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EDUCATION FIRST

Charter #24470 · TX

Community 500M-750M
167 CUs in 500M-750M nationally 14 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 0.11% above tier average
  • + Fee Income Per Member: Top 5.4% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 91.6% in tier
  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 94.0% in tier
  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 95.0% in tier
  • - Efficiency ratio 0.30% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Deposit Growth Rate: Bottom 4.8% in tier
  • - AMR Growth Rate: Bottom 4.8% in tier
  • - Net Charge-Off Rate: Bottom 4.8% in tier
  • - Members Per Employee (MPE): Bottom 7.2% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (TX) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 32,587
+0.2% YoY+0.3% QoQ
-5.5K 38,079
-4.8% YoY
29,039
+7.4% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
30%
Assets $589.9M
-2.0% YoY-0.1% QoQ
$-29.8M $619.7M
-0.2% YoY
$450.8M
+10.3% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
37%
Loans $355.2M
-3.7% YoY-2.1% QoQ
$-64.1M $419.3M
-1.4% YoY
$318.1M
+8.9% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
23%
Deposits $543.4M
-3.8% YoY-0.0% QoQ
+$3.9M $539.5M
-0.1% YoY
$378.7M
+10.8% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
50%

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ROA 0.7%
-225.8% YoY+301.3% QoQ
+0.0% 0.7%
+36.0% YoY
-0.2%
-134.7% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
56%
NIM 3.6%
+14.6% YoY+5.4% QoQ
+0.1% 3.5%
+4.5% YoY
3.9%
-0.7% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
62%
Efficiency Ratio 78.7%
-16.7% YoY-5.8% QoQ
+0.3% 78.4%
-3.7% YoY
98.7%
+20.4% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
50%
Delinquency Rate 0.5%
-50.7% YoY-27.0% QoQ
-0.2 0.7%
-0.9% YoY
1.2%
+13.1% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
44%
Loan To Share 65.4%
+0.0% YoY-2.0% QoQ
-12.3% 77.7%
-1.2% YoY
69.5%
-2.6% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
16%
AMR $27,575
-3.9% YoY-1.2% QoQ
+$648 $26,927
+3.1% YoY
$17,820
+2.9% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
64%
CD Concentration 26.7%
-17.7% YoY-12.9% QoQ
+2.4% 24.3% 21.3% 19.8% 60%
Indirect Auto % 20.4%
-2.5% YoY+2.0% QoQ
+6.6% 13.8% 6.9% 7.7% 72%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (3)

Deposit Outflow

decline
#10 of 72 • Bottom 95.0% 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): -3.78%
(Tier: 4.30%, National: 64.06%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 0.19%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
72 of 284 Community CUs have this signature | 98 nationally
→ No prior data (72 CUs now) | New qualifier

Shrinking Wallet Share

decline
#81 of 238 • Bottom 94.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): -3.95%
(Tier: 3.74%, National: 6.36%)
worse than tier avg
238 of 284 Community CUs have this signature | 335 nationally
↓ Shrinking -109 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#480 of 504 • Bottom 91.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): -1.96%
(Tier: 4.68%, National: 1663.40%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 20.41%
(Tier: 13.80%, National: 7.73%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 0.19%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -29 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 167 peers in tier

Top Strengths (1 metrics)

10
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $327.40
Peer Median: $178.80
#10 of 167 Top 5.4% in 500M-750M tier

Top Weaknesses (9 metrics)

160
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.78%
Peer Median: 4.02%
#160 of 167 Bottom 4.8% in 500M-750M tier
160
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.95%
Peer Median: 4.03%
#160 of 167 Bottom 4.8% in 500M-750M tier
160
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 1.19%
Peer Median: 0.39%
#160 of 167 Bottom 4.8% in 500M-750M tier
156
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 231.113
Peer Median: 318.730
#156 of 167 Bottom 7.2% in 500M-750M tier
153
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.96%
Peer Median: 4.66%
#153 of 167 Bottom 9.0% in 500M-750M tier
151
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.74%
Peer Median: 4.25%
#151 of 167 Bottom 10.2% in 500M-750M tier
141
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 65.38%
Peer Median: 79.97%
#141 of 167 Bottom 16.2% in 500M-750M tier
140
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 8.82%
Peer Median: 10.35%
#140 of 167 Bottom 16.8% in 500M-750M tier
128
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $355.23M
Peer Median: $427.27M
#128 of 167 Bottom 24.0% in 500M-750M tier
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