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FIRST CITY

Charter #68503 · CA

Community 750M-1B
117 CUs in 750M-1B nationally 14 in CA
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FIRST CITY has 3 strengths but faces 5 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 49.6% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 80.1% in tier
  • + Members Per Employee (MPE): Top 7.7% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 63.1% in tier
  • - ROA 0.39% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 7.62% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Loan-to-Share Ratio: Bottom 6.8% in tier
  • - Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR): Bottom 6.8% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 57,404
+2.6% YoY+0.7% QoQ
+5.3K 52,084
-1.6% YoY
60,320
+5.7% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
62%
Assets $937.4M
+5.5% YoY+1.1% QoQ
+$73.5M $863.9M
+0.5% YoY
$1.3B
+6.2% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
80%
Loans $445.1M
+7.3% YoY+0.9% QoQ
$-160.7M $605.8M
+1.4% YoY
$856.7M
+6.3% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
Bottom 9.4% in tier
Deposits $805.2M
+4.1% YoY+1.0% QoQ
+$67.9M $737.3M
+0.1% YoY
$1.1B
+7.1% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
76%

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Tier 1
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ROA 0.4%
-24.7% YoY+2.1% QoQ
-0.4% 0.7%
+39.1% YoY
0.5%
+14.3% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
21%
NIM 3.2%
+6.4% YoY+1.5% QoQ
-0.2% 3.4%
+8.7% YoY
3.3%
+7.0% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
32%
Efficiency Ratio 82.0%
+7.6% YoY+0.7% QoQ
+7.6% 74.3%
-3.6% YoY
80.7%
-1.8% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
79%
Delinquency Rate 0.4%
-26.5% YoY+33.5% QoQ
-0.5 0.9%
+3.8% YoY
0.7%
-40.0% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
22%
Loan To Share 55.3%
+3.1% YoY-0.1% QoQ
-27.3% 82.6%
+1.1% YoY
68.6%
-1.3% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
Bottom 6.0% in tier
AMR $21,780
+2.6% YoY+0.3% QoQ
$-7K $28,873
+2.7% YoY
$28,728
+2.4% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
28%
CD Concentration 18.7%
-1.0% YoY+9.0% QoQ
-5.7% 24.4% 21.7% 19.8% 30%
Indirect Auto % 7.2%
-28.6% YoY-5.6% QoQ
-6.6% 13.8% 9.2% 7.8% 48%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (2)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#212 of 426 • Top 49.6% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.57%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 7.15%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
609 nationally
→ No prior data (426 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#477 of 595 • Top 80.1% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.57%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.35%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 0.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 7.15%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
913 nationally
→ No prior data (595 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (1)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#340 of 538 • Bottom 63.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 81.97%
(Tier: 76.88%, National: 79.67%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.12% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.02% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.57%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
but better than tier avg
633 nationally
↓ Shrinking -98 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 117 peers in tier

Top Strengths (6 metrics)

10
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 499.165
Peer Median: -
#10 of 117 Top 7.7% in 750M-1B tier
19
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 18.75%
Peer Median: -
#19 of 117 Top 15.4% in 750M-1B tier
23
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $937.39M
Peer Median: -
#23 of 117 Top 18.8% in 750M-1B tier
24
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 13.46%
Peer Median: -
#24 of 117 Top 19.7% in 750M-1B tier
27
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.42%
Peer Median: -
#27 of 117 Top 22.2% in 750M-1B tier
28
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $805.16M
Peer Median: -
#28 of 117 Top 23.1% in 750M-1B tier

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

110
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 55.28%
Peer Median: -
#110 of 117 Bottom 6.8% in 750M-1B tier
110
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $7,754
Peer Median: -
#110 of 117 Bottom 6.8% in 750M-1B tier
106
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $445.10M
Peer Median: -
#106 of 117 Bottom 10.3% in 750M-1B tier
99
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $140.64
Peer Median: -
#99 of 117 Bottom 16.2% in 750M-1B tier
93
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 81.97%
Peer Median: -
#93 of 117 Bottom 21.4% in 750M-1B tier
92
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.35%
Peer Median: -
#92 of 117 Bottom 22.2% in 750M-1B tier
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