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FIRST AMERICAN

Charter #64412 · AZ

1069 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 8 in AZ

FIRST AMERICAN has 5 strengths but faces 17 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 77.0% in tier
  • + ROA 0.68% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.75% above tier average
  • + First Mortgage Concentration (%): Top 8.0% in tier
  • + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 9.1% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 4.0% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 7.0% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 16.7% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 23.4% in tier
  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 42.6% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 54.5% in tier
  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 75.6% in tier
  • - Member decline: -12.6% YoY
  • - Loan Growth Rate: Bottom 0.9% in tier
  • - Member Growth Rate: Bottom 2.0% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Concentration (%): Bottom 2.5% in tier
  • - Average Member Relationship (AMR): Bottom 3.8% in tier
  • - Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR): Bottom 5.0% in tier
  • - Deposit Growth Rate: Bottom 6.2% in tier
  • - Total Deposits: Bottom 7.3% in tier
  • - Total Assets: Bottom 8.4% in tier
  • - Total Loans: Bottom 8.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (AZ) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 11,925
-12.6% YoY-0.9% QoQ
-3.5K 15,437
-2.9% YoY
61,128
+6.4% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
42%
Assets $112.7M
-0.8% YoY+4.4% QoQ
$-119.2M $231.9M
+1.3% YoY
$1.0B
+13.9% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
Bottom 8.3% in tier
Loans $57.3M
-12.9% YoY-4.6% QoQ
$-90.0M $147.3M
-0.1% YoY
$668.7M
+14.2% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
Bottom 8.8% in tier
Deposits $96.2M
-3.2% YoY+4.3% QoQ
$-104.6M $200.8M
+0.8% YoY
$919.7M
+13.3% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
Bottom 7.2% in tier

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ROA 1.4%
-12.4% YoY-14.1% QoQ
+0.7% 0.8%
+18.2% YoY
0.7%
+37.2% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
Top 12.3% in tier
NIM 4.4%
-1.4% YoY-2.3% QoQ
+0.8% 3.6%
+6.7% YoY
4.0%
+4.9% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
Top 12.9% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 71.8%
+9.8% YoY+1.8% QoQ
-5.2% 77.0%
-3.1% YoY
75.5%
-2.7% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
30%
Delinquency Rate 0.4%
+72.8% YoY-59.8% QoQ
-0.5 0.9%
+4.2% YoY
1.0%
+13.7% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
26%
Loan To Share 59.6%
-10.0% YoY-8.5% QoQ
-12.6% 72.2%
-1.1% YoY
70.1%
-3.4% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
22%
AMR $12,871
+6.3% YoY+1.7% QoQ
$-12K $24,676
+3.4% YoY
$19,516
+4.9% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
Bottom 3.7% in tier
CD Concentration 8.9%
+41.5% YoY+10.5% QoQ
-15.6% 24.4% 17.2% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 56.6%
-8.8% YoY-3.0% QoQ
+42.8% 13.8% 22.5% 7.8% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#395 of 513 • Top 77.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 6.28%
(Tier: 4.17%, National: 4.00%)
better than tier avg
513 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 662 nationally
↑ Growing +180 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (7)

Membership Headwinds

decline
#23 of 554 • Bottom 4.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -12.57%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
554 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 652 nationally
→ No prior data (554 CUs now) | New qualifier

Stagnation Risk

risk
#40 of 554 • Bottom 7.0% 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): -12.57%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -12.91%
(Tier: 4.11%, National: 111.96%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.43%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 1.28%)
but better than tier avg
554 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 652 nationally
→ No prior data (554 CUs now) | New qualifier

Institutional Decline

decline
#41 of 240 • Bottom 16.7% in tier

Both members and loans declining - the institution is contracting. Leadership is likely under pressure to reverse course.

Why This Signature
Total Assets: $112.66M
(Tier: $334.15M, National: $561.61M)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -12.57%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -12.91%
(Tier: 4.11%, National: 111.96%)
worse than tier avg
240 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 277 nationally
→ No prior data (240 CUs now) | New qualifier

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#119 of 506 • Bottom 23.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): -0.81%
(Tier: 5.37%, National: 3.54%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 56.56%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -12.57%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
506 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -35 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Margin Compression

decline
#53 of 123 • Bottom 42.6% in tier

Profitability above 0.75% ROA but margins eroding by at least 0.10%. Something changed - rising costs or falling yields need addressing.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 1.44%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 0.67%)
but better than tier avg
ROA (Prior Year): 1.64%
(Tier: 0.63%, National: 0.62%)
but better than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.20% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.02% points)
worse than tier avg
123 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 145 nationally
→ No prior data (123 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#385 of 705 • Bottom 54.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.18% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
705 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 969 nationally
↓ Shrinking -150 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Cost Spiral

risk
#35 of 46 • Bottom 75.6% in tier

Historically lean operator (<75% efficiency) now seeing 5+ point efficiency ratio increase despite strong profitability (>0.50% ROA). Efficiency advantage eroding.

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio Change: 6.41% points
(Tier: -2.44% points, National: -1.81% points)
worse than tier avg
Efficiency Ratio (Prior Year): 59.76%
(Tier: 60.04%, National: 63.66%)
but better than tier avg
46 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 58 nationally
↓ Shrinking -30 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 1069 peers in tier

Top Strengths (5 metrics)

87
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 6.99%
Peer Median: -
#87 of 1069 Top 8.0% in 100M-500M tier
98
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 8.85%
Peer Median: -
#98 of 1069 Top 9.1% in 100M-500M tier
132
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 1.44%
Peer Median: -
#132 of 1069 Top 12.3% in 100M-500M tier
138
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.36%
Peer Median: -
#138 of 1069 Top 12.8% in 100M-500M tier
212
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $229.17
Peer Median: -
#212 of 1069 Top 19.7% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (12 metrics)

1060
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -12.91%
Peer Median: -
#1060 of 1069 Bottom 0.9% in 100M-500M tier
1049
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -12.57%
Peer Median: -
#1049 of 1069 Bottom 2.0% in 100M-500M tier
1043
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 56.56%
Peer Median: -
#1043 of 1069 Bottom 2.5% in 100M-500M tier
1029
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $12,871
Peer Median: -
#1029 of 1069 Bottom 3.8% in 100M-500M tier
1017
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $4,806
Peer Median: -
#1017 of 1069 Bottom 5.0% in 100M-500M tier
1004
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.22%
Peer Median: -
#1004 of 1069 Bottom 6.2% in 100M-500M tier
992
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $96.16M
Peer Median: -
#992 of 1069 Bottom 7.3% in 100M-500M tier
980
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $112.66M
Peer Median: -
#980 of 1069 Bottom 8.4% in 100M-500M tier
975
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $57.32M
Peer Median: -
#975 of 1069 Bottom 8.9% in 100M-500M tier
944
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -0.81%
Peer Median: -
#944 of 1069 Bottom 11.8% in 100M-500M tier
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