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SAFE

Charter #68366 · CA

Mid-Market 3B-5B
78 CUs in 3B-5B nationally 11 in CA
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SAFE has 3 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + ROA 0.19% above tier average
  • + Total Deposits: Top 9.0% in tier
  • + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 9.0% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 28.9% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 65.8% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 86.8% in tier
  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 91.3% in tier
  • - Efficiency ratio 1.01% above tier (higher cost structure)

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 246,385
+1.0% YoY+0.2% QoQ
+25.9K 220,435
-7.6% YoY
57,202
-0.9% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
69%
Assets $4.5B
+0.3% YoY+1.1% QoQ
+$536.0M $3.9B
-1.5% YoY
$1.2B
+0.4% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
77%
Loans $3.2B
+3.0% YoY+1.2% QoQ
+$294.5M $2.9B
-1.1% YoY
$813.8M
+0.1% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
67%
Deposits $4.0B
-1.1% YoY+1.1% QoQ
+$692.8M $3.3B
-2.5% YoY
$1.0B
+1.2% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
Top 10.3% in tier

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ROA 0.9%
+56.8% YoY+42.7% QoQ
+0.2% 0.7%
+10.6% YoY
2.1%
+290.7% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
62%
NIM 2.9%
+17.1% YoY+8.2% QoQ
-0.3% 3.2%
+4.6% YoY
5.0%
+56.5% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
22%
Efficiency Ratio 72.3%
-6.4% YoY-6.4% QoQ
+1.0% 71.3%
-2.6% YoY
81.3%
-2.7% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
64%
Delinquency Rate 0.4%
+40.2% YoY-22.1% QoQ
-0.3 0.7%
+9.2% YoY
0.6%
-45.1% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
31%
Loan To Share 79.9%
+4.1% YoY+0.0% QoQ
-8.1% 88.0%
+0.9% YoY
67.3%
-0.6% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
22%
AMR $29,134
-0.3% YoY+0.9% QoQ
$-2K $30,672
+5.5% YoY
$28,733
+1.2% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
51%
CD Concentration 19.0%
-8.1% YoY-2.8% QoQ
-9.9% 28.8% 21.6% 19.8% Bottom 11.5% in tier
Indirect Auto % 22.5%
+2.9% YoY+4.1% QoQ
+4.5% 18.1% 9.0% 7.7% 66%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (4)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#110 of 225 • Bottom 28.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.12% 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

Deposit Outflow

decline
#14 of 23 • Bottom 91.3% in tier

Members staying (>= -1% YoY) but deposits leaving. They're moving money to higher-yield competitors - rate pressure is real.

Why This Signature
Deposit Growth (YoY): -1.05%
(Tier: 6.69%, National: 64.06%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 1.03%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
23 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 98 nationally
→ No prior data (23 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#137 of 183 • Bottom 65.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 2.99%
(Tier: 6.71%, National: 1.74%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.12% 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

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#173 of 198 • Bottom 86.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 0.29%
(Tier: 6.82%, National: 1663.40%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 22.52%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 1.03%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
worse than tier avg
198 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -10 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 78 peers in tier

Top Strengths (5 metrics)

8
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $3.99B
Peer Median: $3.34B
#8 of 78 Top 9.0% in 3B-5B tier
8
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 18.97%
Peer Median: 31.76%
#8 of 78 Top 9.0% in 3B-5B tier
9
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $262.22
Peer Median: $175.66
#9 of 78 Top 10.3% in 3B-5B tier
18
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $4.45B
Peer Median: $3.94B
#18 of 78 Top 21.8% in 3B-5B tier
19
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.31%
Peer Median: 0.46%
#19 of 78 Top 23.1% in 3B-5B tier

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

68
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.05%
Peer Median: 5.31%
#68 of 78 Bottom 14.1% in 3B-5B tier
67
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 0.29%
Peer Median: 5.44%
#67 of 78 Bottom 15.4% in 3B-5B tier
66
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 51.00%
Peer Median: 32.80%
#66 of 78 Bottom 16.7% in 3B-5B tier
61
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.86%
Peer Median: 3.23%
#61 of 78 Bottom 23.1% in 3B-5B tier
61
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 79.87%
Peer Median: 90.65%
#61 of 78 Bottom 23.1% in 3B-5B tier
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