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FIRST CITY

Charter #68503 · CA

Community 750M-1B
111 CUs in 750M-1B nationally 12 in CA
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FIRST CITY has 3 strengths but faces 7 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 24.4% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 24.4% in tier
  • + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 9.9% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 40.5% in tier
  • - Flatlined Growth: Bottom 71.2% in tier
  • - ROA 0.41% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 5.66% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Loan-to-Share Ratio: Bottom 7.2% in tier
  • - Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR): Bottom 7.2% in tier
  • - Total Loans: Bottom 9.9% in tier

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

Your Quarter, Wrapped

A 35-second highlight reel of your Q2 2026 — the wins worth celebrating and the one signal worth watching, pulled straight from your scorecard data.

Q2 2026 at a glance

  • One of 111 credit unions with $750M-$1B in assets nationally, and 1 of 12 that size in California.
  • Shares and deposits +0.9% year over year ($816M in shares and deposits).
  • Membership: 58,155 members, +2.6% vs a year ago.
  • Delinquency rate 0.58%.
  • Return on assets 0.44%.
  • Efficiency ratio 80.19% vs a 74.54% peer average.
  • Loan-to-share ratio 56.99% vs a 82.60% peer average.

Data period: Q2 2026 NCUA call report. Animation disabled (reduced-motion preference). Full details in the metrics table below.

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 58,155
+2.6% YoY+0.6% QoQ
+5.7K 52,482
+1.3% YoY
67,400
+7.3% YoY
34,678
+6.6% YoY
65%
Assets $948.5M
+1.8% YoY-0.4% QoQ
+$84.6M $863.9M
+0.5% YoY
$1.4B
+10.3% YoY
$593.1M
+10.2% YoY
85%
Loans $465.1M
+11.6% YoY+1.7% QoQ
$-142.7M $607.8M
+2.1% YoY
$958.9M
+10.2% YoY
$418.6M
+10.1% YoY
Bottom 9.0% in tier
Deposits $816.2M
+0.9% YoY-0.2% QoQ
+$76.3M $739.9M
+0.2% YoY
$1.2B
+11.1% YoY
$504.8M
+10.3% YoY
79%

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ROA 0.4%
+10.6% YoY+6.7% QoQ
-0.4% 0.8%
+30.4% YoY
2.5%
+328.4% YoY
1.2%
+121.4% YoY
24%
NIM 3.3%
+9.1% YoY+2.0% QoQ
-0.2% 3.5%
+6.2% YoY
3.4%
+4.4% YoY
3.8%
+2.3% YoY
32%
Efficiency Ratio 80.2%
-1.6% YoY+2.1% QoQ
+5.7% 74.5%
-1.4% YoY
79.7%
-4.5% YoY
83.0%
-5.3% YoY
67%
Delinquency Rate 0.6%
-4.2% YoY+4.7% QoQ
-0.2 0.8%
+1.0% YoY
0.7%
-14.3% YoY
1.3%
+2.6% YoY
45%
Loan To Share 57.0%
+10.6% YoY+2.0% QoQ
-25.6% 82.6%
+1.9% YoY
69.0%
+0.5% YoY
66.4%
-1.4% YoY
Bottom 6.3% in tier
AMR $22,032
+1.8% YoY-0.1% QoQ
$-7K $28,702
+0.4% YoY
$29,171
+2.5% YoY
$20,028
-0.9% YoY
24%
CD Concentration 17.6%
-0.5% YoY-5.8% QoQ
-6.9% 24.6% 22.2% 20.0% 26%
Indirect Auto % 6.0%
-31.0% YoY-7.9% QoQ
-7.6% 13.6% 9.2% 7.7% 47%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (2)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#167 of 342 • Top 24.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.63%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 6.02%
(Tier: 13.63%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
485 nationally
↓ Shrinking -91 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#288 of 344 • Top 24.4% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 2.63%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.44%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 6.02%
(Tier: 13.63%, National: 7.71%)
better than tier avg
490 nationally
↓ Shrinking -271 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Concerns (2)

Flatlined Growth

risk
#20 of 42 • Bottom 71.2% in tier

Asset growth stalled (-2% to +2%) despite healthy profitability (>0.25% ROA). Suggests untapped opportunity or strategic drift worth investigating.

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): 1.85%
(Tier: 4.62%, National: 3.30%)
worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.44%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
worse than tier avg
42 of 276 Community CUs have this signature | 57 nationally
→ Stable (46→42 CUs) -4 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Efficiency Drag

risk
#373 of 531 • Bottom 40.5% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 80.19%
(Tier: 76.58%, National: 82.97%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.04% points
(Tier: 0.10% points, National: 0.47% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 2.63%
(Tier: 0.46%, National: 15.67%)
but better than tier avg
608 nationally
↓ Shrinking -37 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 111 peers in tier

Top Strengths (6 metrics)

12
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 17.65%
Peer Median: 27.05%
#12 of 111 Top 9.9% in 750M-1B tier
14
Members Per Employee (MPE)
engagement
Value: 480.620
Peer Median: 322.694
#14 of 111 Top 11.7% in 750M-1B tier
17
Total Assets
balance_sheet
Value: $948.51M
Peer Median: $860.94M
#17 of 111 Top 14.4% in 750M-1B tier
18
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 13.52%
Peer Median: 10.80%
#18 of 111 Top 15.3% in 750M-1B tier
19
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 11.57%
Peer Median: 3.68%
#19 of 111 Top 16.2% in 750M-1B tier
23
Total Deposits
balance_sheet
Value: $816.16M
Peer Median: $737.84M
#23 of 111 Top 19.8% in 750M-1B tier

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

104
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 56.99%
Peer Median: 84.77%
#104 of 111 Bottom 7.2% in 750M-1B tier
104
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $7,998
Peer Median: $11,611
#104 of 111 Bottom 7.2% in 750M-1B tier
101
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $465.12M
Peer Median: $626.83M
#101 of 111 Bottom 9.9% in 750M-1B tier
97
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $131.58
Peer Median: $197.29
#97 of 111 Bottom 13.5% in 750M-1B tier
95
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 0.87%
Peer Median: 4.45%
#95 of 111 Bottom 15.3% in 750M-1B tier
87
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 1.85%
Peer Median: 4.77%
#87 of 111 Bottom 22.5% in 750M-1B tier
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