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AMERICAN FIRST

Charter #68485 · CA

Mid-Market 1B-3B
306 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 39 in CA
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AMERICAN FIRST has 8 strengths but faces 4 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 1.6% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 1.6% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 5.5% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 5.5% in tier
  • + Emerging Performer: Top 38.1% in tier
  • + ROA 0.10% above tier average
  • + Strong member growth: 13.2% YoY
  • + Loan Growth Rate: Top 1.3% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 1.8% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 18.5% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 51.3% in tier
  • - Total Members: Bottom 6.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 50,550
+13.2% YoY+1.8% QoQ
-45.5K 96,048
-2.7% YoY
57,202
-0.9% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 6.5% in tier
Assets $1.3B
+32.6% YoY+5.6% QoQ
$-409.5M $1.7B
+0.4% YoY
$1.2B
+0.4% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
31%
Loans $1.1B
+42.1% YoY+6.6% QoQ
$-97.9M $1.2B
+0.2% YoY
$813.8M
+0.1% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
50%
Deposits $1.2B
+34.3% YoY+7.3% QoQ
$-309.9M $1.5B
+0.5% YoY
$1.0B
+1.2% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
36%

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ROA 0.8%
-774.8% YoY+102.3% QoQ
+0.1% 0.7%
+27.6% YoY
2.1%
+290.7% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
64%
NIM 2.8%
+11.7% YoY+15.5% QoQ
-0.6% 3.4%
+6.2% YoY
5.0%
+56.5% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
Bottom 13.7% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 67.5%
-28.1% YoY-9.9% QoQ
-7.1% 74.6%
-3.0% YoY
81.3%
-2.7% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
21%
Delinquency Rate 0.1%
+31.9% YoY-20.0% QoQ
-0.6 0.8%
+6.9% YoY
0.6%
-45.1% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
Top 2.9% in tier
Loan To Share 96.6%
+5.8% YoY-0.7% QoQ
+13.4% 83.2%
-0.4% YoY
67.3%
-0.6% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
84%
AMR $44,935
+22.0% YoY+5.0% QoQ
+$15K $29,652
+2.3% YoY
$28,733
+1.2% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
Top 5.9% in tier
CD Concentration 13.9%
+6.1% YoY+1.7% QoQ
-14.9% 28.8% 21.6% 19.8% Bottom 4.7% in tier
Indirect Auto % 7.8%
-43.7% YoY-13.0% QoQ
-10.3% 18.1% 9.0% 7.7% 32%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (5)

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#3 of 64 • Top 1.6% in tier

Top-tier average member relationship within peer group, with stable or growing engagement. Strong wallet share positioning.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 21.95%
(Tier: 3.34%, National: 6.36%)
better than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $2.4K
(Tier: $3.3K, National: $2.1K)
but worse than tier avg
64 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 342 nationally
↑ Growing +9 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#6 of 125 • Top 1.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 21.95%
(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

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#8 of 116 • Top 5.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 13.20%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 7.80%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
116 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 518 nationally
→ No prior data (116 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#18 of 115 • Top 5.5% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 13.20%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.81%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 7.80%
(Tier: 18.07%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
115 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 499 nationally
→ No prior data (115 CUs now) | New qualifier

Emerging Performer

growth
#15 of 79 • Top 38.1% 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: 0.81%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 13.20%
(Tier: 3.50%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
79 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 260 nationally
→ No prior data (79 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (3)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#30 of 148 • Bottom 18.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 96.55%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 65.58%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 42.13%
(Tier: 6.71%, National: 1.74%)
but better than tier avg
148 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 367 nationally
→ Stable (149→148 CUs) -1 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#73 of 183 • Bottom 1.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 42.13%
(Tier: 6.71%, National: 1.74%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.03% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
but better 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
#195 of 225 • Bottom 51.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.03% points
(Tier: 0.06% points, National: 0.12% points)
but better than tier avg
225 of 384 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 1013 nationally
→ Stable (228→225 CUs) -3 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 306 peers in tier

Top Strengths (12 metrics)

5
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 42.13%
Peer Median: 5.67%
#5 of 306 Top 1.3% in 1B-3B tier
5
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 21.95%
Peer Median: 3.15%
#5 of 306 Top 1.3% in 1B-3B tier
7
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 32.59%
Peer Median: 4.82%
#7 of 306 Top 2.0% in 1B-3B tier
8
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 34.33%
Peer Median: 4.44%
#8 of 306 Top 2.3% in 1B-3B tier
8
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $22,074
Peer Median: $12,733
#8 of 306 Top 2.3% in 1B-3B tier
10
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.12%
Peer Median: 0.63%
#10 of 306 Top 2.9% in 1B-3B tier
12
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 12.09%
Peer Median: 33.05%
#12 of 306 Top 3.6% in 1B-3B tier
15
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 13.20%
Peer Median: 2.03%
#15 of 306 Top 4.6% in 1B-3B tier
17
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 13.94%
Peer Median: 27.93%
#17 of 306 Top 5.2% in 1B-3B tier
18
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $44,935
Peer Median: $28,178
#18 of 306 Top 5.6% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

286
Total Members
engagement
Value: 50,550
Peer Median: 85,918
#286 of 306 Bottom 6.9% in 1B-3B tier
264
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.77%
Peer Median: 3.37%
#264 of 306 Bottom 14.1% in 1B-3B tier
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