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VALLEY FIRST

Charter #68402 · CA

Mid-Market 1B-3B
302 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 40 in CA
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VALLEY FIRST has 4 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 94.7% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 97.4% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.37% above tier average
  • + Members Per Employee (MPE): Top 7.6% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 39.5% in tier
  • - ROA 0.14% below tier average
  • - Delinquency rate 0.10% above tier average
  • - Total Deposits: Bottom 4.3% in tier
  • - Total Assets: Bottom 6.6% in tier
  • - Net Charge-Off Rate: Bottom 7.6% in tier
  • - Average Member Relationship (AMR): Bottom 8.6% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Concentration (%): Bottom 9.3% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 80,465
+1.9% YoY+0.6% QoQ
-17.0K 97,431
-2.4% YoY
60,320
+5.7% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
42%
Assets $1.1B
+3.6% YoY+2.0% QoQ
$-659.6M $1.7B
+0.9% YoY
$1.3B
+6.2% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
Bottom 6.3% in tier
Loans $776.4M
+8.5% YoY+4.2% QoQ
$-458.0M $1.2B
+0.5% YoY
$856.7M
+6.3% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
Bottom 12.3% in tier
Deposits $885.2M
+4.7% YoY+2.5% QoQ
$-574.1M $1.5B
+0.9% YoY
$1.1B
+7.1% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
Bottom 4.0% in tier

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ROA 0.5%
+17.2% YoY-10.8% QoQ
-0.1% 0.7%
+20.9% YoY
0.5%
+14.3% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
37%
NIM 3.6%
+10.5% YoY-0.2% QoQ
+0.4% 3.3%
+9.2% YoY
3.3%
+7.0% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
74%
Efficiency Ratio 70.8%
-4.2% YoY+1.6% QoQ
-3.3% 74.1%
-9.5% YoY
80.7%
-1.8% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
35%
Delinquency Rate 1.0%
-0.2% YoY+22.5% QoQ
+0.1 0.9%
+6.2% YoY
0.7%
-40.0% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
70%
Loan To Share 87.7%
+3.6% YoY+1.6% QoQ
+2.9% 84.8%
-0.8% YoY
68.6%
-1.3% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
52%
AMR $20,650
+4.5% YoY+2.7% QoQ
$-9K $29,428
+2.4% YoY
$28,728
+2.4% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
Bottom 8.3% in tier
CD Concentration 25.3%
+8.6% YoY+5.0% QoQ
-3.7% 29.0% 21.7% 19.8% 35%
Indirect Auto % 40.2%
-22.4% YoY-7.9% QoQ
+21.9% 18.3% 9.2% 7.8% Top 9.8% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (2)

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#234 of 247 • Top 94.7% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 1.87%
(Tier: 3.43%, National: 4.32%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.55%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 0.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 40.20%
(Tier: 18.31%, National: 7.78%)
but worse than tier avg
247 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 913 nationally
→ No prior data (247 CUs now) | New qualifier

Emerging Performer

growth
#75 of 77 • Top 97.4% in tier

Smaller CU (bottom 50% by assets in tier) with strong profitability (ROA > 0.5%) AND growth (members >= 1%). Emerging leaders worth watching.

Why This Signature
Return on Assets: 0.55%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 0.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 1.87%
(Tier: 3.43%, National: 4.32%)
but worse than tier avg
77 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 282 nationally
→ No prior data (77 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (1)

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#78 of 196 • Bottom 39.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 3.56%
(Tier: 6.83%, National: 3.54%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 40.20%
(Tier: 18.31%, National: 7.78%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 1.87%
(Tier: 3.43%, National: 4.32%)
worse than tier avg
196 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -11 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 302 peers in tier

Top Strengths (2 metrics)

24
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 476.124
Peer Median: -
#24 of 302 Top 7.6% in 1B-3B tier
54
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 20.12%
Peer Median: -
#54 of 302 Top 17.5% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (7 metrics)

290
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $885.20M
Peer Median: -
#290 of 302 Bottom 4.3% in 1B-3B tier
283
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $1.06B
Peer Median: -
#283 of 302 Bottom 6.6% in 1B-3B tier
280
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 1.23%
Peer Median: -
#280 of 302 Bottom 7.6% in 1B-3B tier
277
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $20,650
Peer Median: -
#277 of 302 Bottom 8.6% in 1B-3B tier
275
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 40.20%
Peer Median: -
#275 of 302 Bottom 9.3% in 1B-3B tier
265
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $776.38M
Peer Median: -
#265 of 302 Bottom 12.6% in 1B-3B tier
255
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $9,649
Peer Median: -
#255 of 302 Bottom 15.9% in 1B-3B tier
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