M $201.1M
+0.4% YoY
$104.6M
+7.1% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
47%

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ROA 0.3%
-64.2% YoY-66.5% QoQ
-0.4% 0.7%
+5.1% YoY
0.4%
-4.8% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
23%
NIM 4.1%
+3.3% YoY-3.5% QoQ
+0.5% 3.6%
+4.6% YoY
3.8%
+4.3% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
80%
Efficiency Ratio 93.7%
+12.3% YoY+12.7% QoQ
+15.7% 78.0%
-1.7% YoY
85.6%
-4.2% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
Bottom 8.1% in tier
Delinquency Rate 2.9%
+1.3% YoY-3.7% QoQ
+2.1 0.8%
+7.1% YoY
2.4%
+59.8% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
Bottom 2.3% in tier
Loan To Share 65.4%
+4.4% YoY+2.6% QoQ
-5.0% 70.4%
-0.4% YoY
51.7%
-1.0% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
36%
AMR $18,600
-0.4% YoY-0.9% QoQ
$-6K $24,918
+2.7% YoY
$16,671
+1.3% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
24%
CD Concentration 1.2%
-28.6% YoY-11.4% QoQ
-23.1% 24.3% 14.5% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 10.6%
-16.8% YoY-1.1% QoQ
-3.2% 13.8% 1.0% 7.7% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (5)

Stagnation Risk

risk
#47 of 570 • Bottom 50.0% 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): -4.33%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -2.22%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 2.86%
(Tier: 0.76%, National: 1.19%)
worse than tier avg
570 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 676 nationally
→ No prior data (570 CUs now) | New qualifier

Membership Headwinds

decline
#157 of 570 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -4.33%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
570 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 676 nationally
→ No prior data (570 CUs now) | New qualifier

Institutional Decline

decline
#124 of 250 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

Both members and loans declining - the institution is contracting. Leadership is likely under pressure to reverse course.

Why This Signature
Total Assets: $175.84M
(Tier: $334.04M, National: $578.34M)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -4.33%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -2.22%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
250 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 289 nationally
→ No prior data (250 CUs now) | New qualifier

Efficiency Drag

risk
#337 of 596 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

High efficiency ratio (>80%) indicates elevated operating costs relative to revenue. Margin improvement opportunities may exist.

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 93.74%
(Tier: 77.94%, National: 84.64%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.55% points
(Tier: 0.05% points, National: -0.45% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -4.33%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
596 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 702 nationally
↓ Shrinking -84 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#614 of 727 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

Delinquencies are rising year-over-year. Credit risk is building - they may need better underwriting tools.

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.04% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
727 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 1013 nationally
↓ Shrinking -60 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 1070 peers in tier

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

19
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 1.16%
Peer Median: 23.10%
#19 of 1070 Top 1.7% in 100M-500M tier
150
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 10.93%
Peer Median: 29.47%
#150 of 1070 Top 13.9% in 100M-500M tier
155
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.07%
Peer Median: 0.35%
#155 of 1070 Top 14.4% in 100M-500M tier
210
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.14%
Peer Median: 3.62%
#210 of 1070 Top 19.5% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (11 metrics)

1046
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 2.86%
Peer Median: 0.61%
#1046 of 1070 Bottom 2.3% in 100M-500M tier
1043
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: -6.35%
Peer Median: 3.30%
#1043 of 1070 Bottom 2.6% in 100M-500M tier
1034
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -4.65%
Peer Median: 3.91%
#1034 of 1070 Bottom 3.5% in 100M-500M tier
1023
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 8.16%
Peer Median: 11.45%
#1023 of 1070 Bottom 4.5% in 100M-500M tier
984
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 93.74%
Peer Median: 78.68%
#984 of 1070 Bottom 8.1% in 100M-500M tier
937
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -4.33%
Peer Median: -0.06%
#937 of 1070 Bottom 12.5% in 100M-500M tier
872
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $99.60
Peer Median: $154.95
#872 of 1070 Bottom 18.6% in 100M-500M tier
869
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -0.44%
Peer Median: 3.46%
#869 of 1070 Bottom 18.9% in 100M-500M tier
847
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -2.22%
Peer Median: 2.93%
#847 of 1070 Bottom 20.9% in 100M-500M tier
822
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.31%
Peer Median: 0.69%
#822 of 1070 Bottom 23.3% in 100M-500M tier
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