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EDUCATION FIRST

Charter #24470 · TX

Community 500M-750M
165 CUs in 500M-750M nationally 16 in TX
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EDUCATION FIRST has 1 strength but faces 6 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Fee Income Per Member: Top 7.9% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 59.0% in tier
  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 86.0% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 96.6% in tier
  • - ROA 0.49% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 6.03% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Net Charge-Off Rate: Bottom 7.3% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (TX) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 32,486
-0.1% YoY+0.4% QoQ
-6.1K 38,575
-4.8% YoY
27,007
+3.4% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
30%
Assets $590.5M
-2.5% YoY-0.0% QoQ
$-31.3M $621.7M
+0.1% YoY
$418.5M
+7.2% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
38%
Loans $362.8M
-4.2% YoY-0.9% QoQ
$-67.0M $429.8M
-1.8% YoY
$298.6M
+5.4% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
21%
Deposits $543.6M
+0.9% YoY-1.3% QoQ
+$4.9M $538.7M
+0.6% YoY
$347.2M
+7.2% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
54%

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ROA 0.2%
-125.7% YoY-152.4% QoQ
-0.5% 0.7%
+42.9% YoY
0.6%
+2.3% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
Bottom 12.7% in tier
NIM 3.4%
+15.1% YoY+2.0% QoQ
-0.1% 3.4%
+8.0% YoY
3.9%
+3.4% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
43%
Efficiency Ratio 83.5%
-6.0% YoY+0.3% QoQ
+6.0% 77.5%
-4.1% YoY
80.2%
-0.8% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
77%
Delinquency Rate 0.7%
-65.6% YoY+31.0% QoQ
-0.1 0.8%
-1.1% YoY
1.3%
+11.4% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
53%
Loan To Share 66.7%
-5.1% YoY+0.4% QoQ
-13.1% 79.8%
-2.3% YoY
71.4%
-2.7% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
15%
AMR $27,902
-1.1% YoY-1.5% QoQ
+$1K $26,849
+2.7% YoY
$17,599
+2.5% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
67%
CD Concentration 30.7%
-9.3% YoY-6.8% QoQ
+6.3% 24.4% 21.2% 19.8% 73%
Indirect Auto % 20.0%
-4.2% YoY+0.7% QoQ
+6.2% 13.8% 7.1% 7.8% 72%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (3)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#318 of 538 • Bottom 59.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 83.54%
(Tier: 76.88%, National: 79.67%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.83% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.02% points)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -0.10%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
633 nationally
↓ Shrinking -98 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Shrinking Wallet Share

decline
#179 of 208 • Bottom 86.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): -1.12%
(Tier: 4.17%, National: 4.00%)
worse than tier avg
208 of 282 Community CUs have this signature | 303 nationally
↓ Shrinking -190 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#489 of 506 • Bottom 96.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): -2.52%
(Tier: 5.37%, National: 3.54%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 20.01%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -0.10%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -35 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 165 peers in tier

Top Strengths (1 metrics)

14
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $305.48
Peer Median: -
#14 of 165 Top 7.9% in 500M-750M tier

Top Weaknesses (11 metrics)

154
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 1.26%
Peer Median: -
#154 of 165 Bottom 7.3% in 500M-750M tier
149
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -4.22%
Peer Median: -
#149 of 165 Bottom 10.3% in 500M-750M tier
148
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -2.52%
Peer Median: -
#148 of 165 Bottom 10.9% in 500M-750M tier
147
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 237.124
Peer Median: -
#147 of 165 Bottom 11.5% in 500M-750M tier
144
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.17%
Peer Median: -
#144 of 165 Bottom 13.3% in 500M-750M tier
141
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.12%
Peer Median: -
#141 of 165 Bottom 15.2% in 500M-750M tier
140
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 8.73%
Peer Median: -
#140 of 165 Bottom 15.8% in 500M-750M tier
140
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 66.74%
Peer Median: -
#140 of 165 Bottom 15.8% in 500M-750M tier
136
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 0.88%
Peer Median: -
#136 of 165 Bottom 18.2% in 500M-750M tier
130
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $362.83M
Peer Median: -
#130 of 165 Bottom 21.8% in 500M-750M tier
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