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FREEDOM FIRST
Charter #11111 · VA
FREEDOM FIRST has 5 strengths but faces 10 concerns
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Key Strengths
Areas where this CU excels compared to peers
- + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 9.6% in tier
- + Credit Quality Leader: Top 75.5% in tier
- + AMR Growth Rate: Top 2.6% in tier
- + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 6.6% in tier
- + Loan-to-Share Ratio: Top 9.2% in tier
Key Concerns
Areas that may need attention
- - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 3.3% in tier
- - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 4.6% in tier
- - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 12.8% in tier
- - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 16.7% in tier
- - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 21.3% in tier
- - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 27.3% in tier
- - ROA 0.12% below tier average
- - Efficiency ratio 8.69% above tier (higher cost structure)
- - Member decline: -8.8% YoY
- - Member Growth Rate: Bottom 4.6% in tier
Core Metrics
As of 2025-Q3
| Metric | Current | vs Tier | Tier Avg | State Avg (VA) | National Avg | Tier Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Members |
62,965
-8.8% YoY+0.6% QoQ
|
-35.7K |
98,678
-1.9% YoY
|
220,190
+7.3% YoY
|
33,089
+6.1% YoY
|
17% |
| Assets |
$1.2B
+0.7% YoY+0.4% QoQ
|
$-543.1M |
$1.7B
+0.5% YoY
|
$2.9B
+6.5% YoY
|
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
|
21% |
| Loans |
$1.0B
+2.0% YoY+2.2% QoQ
|
$-222.7M |
$1.2B
+0.5% YoY
|
$2.1B
+5.3% YoY
|
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
|
38% |
| Deposits |
$986.3M
+7.3% YoY+1.8% QoQ
|
$-468.0M |
$1.5B
+1.3% YoY
|
$2.4B
+8.1% YoY
|
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
|
17% |
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| ROA |
0.6%
+7.9% YoY-4.0% QoQ
|
-0.1% |
0.7%
+13.4% YoY
|
0.7%
+11.3% YoY
|
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
|
41% |
| NIM |
2.9%
+13.7% YoY+1.5% QoQ
|
-0.4% |
3.3%
+9.3% YoY
|
3.9%
+2.0% YoY
|
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
|
23% |
| Efficiency Ratio |
82.7%
-0.6% YoY-0.5% QoQ
|
+8.7% |
74.0%
-10.9% YoY
|
80.4%
+0.4% YoY
|
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
|
84% |
| Delinquency Rate |
0.4%
+16.4% YoY-5.1% QoQ
|
-0.5 |
0.8%
+6.1% YoY
|
1.7%
+32.7% YoY
|
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
|
19% |
| Loan To Share |
102.4%
-4.9% YoY+0.4% QoQ
|
+17.2% |
85.2%
-0.8% YoY
|
66.7%
-4.2% YoY
|
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
|
Top 9.5% in tier |
| AMR |
$31,711
+14.6% YoY+1.4% QoQ
|
+$3K |
$29,172
+2.8% YoY
|
$18,613
+1.9% YoY
|
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
|
72% |
| CD Concentration |
15.0%
-14.7% YoY+5.5% QoQ
|
-14.0% |
29.0%
+0.7% YoY
|
18.8%
+3.1% YoY
|
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
|
Bottom 6.3% in tier |
| Indirect Auto % |
13.8%
-3.0% YoY+2.3% QoQ
|
-5.0% |
18.8%
-3.0% YoY
|
9.7%
-0.5% YoY
|
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
|
44% |
Signature Analysis
Strengths (2)
Wallet Share Momentum
growthAverage member relationship growing 5%+ year-over-year. Members are significantly deepening their engagement.
Credit Quality Leader
growthBest-in-class credit quality (delinquency in bottom 25% of peer group). Conservative underwriting paying off.
Concerns (6)
Stagnation Risk
riskMembership declining year-over-year. Shrinking member base creates long-term risk even if current operations appear healthy.
Membership Headwinds
declineMembership declining year-over-year. They need solutions to stop the bleeding before it impacts revenue.
Liquidity Strain
riskLoan demand outpacing deposits. They're bumping against liquidity limits - need funding solutions.
Efficiency Drag
riskHigh efficiency ratio (>80%) indicates elevated operating costs relative to revenue. Margin improvement opportunities may exist.
Credit Quality Pressure
riskDelinquencies are rising year-over-year. Credit risk is building - they may need better underwriting tools.
Credit Risk Growth
riskLoan portfolio growing while delinquencies are rising. Expansion with deteriorating credit quality needs attention.
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)