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SAFE 1

Charter #61598 · CA

Mid-Market 1B-3B
306 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 39 in CA
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SAFE 1 has 7 strengths but faces 4 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Emerging Performer: Top 2.1% in tier
  • + ROA 1.07% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.39% above tier average
  • + Members Per Employee (MPE): Top 1.0% in tier
  • + Efficiency Ratio: Top 2.0% in tier
  • + First Mortgage Concentration (%): Top 2.6% in tier
  • + Net Worth Ratio: Top 5.9% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 5.2% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 38.9% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Concentration (%): Bottom 1.0% in tier
  • - Average Member Relationship (AMR): Bottom 6.5% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 89,063
+5.0% YoY+1.1% QoQ
-7.0K 96,048
-2.7% YoY
57,202
-0.9% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
54%
Assets $1.1B
+6.3% YoY+1.3% QoQ
$-599.5M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$1.2B
+0.4% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
Bottom 13.1% in tier
Loans $823.0M
+9.5% YoY-0.7% QoQ
$-390.7M $1.2B
+0.2% YoY
$813.8M
+0.1% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
19%
Deposits $958.6M
+7.8% YoY+4.1% QoQ
$-506.9M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$1.0B
+1.2% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 11.4% in tier

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Tier 1
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ROA 1.8%
+9.9% YoY-0.5% QoQ
+1.1% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
2.1%
+290.7% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
Top 2.6% in tier
NIM 3.7%
+4.8% YoY+4.1% QoQ
+0.4% 3.4%
+6.2% YoY
5.0%
+56.5% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
76%
Efficiency Ratio 53.5%
-3.6% YoY+1.4% QoQ
-21.1% 74.6%
-3.0% YoY
81.3%
-2.7% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
Top 2.0% in tier
Delinquency Rate 0.3%
-0.2% YoY-16.9% QoQ
-0.4 0.8%
+6.9% YoY
0.6%
-45.1% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
18%
Loan To Share 85.9%
+1.5% YoY-4.7% QoQ
+2.7% 83.2%
-0.4% YoY
67.3%
-0.6% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
51%
AMR $20,004
+3.4% YoY+0.8% QoQ
$-10K $29,652
+2.3% YoY
$28,733
+1.2% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
Bottom 6.2% in tier
CD Concentration 36.8%
+8.2% YoY-0.8% QoQ
+7.9% 28.8% 21.6% 19.8% 82%
Indirect Auto % 59.4%
+0.6% YoY-0.5% QoQ
+41.4% 18.1% 9.0% 7.7% Bottom 0.8% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Emerging Performer

growth
#6 of 79 • Top 2.1% 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: 1.79%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 4.96%
(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

Concerns (2)

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#29 of 198 • Bottom 38.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 6.28%
(Tier: 6.82%, National: 1663.40%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 59.44%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 4.96%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
but better than tier avg
198 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -10 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#15 of 15 • Bottom 5.2% in tier

Exceptional capital position (>16%, top quartile). Strong fundamentals—opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why This Signature
Net Worth Ratio: 16.16%
(Tier: 11.28%, National: 14.35%)
but better than tier avg
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 85.86%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 65.58%)
but better than tier avg
15 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 143 nationally
→ Stable (16→15 CUs) -1 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 (9 metrics)

4
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 618.493
Peer Median: 345.077
#4 of 306 Top 1.0% in 1B-3B tier
7
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 53.55%
Peer Median: 75.16%
#7 of 306 Top 2.0% in 1B-3B tier
8
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.79%
Peer Median: 0.66%
#8 of 306 Top 2.3% in 1B-3B tier
9
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 11.28%
Peer Median: 33.05%
#9 of 306 Top 2.6% in 1B-3B tier
19
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 16.16%
Peer Median: 10.85%
#19 of 306 Top 5.9% in 1B-3B tier
57
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.32%
Peer Median: 0.63%
#57 of 306 Top 18.3% in 1B-3B tier
63
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 4.96%
Peer Median: 2.03%
#63 of 306 Top 20.3% in 1B-3B tier
74
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 3.74%
Peer Median: 3.37%
#74 of 306 Top 23.9% in 1B-3B tier
74
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 7.79%
Peer Median: 4.44%
#74 of 306 Top 23.9% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

304
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 59.44%
Peer Median: 13.86%
#304 of 306 Bottom 1.0% in 1B-3B tier
287
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $20,004
Peer Median: $28,178
#287 of 306 Bottom 6.5% in 1B-3B tier
271
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $958.62M
Peer Median: $1.31B
#271 of 306 Bottom 11.8% in 1B-3B tier
271
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $9,241
Peer Median: $12,733
#271 of 306 Bottom 11.8% in 1B-3B tier
266
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $1.12B
Peer Median: $1.51B
#266 of 306 Bottom 13.4% in 1B-3B tier
263
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 36.78%
Peer Median: 27.93%
#263 of 306 Bottom 14.4% in 1B-3B tier
248
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $823.02M
Peer Median: $1.11B
#248 of 306 Bottom 19.3% in 1B-3B tier
233
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $152.96
Peer Median: $191.54
#233 of 306 Bottom 24.2% in 1B-3B tier
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