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FIREFIGHTERS FIRST

Charter #24877 · CA

Mid-Market 1B-3B
300 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 37 in CA
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FIREFIGHTERS FIRST has 8 strengths but faces 2 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 9.7% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 9.7% in tier
  • + ROA 0.18% above tier average
  • + Strong member growth: 8.6% YoY
  • + Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR): Top 0.3% in tier
  • + Average Member Relationship (AMR): Top 1.0% in tier
  • + Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days): Top 4.0% in tier
  • + Total Loans: Top 4.7% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 26.7% in tier
  • - Members Per Employee (MPE): Bottom 10.0% in tier

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

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Q2 2026 at a glance

  • One of 300 credit unions with $1B-$3B in assets nationally, and 1 of 37 that size in California.
  • Shares and deposits +6.3% year over year ($2.22B in shares and deposits).
  • Membership: 78,464 members, +8.6% vs a year ago.
  • Delinquency rate 0.19%.
  • Return on assets 1.00%.
  • Efficiency ratio 71.89% vs a 73.02% peer average.
  • Loan-to-share ratio 94.98% vs a 84.71% 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 (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 78,464
+8.6% YoY+1.6% QoQ
-18.4K 96,861
-1.9% YoY
67,400
+7.3% YoY
34,678
+6.6% YoY
39%
Assets $2.5B
+6.6% YoY+0.4% QoQ
+$754.9M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$1.4B
+10.3% YoY
$593.1M
+10.2% YoY
84%
Loans $2.1B
+11.5% YoY+3.2% QoQ
+$873.4M $1.2B
+0.7% YoY
$958.9M
+10.2% YoY
$418.6M
+10.1% YoY
Top 5.0% in tier
Deposits $2.2B
+6.3% YoY-0.1% QoQ
+$755.7M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$1.2B
+11.1% YoY
$504.8M
+10.3% YoY
Top 12.0% in tier

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ROA 1.0%
+44.6% YoY+132.2% QoQ
+0.2% 0.8%
+27.6% YoY
2.5%
+328.4% YoY
1.2%
+121.4% YoY
71%
NIM 2.9%
+8.4% YoY+1.7% QoQ
-0.5% 3.4%
+6.6% YoY
3.4%
+4.4% YoY
3.8%
+2.3% YoY
16%
Efficiency Ratio 71.9%
-7.5% YoY-15.5% QoQ
-1.1% 73.0%
-2.7% YoY
79.7%
-4.5% YoY
83.0%
-5.3% YoY
42%
Delinquency Rate 0.2%
-32.6% YoY+102.8% QoQ
-0.7 0.9%
+7.3% YoY
0.7%
-14.3% YoY
1.3%
+2.6% YoY
Top 4.0% in tier
Loan To Share 95.0%
+4.8% YoY+3.3% QoQ
+10.3% 84.7%
+0.1% YoY
69.0%
+0.5% YoY
66.4%
-1.4% YoY
77%
AMR $55,143
+0.1% YoY-0.2% QoQ
+$26K $29,575
+1.5% YoY
$29,171
+2.5% YoY
$20,028
-0.9% YoY
Top 1.3% in tier
CD Concentration 32.8%
+0.9% YoY+1.4% QoQ
+3.7% 29.1% 22.2% 20.0% 67%
Indirect Auto % 0.0% -18.1% 18.1% 9.2% 7.7% Top 0.1% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (2)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#3 of 113 • Top 9.7% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 8.63%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.00%
(Tier: 0.84%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 18.08%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
113 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 490 nationally
↓ Shrinking -131 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#18 of 112 • Top 9.7% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 8.63%
(Tier: 3.16%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.00%
(Tier: 18.08%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
112 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 485 nationally
↓ Shrinking -20 CUs YoY

Concerns (1)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#69 of 168 • Bottom 26.7% in tier

Loan demand outpacing deposits. They're bumping against liquidity limits - need funding solutions.

Why This Signature
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 94.98%
(Tier: 85.94%, National: 66.39%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 11.47%
(Tier: 6.76%, National: 78.26%)
but better than tier avg
168 of 377 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 432 nationally
→ Stable (173→168 CUs) -5 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 300 peers in tier

Top Strengths (12 metrics)

1
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 14.26%
#1 of 300 Top 0.1% in 1B-3B tier
2
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $26,862
Peer Median: $12,809
#2 of 300 Top 0.3% in 1B-3B tier
4
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $55,143
Peer Median: $28,089
#4 of 300 Top 1.0% in 1B-3B tier
13
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.19%
Peer Median: 0.70%
#13 of 300 Top 4.0% in 1B-3B tier
15
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $2.11B
Peer Median: $1.14B
#15 of 300 Top 4.7% in 1B-3B tier
16
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.07%
Peer Median: 0.52%
#16 of 300 Top 5.0% in 1B-3B tier
26
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 8.63%
Peer Median: 1.84%
#26 of 300 Top 8.3% in 1B-3B tier
36
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $2.22B
Peer Median: $1.30B
#36 of 300 Top 11.7% in 1B-3B tier
48
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $2.48B
Peer Median: $1.51B
#48 of 300 Top 15.7% in 1B-3B tier
51
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $286.95
Peer Median: $204.73
#51 of 300 Top 16.7% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

271
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 264.189
Peer Median: 346.173
#271 of 300 Bottom 10.0% in 1B-3B tier
252
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.39%
Peer Median: 10.91%
#252 of 300 Bottom 16.3% in 1B-3B tier
251
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.93%
Peer Median: 3.46%
#251 of 300 Bottom 16.7% in 1B-3B tier
241
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 44.02%
Peer Median: 33.59%
#241 of 300 Bottom 20.0% in 1B-3B tier
232
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 0.13%
Peer Median: 3.19%
#232 of 300 Bottom 23.0% in 1B-3B tier
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