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1ST NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Charter #68668 · CA

Community 750M-1B
117 CUs in 750M-1B nationally 14 in CA
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1ST NORTHERN CALIFORNIA has 6 strengths but faces 9 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Relationship Depth Leader: Top 50.9% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 69.9% in tier
  • + Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days): Top 0.0% in tier
  • + Net Charge-Off Rate: Top 1.7% in tier
  • + Loan Growth Rate: Top 4.3% in tier
  • + Share Certificate Concentration (%): Top 6.0% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 45.7% in tier
  • - Indirect Auto Dependency: Bottom 83.4% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 91.9% in tier
  • - ROA 0.16% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 4.76% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Fee Income Per Member: Bottom 4.3% in tier
  • - Total Loans: Bottom 6.0% in tier
  • - Asset Growth Rate: Bottom 7.7% in tier
  • - Loan-to-Share Ratio: Bottom 9.4% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 33,640
+4.0% YoY+0.9% QoQ
-18.4K 52,084
-1.6% YoY
60,320
+5.7% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 13.7% in tier
Assets $807.7M
-1.8% YoY+1.0% QoQ
$-56.2M $863.9M
+0.5% YoY
$1.3B
+6.2% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
30%
Loans $399.2M
+18.5% YoY+1.2% QoQ
$-206.6M $605.8M
+1.4% YoY
$856.7M
+6.3% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
Bottom 5.1% in tier
Deposits $701.5M
+4.5% YoY+1.2% QoQ
$-35.8M $737.3M
+0.1% YoY
$1.1B
+7.1% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
33%

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ROA 0.6%
+16.2% YoY-15.6% QoQ
-0.2% 0.7%
+39.1% YoY
0.5%
+14.3% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
40%
NIM 2.7%
+15.8% YoY+0.3% QoQ
-0.7% 3.4%
+8.7% YoY
3.3%
+7.0% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
Bottom 12.8% in tier
Efficiency Ratio 79.1%
-1.5% YoY+5.5% QoQ
+4.8% 74.3%
-3.6% YoY
80.7%
-1.8% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
62%
Delinquency Rate 0.1%
+111.2% YoY-7.7% QoQ
-0.8 0.9%
+3.8% YoY
0.7%
-40.0% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
Bottom 0.0% in tier
Loan To Share 56.9%
+13.4% YoY+0.1% QoQ
-25.7% 82.6%
+1.1% YoY
68.6%
-1.3% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
Bottom 8.5% in tier
AMR $32,719
+5.0% YoY+0.2% QoQ
+$4K $28,873
+2.7% YoY
$28,728
+2.4% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
72%
CD Concentration 12.6%
+1.8% YoY-0.9% QoQ
-11.8% 24.4% 21.7% 19.8% Bottom 13.2% in tier
Indirect Auto % 36.0%
+7.9% YoY-0.7% QoQ
+22.2% 13.8% 9.2% 7.8% Top 11.0% in tier

Signature Analysis

Strengths (2)

Relationship Depth Leader

growth
#137 of 268 • Top 50.9% 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): 4.96%
(Tier: 4.17%, National: 4.00%)
better than tier avg
Share Draft per Member: $3.9K
(Tier: $2.9K, National: $2.0K)
better than tier avg
268 of 282 Community CUs have this signature | 351 nationally
↑ Growing +46 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#416 of 595 • Top 69.9% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 4.00%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.58%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 0.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 36.02%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
but worse than tier avg
913 nationally
→ No prior data (595 CUs now) | New qualifier

Concerns (3)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#209 of 456 • Bottom 45.7% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 18.50%
(Tier: 4.11%, National: 111.96%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.03% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
665 nationally
→ No prior data (456 CUs now) | New qualifier

Indirect Auto Dependency

risk
#422 of 506 • Bottom 83.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Asset Growth (YoY): -1.77%
(Tier: 5.37%, National: 3.54%)
worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 36.02%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 4.00%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
but better than tier avg
745 nationally
↓ Shrinking -35 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#648 of 705 • Bottom 91.9% 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: 0.03% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
969 nationally
↓ Shrinking -150 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 117 peers in tier

Top Strengths (5 metrics)

1
Total Delinquency Rate (60+ days)
risk
Value: 0.05%
Peer Median: -
#1 of 117 Top 0.0% in 750M-1B tier
3
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.02%
Peer Median: -
#3 of 117 Top 1.7% in 750M-1B tier
6
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 18.50%
Peer Median: -
#6 of 117 Top 4.3% in 750M-1B tier
8
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 12.63%
Peer Median: -
#8 of 117 Top 6.0% in 750M-1B tier
22
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 4.00%
Peer Median: -
#22 of 117 Top 17.9% in 750M-1B tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

113
Fee Income Per Member
profitability
Value: $70.76
Peer Median: -
#113 of 117 Bottom 4.3% in 750M-1B tier
111
Total Loans
balance_sheet
Value: $399.21M
Peer Median: -
#111 of 117 Bottom 6.0% in 750M-1B tier
109
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: -1.77%
Peer Median: -
#109 of 117 Bottom 7.7% in 750M-1B tier
107
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 56.91%
Peer Median: -
#107 of 117 Bottom 9.4% in 750M-1B tier
106
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 53.92%
Peer Median: -
#106 of 117 Bottom 10.3% in 750M-1B tier
103
Indirect Auto Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 36.02%
Peer Median: -
#103 of 117 Bottom 12.8% in 750M-1B tier
102
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 2.67%
Peer Median: -
#102 of 117 Bottom 13.7% in 750M-1B tier
101
Total Members
engagement
Value: 33,640
Peer Median: -
#101 of 117 Bottom 14.5% in 750M-1B tier
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