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LIBERTY FIRST

Charter #63757 · NE

Community 500M-750M
167 CUs in 500M-750M nationally 2 in NE
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LIBERTY FIRST has 8 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 13.6% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 13.6% in tier
  • + ROA 0.89% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.48% above tier average
  • + Net Worth Ratio: Top 6.0% in tier
  • + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 7.8% in tier
  • + Fee Income Per Member: Top 8.4% in tier
  • + Member Growth Rate: Top 9.6% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 10.1% in tier
  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 92.3% in tier
  • - Total Deposits: Bottom 4.2% in tier
  • - Total Assets: Bottom 7.2% in tier
  • - AMR Growth Rate: Bottom 7.8% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NE) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 35,653
+4.3% YoY+1.2% QoQ
-2.4K 38,079
-4.8% YoY
11,118
+0.3% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
44%
Assets $512.1M
+2.6% YoY-0.6% QoQ
$-107.6M $619.7M
-0.2% YoY
$139.9M
+5.0% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
Bottom 6.6% in tier
Loans $391.5M
+1.7% YoY+0.5% QoQ
$-27.8M $419.3M
-1.4% YoY
$100.8M
+9.2% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
36%
Deposits $425.8M
+0.8% YoY-2.6% QoQ
$-113.7M $539.5M
-0.1% YoY
$120.0M
+4.5% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 3.6% in tier

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Tier 1
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ROA 1.6%
+18.9% YoY-7.2% QoQ
+0.9% 0.7%
+36.0% YoY
0.5%
+30.6% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
Top 8.4% in tier
NIM 3.9%
+3.7% YoY+0.2% QoQ
+0.5% 3.5%
+4.5% YoY
4.1%
+5.7% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
84%
Efficiency Ratio 68.7%
-3.2% YoY+4.3% QoQ
-9.7% 78.4%
-3.7% YoY
81.5%
-7.1% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
16%
Delinquency Rate 0.5%
-57.1% YoY-33.8% QoQ
-0.2 0.7%
-0.9% YoY
1.1%
+31.3% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
43%
Loan To Share 92.0%
+0.8% YoY+3.2% QoQ
+14.3% 77.7%
-1.2% YoY
68.2%
-0.4% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
Top 13.2% in tier
AMR $22,925
-3.0% YoY-2.4% QoQ
$-4K $26,927
+3.1% YoY
$17,286
+1.1% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
31%
CD Concentration 15.9%
+15.0% YoY+6.9% QoQ
-8.4% 24.3% 22.1% 19.8% 21%
Indirect Auto % 0.7%
-53.3% YoY-18.7% QoQ
-13.1% 13.8% 5.5% 7.7% 34%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (2)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#34 of 352 • Top 13.6% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 4.32%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.58%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.69%
(Tier: 13.80%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
499 nationally
→ No prior data (352 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#103 of 371 • Top 13.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 4.32%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 0.69%
(Tier: 13.80%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
518 nationally
→ No prior data (371 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (2)

Shrinking Wallet Share

decline
#104 of 238 • Bottom 92.3% in tier

Average member relationship declining year-over-year. Members may be moving money elsewhere or reducing engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): -2.97%
(Tier: 3.74%, National: 6.36%)
worse than tier avg
238 of 284 Community CUs have this signature | 335 nationally
↓ Shrinking -109 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Liquidity Strain

risk
#155 of 183 • Bottom 10.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 91.95%
(Tier: 72.31%, National: 65.58%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 1.67%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
183 of 284 Community CUs have this signature | 367 nationally
→ Stable (182→183 CUs) +1 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

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 167 peers in tier

Top Strengths (9 metrics)

11
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 14.91%
Peer Median: 10.35%
#11 of 167 Top 6.0% in 500M-750M tier
14
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.58%
Peer Median: 0.61%
#14 of 167 Top 7.8% in 500M-750M tier
14
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 15.86%
Peer Median: 26.29%
#14 of 167 Top 7.8% in 500M-750M tier
15
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $300.02
Peer Median: $178.80
#15 of 167 Top 8.4% in 500M-750M tier
17
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 4.32%
Peer Median: 1.03%
#17 of 167 Top 9.6% in 500M-750M tier
22
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 91.95%
Peer Median: 79.97%
#22 of 167 Top 12.6% in 500M-750M tier
26
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 3.95%
Peer Median: 3.48%
#26 of 167 Top 15.0% in 500M-750M tier
28
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 68.69%
Peer Median: 78.61%
#28 of 167 Top 16.2% in 500M-750M tier
41
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 0.69%
Peer Median: 10.91%
#41 of 167 Top 24.0% in 500M-750M tier

Top Weaknesses (4 metrics)

161
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $425.80M
Peer Median: $543.36M
#161 of 167 Bottom 4.2% in 500M-750M tier
156
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $512.11M
Peer Median: $619.16M
#156 of 167 Bottom 7.2% in 500M-750M tier
155
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -2.97%
Peer Median: 4.03%
#155 of 167 Bottom 7.8% in 500M-750M tier
134
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 0.82%
Peer Median: 4.02%
#134 of 167 Bottom 20.4% in 500M-750M tier
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