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FIRST ALLIANCE

Charter #62872 · MN

100M-500M
1070 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 31 in MN

FIRST ALLIANCE has 6 strengths but faces 2 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + ROA 2.21% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 3.39% above tier average
  • + Asset Growth Rate: Top 1.7% in tier
  • + Deposit Growth Rate: Top 2.1% in tier
  • + Efficiency Ratio: Top 8.9% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Delinquency rate 0.50% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MN) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 21,663
+4.3% YoY+1.5% QoQ
+6.5K 15,145
-2.5% YoY
22,507
-13.7% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
82%
Assets $335.0M
+19.6% YoY+11.3% QoQ
+$103.3M $231.7M
+0.8% YoY
$434.0M
-15.1% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
79%
Loans $247.0M
+11.4% YoY+4.7% QoQ
+$102.9M $144.1M
+0.2% YoY
$293.6M
-17.5% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
Top 13.4% in tier
Deposits $287.8M
+16.9% YoY+12.9% QoQ
+$86.7M $201.1M
+0.4% YoY
$364.1M
-13.5% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
79%

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ROA 2.9%
-1030.7% YoY+481.3% QoQ
+2.2% 0.7%
+5.1% YoY
0.2%
-92.6% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
Top 0.5% in tier
NIM 7.0%
+48.4% YoY+48.0% QoQ
+3.4% 3.6%
+4.6% YoY
3.7%
+5.4% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 60.4%
-28.9% YoY-25.8% QoQ
-17.6% 78.0%
-1.7% YoY
102.0%
+29.5% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
Top 8.9% in tier
Delinquency Rate 1.3%
-7.7% YoY-17.1% QoQ
+0.5 0.8%
+7.1% YoY
0.8%
-5.2% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
Bottom 14.9% in tier
Loan To Share 85.8%
-4.6% YoY-7.3% QoQ
+15.4% 70.4%
-0.4% YoY
73.2%
-2.1% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
80%
AMR $24,690
+9.5% YoY+7.4% QoQ
$-229 $24,918
+2.7% YoY
$24,012
+4.3% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
60%
CD Concentration 14.4%
-10.6% YoY-7.7% QoQ
-9.9% 24.3% 22.6% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 15.9%
+8.3% YoY+0.2% QoQ
+2.1% 13.8% 6.4% 7.7% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#141 of 491 • Top 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 9.53%
(Tier: 3.74%, National: 6.36%)
better than tier avg
491 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 637 nationally
↑ Growing +107 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (1)

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#330 of 504 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 19.57%
(Tier: 4.68%, National: 1663.40%)
but better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 15.89%
(Tier: 13.80%, National: 7.73%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 4.35%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
but better than tier avg
504 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -29 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 1070 peers in tier

Top Strengths (15 metrics)

1
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 7.03%
Peer Median: 3.62%
#1 of 1070 Top 0.1% in 100M-500M tier
5
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 2.94%
Peer Median: 0.69%
#5 of 1070 Top 0.4% in 100M-500M tier
19
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 19.57%
Peer Median: 3.91%
#19 of 1070 Top 1.7% in 100M-500M tier
24
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 16.85%
Peer Median: 3.30%
#24 of 1070 Top 2.1% in 100M-500M tier
96
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 60.42%
Peer Median: 78.68%
#96 of 1070 Top 8.9% in 100M-500M tier
113
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 9.53%
Peer Median: 3.46%
#113 of 1070 Top 10.5% in 100M-500M tier
137
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 11.45%
Peer Median: 2.93%
#137 of 1070 Top 12.7% in 100M-500M tier
141
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 4.35%
Peer Median: -0.06%
#141 of 1070 Top 13.1% in 100M-500M tier
143
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $247.02M
Peer Median: $121.41M
#143 of 1070 Top 13.3% in 100M-500M tier
163
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $231.30
Peer Median: $154.95
#163 of 1070 Top 15.1% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

912
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 1.27%
Peer Median: 0.61%
#912 of 1070 Bottom 14.9% in 100M-500M tier
844
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 254.859
Peer Median: 309.176
#844 of 1070 Bottom 21.2% in 100M-500M tier
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