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DESERET FIRST

Charter #24708 · UT

Mid-Market 1B-3B
306 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 5 in UT
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DESERET FIRST has 5 strengths but faces 4 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 21.3% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 21.3% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 26.4% in tier
  • + ROA 0.23% above tier average
  • + Strong member growth: 5.4% YoY

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 28.7% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 63.9% in tier
  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 81.1% in tier
  • - Net Worth Ratio: Bottom 6.5% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (UT) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 87,493
+5.4% YoY+1.2% QoQ
-8.6K 96,048
-2.7% YoY
80,723
+8.1% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
52%
Assets $1.3B
+6.6% YoY+2.0% QoQ
$-459.3M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$1.3B
+11.9% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
26%
Loans $1.0B
+3.2% YoY-0.3% QoQ
$-204.0M $1.2B
+0.2% YoY
$985.7M
+12.1% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
40%
Deposits $1.1B
+5.9% YoY+2.1% QoQ
$-332.1M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$1.1B
+11.5% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
33%

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ROA 1.0%
+42.4% YoY+19.6% QoQ
+0.2% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
0.4%
-49.8% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
76%
NIM 3.4%
+7.3% YoY+3.3% QoQ
+0.0% 3.4%
+6.2% YoY
3.4%
+1.0% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
50%
Efficiency Ratio 71.8%
-5.9% YoY-3.0% QoQ
-2.9% 74.6%
-3.0% YoY
74.1%
+0.8% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
36%
Delinquency Rate 0.7%
+21.1% YoY-7.0% QoQ
-0.1 0.8%
+6.9% YoY
0.7%
+20.4% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
58%
Loan To Share 89.1%
-2.5% YoY-2.4% QoQ
+5.9% 83.2%
-0.4% YoY
75.0%
-3.9% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
61%
AMR $24,495
-0.8% YoY-0.2% QoQ
$-5K $29,652
+2.3% YoY
$21,837
+4.8% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
27%
CD Concentration 29.9%
+1.2% YoY-1.4% QoQ
+1.1% 28.8% 28.4% 19.8% 57%
Indirect Auto % 12.0%
-5.9% YoY-1.0% QoQ
-6.1% 18.1% 7.1% 7.7% 42%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Emerging Performer

growth
#20 of 79 • Top 26.4% in tier

Smaller CU (bottom 50% by assets in tier) with strong profitability (ROA > 0.5%) AND growth (members >= 1%). Emerging leaders worth watching.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 0.95%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 5.44%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
79 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 260 nationally
→ No prior data (79 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#34 of 116 • Top 21.3% in tier

Attracting members (0.5-50% YoY) without heavy indirect auto dependency (<15%). Healthy, sustainable growth model.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 5.44%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 11.98%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
116 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 518 nationally
→ No prior data (116 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#35 of 115 • Top 21.3% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 5.44%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.95%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 11.98%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
115 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 499 nationally
→ No prior data (115 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (3)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#109 of 225 • Bottom 28.7% in tier

Delinquencies are rising year-over-year. Credit risk is building - they may need better underwriting tools.

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.12% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
225 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 1013 nationally
→ Stable (228→225 CUs) -3 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#134 of 183 • Bottom 63.9% in tier

Loan portfolio growing while delinquencies are rising. Expansion with deteriorating credit quality needs attention.

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 3.22%
(Tier: 6.71%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.12% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
183 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 710 nationally
→ No prior data (183 CUs now) | New qualifier

Shrinking Wallet Share

decline
#73 of 82 • Bottom 81.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): -0.79%
(Tier: 3.34%, National: 6.36%)
worse than tier avg
82 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 335 nationally
↓ Shrinking -18 CUs YoY | New qualifier

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 306 peers in tier

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

60
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 5.44%
Peer Median: 2.03%
#60 of 306 Top 19.3% in 1B-3B tier
60
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.24%
Peer Median: 0.51%
#60 of 306 Top 19.3% in 1B-3B tier
74
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.95%
Peer Median: 0.66%
#74 of 306 Top 23.9% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

287
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 8.51%
Peer Median: 10.85%
#287 of 306 Bottom 6.5% in 1B-3B tier
246
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -0.79%
Peer Median: 3.15%
#246 of 306 Bottom 19.9% in 1B-3B tier
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