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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 2 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Net Interest Margin 0.12% above tier average
  • + Fee Income Per Member: Top 6.7% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 93.5% in tier
  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 93.7% in tier
  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 97.1% in tier
  • - ROA 0.10% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 0.18% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Deposit Growth Rate: Bottom 3.6% in tier
  • - Asset Growth Rate: Bottom 7.9% in tier
  • - AMR Growth Rate: Bottom 7.9% in tier

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

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Q2 2026 at a glance

  • One of 165 credit unions with $500M-$750M in assets nationally, and 1 of 16 that size in Texas.
  • Shares and deposits -4.9% year over year ($533M in shares and deposits).
  • Membership: 32,567 members, +1.0% vs a year ago.
  • Delinquency rate 0.62%.
  • Return on assets 0.72%.
  • Efficiency ratio 76.74% vs a 76.56% peer average.
  • Loan-to-share ratio 68.93% vs a 79.33% peer average.

Data period: Q2 2026 NCUA call report. Animation disabled (reduced-motion preference). Full details in the metrics table below.

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (TX) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 32,567
+1.0% YoY-0.1% QoQ
-5.3K 37,897
-5.0% YoY
27,284
+2.5% YoY
34,678
+6.6% YoY
30%
Assets $583.1M
-2.5% YoY-1.2% QoQ
$-39.2M $622.4M
+0.6% YoY
$429.8M
+5.9% YoY
$593.1M
+10.2% YoY
34%
Loans $367.1M
+1.1% YoY+3.3% QoQ
$-61.4M $428.5M
-0.7% YoY
$305.6M
+4.5% YoY
$418.6M
+10.1% YoY
24%
Deposits $532.6M
-4.9% YoY-2.0% QoQ
$-7.2M $539.8M
+0.9% YoY
$357.0M
+5.3% YoY
$504.8M
+10.3% YoY
47%

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ROA 0.7%
-211.9% YoY+5.2% QoQ
-0.1% 0.8%
+39.5% YoY
1.4%
-298.3% YoY
1.2%
+121.4% YoY
47%
NIM 3.7%
+12.1% YoY+2.1% QoQ
+0.1% 3.5%
+5.0% YoY
3.9%
+2.6% YoY
3.8%
+2.3% YoY
65%
Efficiency Ratio 76.7%
-10.3% YoY-2.5% QoQ
+0.2% 76.6%
-3.6% YoY
89.3%
-7.8% YoY
83.0%
-5.3% YoY
46%
Delinquency Rate 0.6%
-6.5% YoY+14.2% QoQ
-0.2 0.8%
+3.1% YoY
1.3%
+10.3% YoY
1.3%
+2.6% YoY
43%
Loan To Share 68.9%
+6.3% YoY+5.4% QoQ
-10.4% 79.3%
-1.4% YoY
70.0%
-2.3% YoY
66.4%
-1.4% YoY
20%
AMR $27,626
-3.5% YoY+0.2% QoQ
+$331 $27,294
+4.1% YoY
$17,919
+2.5% YoY
$20,028
-0.9% YoY
63%
CD Concentration 26.6%
-19.1% YoY-0.5% QoQ
+2.0% 24.6% 21.6% 20.0% 59%
Indirect Auto % 20.3%
-2.1% YoY-0.7% QoQ
+6.6% 13.6% 6.9% 7.7% 72%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (3)

Deposit Outflow

decline
#5 of 84 • Bottom 97.1% in tier

Members staying (>= -1% YoY) but deposits leaving. They're moving money to higher-yield competitors - rate pressure is real.

Why This Signature
Deposit Growth (YoY): -4.88%
(Tier: 4.24%, National: 100.69%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 1.00%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
but better than tier avg
84 of 276 Community CUs have this signature | 109 nationally
↓ Shrinking -9 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Shrinking Wallet Share

decline
#82 of 223 • Bottom 93.7% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): -3.48%
(Tier: 3.97%, National: 35.20%)
worse than tier avg
223 of 276 Community CUs have this signature | 308 nationally
↓ Shrinking -61 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#460 of 476 • Bottom 93.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): -2.53%
(Tier: 4.62%, National: 3.30%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 20.26%
(Tier: 13.63%, National: 7.71%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 1.00%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
but better than tier avg
714 nationally
↓ Shrinking -57 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 165 peers in tier

Top Strengths (1 metrics)

12
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $346.87
Peer Median: $191.53
#12 of 165 Top 6.7% in 500M-750M tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

160
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: -4.88%
Peer Median: 4.04%
#160 of 165 Bottom 3.6% in 500M-750M tier
153
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -2.53%
Peer Median: 4.61%
#153 of 165 Bottom 7.9% in 500M-750M tier
153
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.48%
Peer Median: 3.83%
#153 of 165 Bottom 7.9% in 500M-750M tier
153
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 1.06%
Peer Median: 0.41%
#153 of 165 Bottom 7.9% in 500M-750M tier
153
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 230.972
Peer Median: 313.721
#153 of 165 Bottom 7.9% in 500M-750M tier
132
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 68.93%
Peer Median: 81.50%
#132 of 165 Bottom 20.6% in 500M-750M tier
131
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.11%
Peer Median: 10.42%
#131 of 165 Bottom 21.2% in 500M-750M tier
125
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $367.10M
Peer Median: $428.72M
#125 of 165 Bottom 24.8% in 500M-750M tier
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