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AMERICAN FIRST

Charter #68485 · CA

Mid-Market 1B-3B
302 CUs in 1B-3B nationally 40 in CA
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AMERICAN FIRST has 15 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 6.4% in tier
  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 10.9% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 13.9% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 32.5% in tier
  • + Strong member growth: 14.4% YoY
  • + Loan Growth Rate: Top 1.3% in tier
  • + Asset Growth Rate: Top 2.0% in tier
  • + Deposit Growth Rate: Top 2.3% in tier
  • + Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days): Top 2.6% in tier
  • + Member Growth Rate: Top 3.0% in tier
  • + Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR): Top 3.3% in tier
  • + AMR Growth Rate: Top 4.6% in tier
  • + First Mortgage Concentration (%): Top 5.3% in tier
  • + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 5.3% in tier
  • + Average Member Relationship (AMR): Top 6.3% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 15.8% in tier
  • - ROA 0.28% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 0.89% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Total Members: Bottom 6.0% in tier
  • - Net Interest Margin (NIM): Bottom 7.3% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 49,654
+14.4% YoY+2.9% QoQ
-47.8K 97,431
-2.4% YoY
60,320
+5.7% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 5.6% in tier
Assets $1.2B
+23.9% YoY+8.2% QoQ
$-482.5M $1.7B
+0.9% YoY
$1.3B
+6.2% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
25%
Loans $1.0B
+33.6% YoY+9.7% QoQ
$-187.3M $1.2B
+0.5% YoY
$856.7M
+6.3% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
41%
Deposits $1.1B
+24.6% YoY+6.7% QoQ
$-382.1M $1.5B
+0.9% YoY
$1.1B
+7.1% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
27%

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ROA 0.4%
+108.7% YoY+35.3% QoQ
-0.3% 0.7%
+20.9% YoY
0.5%
+14.3% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
24%
NIM 2.4%
+3.5% YoY-1.4% QoQ
-0.9% 3.3%
+9.2% YoY
3.3%
+7.0% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
Bottom 7.0% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 75.0%
-10.2% YoY-7.2% QoQ
+0.9% 74.1%
-9.5% YoY
80.7%
-1.8% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
52%
Delinquency Rate 0.1%
-63.2% YoY-36.4% QoQ
-0.7 0.9%
+6.2% YoY
0.7%
-40.0% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
Bottom 2.6% in tier
Loan To Share 97.2%
+7.3% YoY+2.8% QoQ
+12.4% 84.8%
-0.8% YoY
68.6%
-1.3% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
81%
AMR $42,783
+12.7% YoY+5.0% QoQ
+$13K $29,428
+2.4% YoY
$28,728
+2.4% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
Top 6.6% in tier
CD Concentration 13.7%
+4.1% YoY+17.6% QoQ
-15.3% 29.0% 21.7% 19.8% Bottom 5.1% in tier
Indirect Auto % 9.0%
-38.8% YoY-13.2% QoQ
-9.3% 18.3% 9.2% 7.8% 34%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (4)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#10 of 142 • Top 6.4% in tier

Attracting members (0.5-50% YoY) without heavy indirect auto dependency (<20%). Healthy, sustainable growth model.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 14.38%
(Tier: 3.43%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 8.97%
(Tier: 18.31%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
142 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 609 nationally
→ No prior data (142 CUs now) | New qualifier

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#8 of 65 • Top 10.9% 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): 12.67%
(Tier: 3.31%, National: 4.00%)
better than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $1.9K
(Tier: $3.2K, National: $2.0K)
but worse than tier avg
65 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 351 nationally
↑ Growing +20 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#18 of 123 • Top 13.9% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 12.67%
(Tier: 3.31%, National: 4.00%)
better than tier avg
123 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 662 nationally
↑ Growing +38 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#81 of 247 • Top 32.5% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 14.38%
(Tier: 3.43%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.40%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 0.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 8.97%
(Tier: 18.31%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
247 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 913 nationally
→ No prior data (247 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (1)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#27 of 166 • Bottom 15.8% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan-to-Share Ratio: 97.21%
(Tier: 85.73%, National: 67.44%)
but better than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): 33.61%
(Tier: 6.38%, National: 111.96%)
but better than tier avg
166 of 378 Mid-Market CUs have this signature | 439 nationally
↓ Shrinking -7 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 302 peers in tier

Top Strengths (12 metrics)

5
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 33.61%
Peer Median: -
#5 of 302 Top 1.3% in 1B-3B tier
7
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 23.91%
Peer Median: -
#7 of 302 Top 2.0% in 1B-3B tier
8
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 24.58%
Peer Median: -
#8 of 302 Top 2.3% in 1B-3B tier
9
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.15%
Peer Median: -
#9 of 302 Top 2.6% in 1B-3B tier
10
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 14.38%
Peer Median: -
#10 of 302 Top 3.0% in 1B-3B tier
11
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $21,089
Peer Median: -
#11 of 302 Top 3.3% in 1B-3B tier
15
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: 12.67%
Peer Median: -
#15 of 302 Top 4.6% in 1B-3B tier
17
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 12.80%
Peer Median: -
#17 of 302 Top 5.3% in 1B-3B tier
17
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 13.70%
Peer Median: -
#17 of 302 Top 5.3% in 1B-3B tier
20
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $42,783
Peer Median: -
#20 of 302 Top 6.3% in 1B-3B tier

Top Weaknesses (3 metrics)

285
Total Members
engagement
Value: 49,654
Peer Median: -
#285 of 302 Bottom 6.0% in 1B-3B tier
281
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.40%
Peer Median: -
#281 of 302 Bottom 7.3% in 1B-3B tier
231
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.40%
Peer Median: -
#231 of 302 Bottom 23.8% in 1B-3B tier
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