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COMMUNITY FIRST

Charter #61667 · CA

Community 750M-1B
117 CUs in 750M-1B nationally 13 in CA
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COMMUNITY FIRST has 6 strengths but faces 7 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 3.1% in tier
  • + ROA 0.35% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.49% above tier average
  • + AMR Growth Rate: Top 3.4% in tier
  • + Deposit Growth Rate: Top 6.8% in tier
  • + Asset Growth Rate: Top 7.7% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 3.8% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 7.8% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 24.7% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 85.5% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 85.5% in tier
  • - Delinquency rate 0.65% above tier average
  • - Member decline: -3.8% YoY

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 58,012
-3.8% YoY-1.3% QoQ
+6.5K 51,500
+0.7% YoY
57,202
-0.9% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
68%
Assets $922.1M
+14.5% YoY+0.8% QoQ
+$56.5M $865.6M
+0.9% YoY
$1.2B
+0.4% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
71%
Loans $644.1M
+8.1% YoY-0.2% QoQ
+$48.9M $595.3M
+1.6% YoY
$813.8M
+0.1% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
62%
Deposits $817.0M
+13.9% YoY+0.7% QoQ
+$74.8M $742.2M
+0.6% YoY
$1.0B
+1.2% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
79%

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ROA 1.1%
+90.0% YoY+111.4% QoQ
+0.4% 0.8%
+45.0% YoY
2.1%
+290.7% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
78%
NIM 3.9%
+7.8% YoY+3.9% QoQ
+0.5% 3.5%
+6.1% YoY
5.0%
+56.5% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
83%
Efficiency Ratio 72.9%
-7.1% YoY-9.0% QoQ
-2.6% 75.5%
-3.4% YoY
81.3%
-2.7% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
32%
Delinquency Rate 1.3%
+67.0% YoY-38.5% QoQ
+0.7 0.7%
-0.1% YoY
0.6%
-45.1% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
Bottom 10.3% in tier
Loan To Share 78.8%
-5.1% YoY-1.0% QoQ
-1.8% 80.6%
+0.7% YoY
67.3%
-0.6% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
37%
AMR $25,187
+15.7% YoY+1.6% QoQ
$-4K $28,908
+0.7% YoY
$28,733
+1.2% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
44%
CD Concentration 33.0%
-4.1% YoY-0.0% QoQ
+8.7% 24.3% 21.6% 19.8% 79%
Indirect Auto % 31.2%
-26.1% YoY-8.7% QoQ
+17.4% 13.8% 9.0% 7.7% 84%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#42 of 491 • Top 3.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 15.67%
(Tier: 3.74%, National: 6.36%)
better than tier avg
637 nationally
↑ Growing +107 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (5)

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#9 of 504 • Bottom 3.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 14.48%
(Tier: 4.68%, National: 1663.40%)
but better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 31.17%
(Tier: 13.80%, National: 7.73%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -3.82%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -29 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#59 of 476 • Bottom 24.7% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 8.10%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.53% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
710 nationally
→ No prior data (476 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#104 of 727 • Bottom 7.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.53% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
1013 nationally
↓ Shrinking -60 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Membership Headwinds

decline
#195 of 570 • Bottom 85.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -3.82%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
676 nationally
→ No prior data (570 CUs now) | New qualifier

Stagnation Risk

risk
#247 of 570 • Bottom 85.5% 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): -3.82%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 8.10%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 1.33%
(Tier: 0.76%, National: 1.19%)
worse than tier avg
676 nationally
→ No prior data (570 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 117 peers in tier

Top Strengths (6 metrics)

5
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 15.67%
Peer Median: 3.70%
#5 of 117 Top 3.4% in 750M-1B tier
9
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 13.87%
Peer Median: 4.60%
#9 of 117 Top 6.8% in 750M-1B tier
10
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 14.48%
Peer Median: 4.88%
#10 of 117 Top 7.7% in 750M-1B tier
20
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 3.94%
Peer Median: 3.47%
#20 of 117 Top 16.2% in 750M-1B tier
25
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $817.03M
Peer Median: $735.65M
#25 of 117 Top 20.5% in 750M-1B tier
26
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.12%
Peer Median: 0.63%
#26 of 117 Top 21.4% in 750M-1B tier

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

106
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 1.33%
Peer Median: 0.56%
#106 of 117 Bottom 10.3% in 750M-1B tier
101
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.82%
Peer Median: 0.97%
#101 of 117 Bottom 14.5% in 750M-1B tier
99
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 31.17%
Peer Median: 13.79%
#99 of 117 Bottom 16.2% in 750M-1B tier
93
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 46.58%
Peer Median: 32.60%
#93 of 117 Bottom 21.4% in 750M-1B tier
90
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 32.95%
Peer Median: 26.77%
#90 of 117 Bottom 23.9% in 750M-1B tier
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