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COMMUNITY FIRST

Charter #61667 · CA

Community 750M-1B
117 CUs in 750M-1B nationally 14 in CA
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COMMUNITY FIRST has 5 strengths but faces 11 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 8.0% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.40% above tier average
  • + AMR Growth Rate: Top 3.4% in tier
  • + Asset Growth Rate: Top 6.8% in tier
  • + Deposit Growth Rate: Top 9.4% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 1.2% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 3.3% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 4.1% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 42.9% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 53.5% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 85.8% in tier
  • - ROA 0.22% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 5.80% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 1.28% above tier average
  • - Member decline: -3.2% YoY
  • - Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days): Bottom 5.1% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 58,779
-3.2% YoY-1.7% QoQ
+6.7K 52,084
-1.6% YoY
60,320
+5.7% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
65%
Assets $914.9M
+13.5% YoY+0.2% QoQ
+$51.0M $863.9M
+0.5% YoY
$1.3B
+6.2% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
73%
Loans $645.7M
+10.9% YoY-5.1% QoQ
+$39.8M $605.8M
+1.4% YoY
$856.7M
+6.3% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
60%
Deposits $811.1M
+12.8% YoY-0.2% QoQ
+$73.8M $737.3M
+0.1% YoY
$1.1B
+7.1% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
80%

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ROA 0.5%
+37.5% YoY+10.6% QoQ
-0.2% 0.7%
+39.1% YoY
0.5%
+14.3% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
36%
NIM 3.8%
+14.0% YoY+1.9% QoQ
+0.4% 3.4%
+8.7% YoY
3.3%
+7.0% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
73%
Efficiency Ratio 80.1%
+1.1% YoY-1.2% QoQ
+5.8% 74.3%
-3.6% YoY
80.7%
-1.8% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
67%
Delinquency Rate 2.2%
+117.2% YoY-13.8% QoQ
+1.3 0.9%
+3.8% YoY
0.7%
-40.0% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
Top 5.1% in tier
Loan To Share 79.6%
-1.6% YoY-4.8% QoQ
-3.0% 82.6%
+1.1% YoY
68.6%
-1.3% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
30%
AMR $24,784
+15.7% YoY-0.7% QoQ
$-4K $28,873
+2.7% YoY
$28,728
+2.4% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
43%
CD Concentration 33.0%
-5.1% YoY+1.4% QoQ
+8.5% 24.4% 21.7% 19.8% 78%
Indirect Auto % 34.1%
-26.7% YoY-3.6% QoQ
+20.3% 13.8% 9.2% 7.8% Top 12.8% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#42 of 513 • Top 8.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 15.66%
(Tier: 4.17%, National: 4.00%)
better than tier avg
662 nationally
↑ Growing +180 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (6)

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#7 of 506 • Bottom 1.2% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 13.53%
(Tier: 5.37%, National: 3.54%)
but better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 34.13%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -3.21%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -35 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#16 of 456 • Bottom 3.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 10.93%
(Tier: 4.11%, National: 111.96%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 1.17% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
665 nationally
→ No prior data (456 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#30 of 705 • Bottom 4.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 1.17% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
969 nationally
↓ Shrinking -150 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Membership Headwinds

decline
#238 of 554 • Bottom 42.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -3.21%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
652 nationally
→ No prior data (554 CUs now) | New qualifier

Stagnation Risk

risk
#297 of 554 • Bottom 53.5% 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): -3.21%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 10.93%
(Tier: 4.11%, National: 111.96%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 2.16%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 1.28%)
worse than tier avg
652 nationally
→ No prior data (554 CUs now) | New qualifier

Efficiency Drag

risk
#462 of 538 • Bottom 85.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 80.14%
(Tier: 76.88%, National: 79.67%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.14% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.02% points)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -3.21%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
633 nationally
↓ Shrinking -98 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 117 peers in tier

Top Strengths (5 metrics)

5
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 15.66%
Peer Median: -
#5 of 117 Top 3.4% in 750M-1B tier
9
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 13.53%
Peer Median: -
#9 of 117 Top 6.8% in 750M-1B tier
12
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 12.77%
Peer Median: -
#12 of 117 Top 9.4% in 750M-1B tier
21
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 10.93%
Peer Median: -
#21 of 117 Top 17.1% in 750M-1B tier
23
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $811.14M
Peer Median: -
#23 of 117 Top 18.8% in 750M-1B tier

Top Weaknesses (4 metrics)

112
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 2.16%
Peer Median: -
#112 of 117 Bottom 5.1% in 750M-1B tier
100
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 34.13%
Peer Median: -
#100 of 117 Bottom 15.4% in 750M-1B tier
98
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.21%
Peer Median: -
#98 of 117 Bottom 17.1% in 750M-1B tier
92
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $150.31
Peer Median: -
#92 of 117 Bottom 22.2% in 750M-1B tier
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