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THE FIRST FINANCIAL

Charter #24875 · CA

Community 500M-750M
167 CUs in 500M-750M nationally 10 in CA
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THE FIRST FINANCIAL has 3 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 56.1% in tier
  • + Total Deposits: Top 0.1% in tier
  • + Total Assets: Top 0.6% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 8.8% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 11.7% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 71.4% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 71.4% in tier
  • - ROA 0.70% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 12.77% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Net Worth Ratio: Bottom 1.2% in tier
  • - Loan-to-Share Ratio: Bottom 7.2% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 33,009
-1.8% YoY+0.2% QoQ
-5.1K 38,079
-4.8% YoY
57,202
-0.9% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
33%
Assets $746.5M
-1.5% YoY+0.2% QoQ
+$126.8M $619.7M
-0.2% YoY
$1.2B
+0.4% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
Top 1.2% in tier
Loans $397.9M
-0.6% YoY-0.9% QoQ
$-21.4M $419.3M
-1.4% YoY
$813.8M
+0.1% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
39%
Deposits $725.4M
+1.9% YoY+1.7% QoQ
+$185.9M $539.5M
-0.1% YoY
$1.0B
+1.2% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
Top 0.6% in tier

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ROA -0.0%
-92.9% YoY-95.8% QoQ
-0.7% 0.7%
+36.0% YoY
2.1%
+290.7% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
Bottom 5.4% in tier
NIM 3.2%
+10.3% YoY+3.6% QoQ
-0.3% 3.5%
+4.5% YoY
5.0%
+56.5% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
30%
Efficiency Ratio 91.2%
-3.1% YoY-5.6% QoQ
+12.8% 78.4%
-3.7% YoY
81.3%
-2.7% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
Bottom 9.0% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.5%
-4.8% YoY-25.7% QoQ
-0.2 0.7%
-0.9% YoY
0.6%
-45.1% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
35%
Loan To Share 54.9%
-2.4% YoY-2.6% QoQ
-22.8% 77.7%
-1.2% YoY
67.3%
-0.6% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
Bottom 6.6% in tier
AMR $34,030
+2.8% YoY+0.6% QoQ
+$7K $26,927
+3.1% YoY
$28,733
+1.2% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
84%
CD Concentration 26.9%
+6.7% YoY-1.0% QoQ
+2.6% 24.3% 21.6% 19.8% 61%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -13.8% 13.8% 9.0% 7.7% Top 0.1% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#200 of 257 • Top 56.1% in tier

Top-tier average member relationship within peer group, with stable or growing engagement. Strong wallet share positioning.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 2.84%
(Tier: 3.74%, National: 6.36%)
but worse than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $6.0K
(Tier: $3.0K, National: $2.1K)
better than tier avg
257 of 284 Community CUs have this signature | 342 nationally
↑ Growing +27 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Concerns (4)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#93 of 596 • Bottom 11.7% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 91.16%
(Tier: 77.94%, National: 84.64%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.16% points
(Tier: 0.05% points, National: -0.45% points)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -1.81%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
702 nationally
↓ Shrinking -84 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Stagnation Risk

risk
#361 of 570 • Bottom 71.4% in tier

Membership shrinking at least 0.5% year-over-year. Declining member base creates long-term risk even if current operations appear healthy.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -1.81%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -0.58%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.48%
(Tier: 0.76%, National: 1.19%)
but better than tier avg
676 nationally
→ No prior data (570 CUs now) | New qualifier

Membership Headwinds

decline
#383 of 570 • Bottom 71.4% in tier

Membership declining year-over-year. They need solutions to stop the bleeding before it impacts revenue.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -1.81%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
676 nationally
→ No prior data (570 CUs now) | New qualifier

Institutional Decline

decline
#171 of 250 • Bottom 8.8% in tier

Both members and loans declining - the institution is contracting. Leadership is likely under pressure to reverse course.

Why This Signature
Total Assets: $746.46M
(Tier: $334.04M, National: $578.34M)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -1.81%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -0.58%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
250 of 284 Community CUs have this signature | 289 nationally
→ No prior data (250 CUs now) | 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 167 peers in tier

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

1
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $725.37M
Peer Median: $543.36M
#1 of 167 Top 0.1% in 500M-750M tier
1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 10.91%
#1 of 167 Top 0.1% in 500M-750M tier
2
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $746.46M
Peer Median: $619.16M
#2 of 167 Top 0.6% in 500M-750M tier
26
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $34,030
Peer Median: $25,600
#26 of 167 Top 15.0% in 500M-750M tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

166
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 6.90%
Peer Median: 10.35%
#166 of 167 Bottom 1.2% in 500M-750M tier
158
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: -0.01%
Peer Median: 0.61%
#158 of 167 Bottom 6.0% in 500M-750M tier
156
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 54.86%
Peer Median: 79.97%
#156 of 167 Bottom 7.2% in 500M-750M tier
153
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 91.16%
Peer Median: 78.61%
#153 of 167 Bottom 9.0% in 500M-750M tier
151
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.54%
Peer Median: 4.66%
#151 of 167 Bottom 10.2% in 500M-750M tier
139
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.84%
Peer Median: 0.39%
#139 of 167 Bottom 17.4% in 500M-750M tier
131
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -0.58%
Peer Median: 4.25%
#131 of 167 Bottom 22.2% in 500M-750M tier
129
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.81%
Peer Median: 1.03%
#129 of 167 Bottom 23.4% in 500M-750M tier
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