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FIRST CITIZENS'

Charter #24254 · MA

Community 500M-750M
169 CUs in 500M-750M nationally 9 in MA
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FIRST CITIZENS' has 8 strengths but faces 9 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 2.7% in tier
  • + Profitability Leader: Top 69.9% in tier
  • + ROA 0.62% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.30% above tier average
  • + Strong member growth: 17.0% YoY
  • + Net Worth Ratio: Top 0.0% in tier
  • + Member Growth Rate: Top 3.0% in tier
  • + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 5.9% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Flatlined Growth: Bottom 0.0% in tier
  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 0.4% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 31.9% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 40.6% in tier
  • - AMR Growth Rate: Bottom 0.6% in tier
  • - Loan Growth Rate: Bottom 2.4% in tier
  • - Fee Income Per Member: Bottom 5.9% in tier
  • - Average Member Relationship (AMR): Bottom 7.7% in tier
  • - First Mortgage Concentration (%): Bottom 8.3% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 53,393
+17.0% YoY+20.9% QoQ
+13.6K 39,752
-2.7% YoY
27,447
+2.6% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
Top 11.2% in tier
Assets $687.4M
+0.8% YoY+0.2% QoQ
+$65.0M $622.4M
+0.3% YoY
$440.2M
+4.2% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
73%
Loans $433.8M
-16.4% YoY-2.8% QoQ
$-2.1M $435.9M
-0.4% YoY
$341.2M
+2.4% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
47%
Deposits $544.4M
+0.5% YoY-0.5% QoQ
+$6.3M $538.0M
+1.3% YoY
$366.8M
+5.5% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
54%

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ROA 1.3%
-6.1% YoY+15.7% QoQ
+0.6% 0.7%
+33.9% YoY
0.7%
+17.3% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
Top 12.4% in tier
NIM 3.7%
-1.9% YoY+0.7% QoQ
+0.3% 3.4%
+8.6% YoY
3.3%
+3.8% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
74%
Efficiency Ratio 69.8%
+1.4% YoY-2.7% QoQ
-8.3% 78.1%
-3.4% YoY
80.4%
-4.7% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
16%
Delinquency Rate 0.7%
-8.5% YoY-2.1% QoQ
-0.1 0.8%
-4.9% YoY
0.9%
-6.0% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
53%
Loan To Share 79.7%
-16.8% YoY-2.3% QoQ
-1.3% 81.0%
-1.8% YoY
74.2%
-1.7% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
40%
AMR $18,320
-21.2% YoY-18.5% QoQ
$-8K $26,482
+2.6% YoY
$24,707
+3.7% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
Bottom 7.1% in tier
CD Concentration 14.9%
+5.0% YoY+1.4% QoQ
-9.5% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
24.8%
+8.8% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
19%
Indirect Auto % 22.0%
-35.8% YoY-12.8% QoQ
+8.1% 14.0%
-5.7% YoY
2.6%
-15.5% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
74%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (2)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#50 of 603 • Top 2.7% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 17.00%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.28%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 22.03%
(Tier: 13.97%, National: 7.90%)
but worse than tier avg
917 nationally
→ Stable (608→603 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Profitability Leader

growth
#238 of 340 • Top 69.9% in tier

Top-tier profitability (ROA in top 25% of peer group). Strong fundamentals and operational efficiency.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 1.28%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
better than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.08% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.05% points)
but worse than tier avg
457 nationally
→ Stable (341→340 CUs) -1 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Concerns (4)

Flatlined Growth

risk
#1 of 58 • Bottom 0.0% in tier

Asset growth stalled (-2% to +2%) despite healthy profitability (>0.25% ROA). Suggests untapped opportunity or strategic drift worth investigating.

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 0.77%
(Tier: 4.61%, National: 3.04%)
worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.28%
(Tier: 0.77%, National: 0.71%)
but better than tier avg
58 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 82 nationally
↑ Growing +10 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Shrinking Wallet Share

decline
#5 of 244 • Bottom 0.4% in tier

Average member relationship declining year-over-year. Members may be moving money elsewhere or reducing engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): -21.20%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
worse than tier avg
244 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 346 nationally
↓ Shrinking -221 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#514 of 525 • Bottom 31.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 0.77%
(Tier: 4.61%, National: 3.04%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 22.03%
(Tier: 13.97%, National: 7.90%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 17.00%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
but better than tier avg
768 nationally
↓ Shrinking -18 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#55 of 134 • Bottom 40.6% in tier

Very high net worth ratio (>12%). Strong capital position may indicate opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why This Signature
Net Worth Ratio: 20.08%
(Tier: 11.95%, National: 14.51%)
but better than tier avg
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 79.69%
(Tier: 74.56%, National: 67.96%)
but better than tier avg
134 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 155 nationally
↑ Growing +25 CUs YoY | Rank improving

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 169 peers in tier

Top Strengths (7 metrics)

1
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 20.08%
Peer Avg: -
#1 of 169 Top 0.0% in 500M-750M tier
6
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 17.00%
Peer Avg: -
#6 of 169 Top 3.0% in 500M-750M tier
11
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 14.95%
Peer Avg: -
#11 of 169 Top 5.9% in 500M-750M tier
19
Total Members
engagement
Value: 53,393
Peer Avg: -
#19 of 169 Top 10.7% in 500M-750M tier
21
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.28%
Peer Avg: -
#21 of 169 Top 11.8% in 500M-750M tier
28
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 69.84%
Peer Avg: -
#28 of 169 Top 16.0% in 500M-750M tier
32
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 398.455
Peer Avg: -
#32 of 169 Top 18.3% in 500M-750M tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

169
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -21.20%
Peer Avg: -
#169 of 169 Bottom 0.6% in 500M-750M tier
166
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -16.44%
Peer Avg: -
#166 of 169 Bottom 2.4% in 500M-750M tier
160
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $97.80
Peer Avg: -
#160 of 169 Bottom 5.9% in 500M-750M tier
157
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $18,320
Peer Avg: -
#157 of 169 Bottom 7.7% in 500M-750M tier
156
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 56.40%
Peer Avg: -
#156 of 169 Bottom 8.3% in 500M-750M tier
142
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $8,125
Peer Avg: -
#142 of 169 Bottom 16.6% in 500M-750M tier
136
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 0.49%
Peer Avg: -
#136 of 169 Bottom 20.1% in 500M-750M tier
129
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 0.77%
Peer Avg: -
#129 of 169 Bottom 24.3% in 500M-750M tier
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