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FIRST FINANCIAL

Charter #68244 · NM

Mid-Market 1B-3B
306 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 6 in NM
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FIRST FINANCIAL has 6 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 15.5% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.31% above tier average
  • + Strong member growth: 6.3% YoY
  • + Asset Growth Rate: Top 5.9% in tier
  • + First Mortgage Concentration (%): Top 5.9% in tier
  • + Deposit Growth Rate: Top 6.2% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 5.3% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 6.3% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 6.3% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 23.4% in tier
  • - ROA 0.82% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 13.88% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 0.38% above tier average
  • - Average Member Relationship (AMR): Bottom 2.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NM) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 99,409
+6.3% YoY+0.8% QoQ
+3.4K 96,048
-2.7% YoY
30,914
+5.7% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
62%
Assets $1.1B
+17.2% YoY+1.9% QoQ
$-588.9M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$559.7M
+10.6% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
Bottom 14.4% in tier
Loans $728.4M
+10.2% YoY+4.0% QoQ
$-485.3M $1.2B
+0.2% YoY
$378.7M
+12.3% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
Bottom 10.1% in tier
Deposits $1.0B
+17.4% YoY+3.1% QoQ
$-440.6M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$478.4M
+9.0% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
21%

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ROA -0.1%
-126.9% YoY-118.2% QoQ
-0.8% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
0.8%
+125.8% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
Bottom 2.6% in tier
NIM 3.7%
-0.9% YoY+3.8% QoQ
+0.3% 3.4%
+6.2% YoY
3.9%
+3.5% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
71%
Efficiency Ratio 88.5%
+3.6% YoY+8.0% QoQ
+13.9% 74.6%
-3.0% YoY
76.9%
-4.0% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
Bottom 6.9% in tier
Delinquency Rate 1.1%
+105.0% YoY-21.4% QoQ
+0.4 0.8%
+6.9% YoY
0.9%
+18.5% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
Bottom 15.0% in tier
Loan To Share 71.1%
-6.2% YoY+0.9% QoQ
-12.1% 83.2%
-0.4% YoY
69.3%
+1.3% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
17%
AMR $17,638
+7.6% YoY+2.7% QoQ
$-12K $29,652
+2.3% YoY
$21,135
+4.9% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
Bottom 2.6% in tier
CD Concentration 19.9%
+10.3% YoY-5.6% QoQ
-9.0% 28.8% 24.0% 19.8% Bottom 13.1% in tier
Indirect Auto % 48.1%
-10.1% YoY-3.6% QoQ
+30.1% 18.1% 14.3% 7.7% Bottom 5.5% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#59 of 125 • Top 15.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 7.58%
(Tier: 3.34%, National: 6.36%)
better than tier avg
125 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 637 nationally
↑ Growing +31 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Concerns (4)

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#10 of 198 • Bottom 6.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 17.24%
(Tier: 6.82%, National: 1663.40%)
but better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 48.14%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 6.26%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
but better than tier avg
198 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -10 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#13 of 183 • Bottom 23.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 10.19%
(Tier: 6.71%, National: 1.74%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.58% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
183 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 710 nationally
→ No prior data (183 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#20 of 225 • Bottom 5.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.58% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
225 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 1013 nationally
→ Stable (228→225 CUs) -3 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Efficiency Drag

risk
#73 of 100 • Bottom 6.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 88.51%
(Tier: 73.98%, National: 84.64%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.46% points
(Tier: 0.14% points, National: -0.45% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 6.26%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
but better than tier avg
100 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 702 nationally
↓ Shrinking -38 CUs YoY | Rank improving

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 306 peers in tier

Top Strengths (7 metrics)

19
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 17.24%
Peer Median: 4.82%
#19 of 306 Top 5.9% in 1B-3B tier
19
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 13.16%
Peer Median: 33.05%
#19 of 306 Top 5.9% in 1B-3B tier
20
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 17.45%
Peer Median: 4.44%
#20 of 306 Top 6.2% in 1B-3B tier
43
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 19.87%
Peer Median: 27.93%
#43 of 306 Top 13.7% in 1B-3B tier
45
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 6.26%
Peer Median: 2.03%
#45 of 306 Top 14.4% in 1B-3B tier
51
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 7.58%
Peer Median: 3.15%
#51 of 306 Top 16.3% in 1B-3B tier
70
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 10.19%
Peer Median: 5.67%
#70 of 306 Top 22.5% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (12 metrics)

298
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: -0.10%
Peer Median: 0.66%
#298 of 306 Bottom 2.9% in 1B-3B tier
298
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $17,638
Peer Median: $28,178
#298 of 306 Bottom 2.9% in 1B-3B tier
295
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $7,327
Peer Median: $12,733
#295 of 306 Bottom 3.9% in 1B-3B tier
290
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 8.33%
Peer Median: 10.85%
#290 of 306 Bottom 5.6% in 1B-3B tier
290
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 48.14%
Peer Median: 13.86%
#290 of 306 Bottom 5.6% in 1B-3B tier
286
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 88.51%
Peer Median: 75.16%
#286 of 306 Bottom 6.9% in 1B-3B tier
275
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $728.41M
Peer Median: $1.11B
#275 of 306 Bottom 10.5% in 1B-3B tier
262
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $1.13B
Peer Median: $1.51B
#262 of 306 Bottom 14.7% in 1B-3B tier
261
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 1.13%
Peer Median: 0.63%
#261 of 306 Bottom 15.0% in 1B-3B tier
253
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 71.06%
Peer Median: 85.31%
#253 of 306 Bottom 17.6% in 1B-3B tier
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