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THE FIRST FINANCIAL

Charter #24875 · CA

Community 500M-750M
169 CUs in 500M-750M nationally 10 in CA
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THE FIRST FINANCIAL has 5 strengths but faces 10 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 29.7% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 61.7% in tier
  • + Indirect Auto Concentration (%): Top 0.0% in tier
  • + Total Deposits: Top 0.0% in tier
  • + Total Assets: Top 0.6% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 3.5% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 11.3% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 12.3% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 19.3% in tier
  • - ROA 0.77% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 13.65% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Member decline: -3.7% YoY
  • - Net Worth Ratio: Bottom 1.8% in tier
  • - Loan-to-Share Ratio: Bottom 7.1% in tier
  • - Member Growth Rate: Bottom 8.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 33,783
-3.7% YoY+0.2% QoQ
-6.0K 39,752
-2.7% YoY
59,606
+5.7% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
32%
Assets $749.7M
-2.8% YoY-0.2% QoQ
+$127.3M $622.4M
+0.3% YoY
$1.2B
+6.2% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
Top 1.2% in tier
Loans $402.3M
-1.6% YoY+0.3% QoQ
$-33.6M $435.9M
-0.4% YoY
$845.5M
+7.1% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
36%
Deposits $717.9M
+5.4% YoY+0.1% QoQ
+$179.9M $538.0M
+1.3% YoY
$1.0B
+8.8% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
Top 0.6% in tier

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ROA -0.1%
-15.1% YoY-14.0% QoQ
-0.8% 0.7%
+33.9% YoY
0.6%
+30.0% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
Bottom 4.1% in tier
NIM 3.0%
+5.2% YoY+2.0% QoQ
-0.4% 3.4%
+8.6% YoY
3.3%
+6.5% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
24%
Efficiency Ratio 91.7%
+0.4% YoY-0.7% QoQ
+13.6% 78.1%
-3.4% YoY
79.3%
-6.2% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
Top 6.5% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.5%
-10.7% YoY+10.6% QoQ
-0.3 0.8%
-4.9% YoY
0.7%
-38.7% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
40%
Loan To Share 56.0%
-6.6% YoY+0.2% QoQ
-25.0% 81.0%
-1.8% YoY
68.8%
-1.5% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
Bottom 6.5% in tier
AMR $33,160
+6.8% YoY+0.0% QoQ
+$7K $26,482
+2.6% YoY
$28,514
+2.8% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
Top 14.2% in tier
CD Concentration 26.6%
+12.4% YoY+0.8% QoQ
+2.2% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
21.7%
+4.2% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
58%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -14.0% 14.0%
-5.7% YoY
9.5%
-6.9% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
Bottom 0.0% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (2)

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#77 of 257 • Top 29.7% 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): 6.75%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $5.6K
(Tier: $2.8K, National: $2.0K)
better than tier avg
257 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 341 nationally
↑ Growing +59 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#297 of 481 • Top 61.7% in tier

Average member relationship growing 5%+ year-over-year. Members are significantly deepening their engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 6.75%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
better than tier avg
620 nationally
↑ Growing +201 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (4)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#62 of 521 • Bottom 3.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 91.74%
(Tier: 77.15%, National: 79.10%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.02% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.05% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -3.73%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
624 nationally
↓ Shrinking -113 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Membership Headwinds

decline
#187 of 550 • Bottom 11.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -3.73%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
648 nationally
→ Stable (555→550 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Institutional Decline

decline
#98 of 256 • Bottom 12.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Total Assets: $749.71M
(Tier: $331.87M, National: $547.69M)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -3.73%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -1.59%
(Tier: 3.65%, National: 36.38%)
worse than tier avg
256 of 281 Community CUs have this signature | 293 nationally
↓ Shrinking -43 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Stagnation Risk

risk
#319 of 550 • Bottom 19.3% in tier

Membership declining year-over-year. Shrinking member base creates long-term risk even if current operations appear healthy.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -3.73%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -1.59%
(Tier: 3.65%, National: 36.38%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.53%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
but better than tier avg
648 nationally
→ Stable (555→550 CUs) -5 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 169 peers in tier

Top Strengths (5 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Avg: -
#1 of 169 Top 0.0% in 500M-750M tier
1
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $717.95M
Peer Avg: -
#1 of 169 Top 0.0% in 500M-750M tier
2
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $749.71M
Peer Avg: -
#2 of 169 Top 0.6% in 500M-750M tier
24
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $33,160
Peer Avg: -
#24 of 169 Top 13.6% in 500M-750M tier
37
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 6.75%
Peer Avg: -
#37 of 169 Top 21.3% in 500M-750M tier

Top Weaknesses (9 metrics)

167
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 7.18%
Peer Avg: -
#167 of 169 Bottom 1.8% in 500M-750M tier
162
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: -0.11%
Peer Avg: -
#162 of 169 Bottom 4.7% in 500M-750M tier
159
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 91.74%
Peer Avg: -
#159 of 169 Bottom 6.5% in 500M-750M tier
158
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 56.04%
Peer Avg: -
#158 of 169 Bottom 7.1% in 500M-750M tier
155
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.73%
Peer Avg: -
#155 of 169 Bottom 8.9% in 500M-750M tier
150
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -2.82%
Peer Avg: -
#150 of 169 Bottom 11.8% in 500M-750M tier
134
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.78%
Peer Avg: -
#134 of 169 Bottom 21.3% in 500M-750M tier
133
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.59%
Peer Avg: -
#133 of 169 Bottom 21.9% in 500M-750M tier
128
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 3.04%
Peer Avg: -
#128 of 169 Bottom 24.9% in 500M-750M tier
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