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SERVICE FIRST

Charter #77 ยท SD

1077 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 10 in SD

SERVICE FIRST has 1 strength but faces 12 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Net Interest Margin 0.23% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Accelerating Exit Risk: Bottom 3.4% in tier
  • - Institutional Decline: Bottom 5.1% in tier
  • - Membership Headwinds: Bottom 10.5% in tier
  • - Shrinking Wallet Share: Bottom 10.9% in tier
  • - Stagnation Risk: Bottom 18.4% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 20.3% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 26.9% in tier
  • - ROA 0.23% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 6.38% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Member decline: -3.9% YoY
  • - Loan Growth Rate: Bottom 0.7% in tier
  • - AMR Growth Rate: Bottom 7.8% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q3

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SD) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 16,780
-3.9% YoY-0.9% QoQ
+1.2K 15,628
-3.4% YoY
10,608
+2.1% YoY
33,089
+6.1% YoY
64%
Assets $202.8M
+1.4% YoY-0.9% QoQ
$-28.5M $231.3M
-0.0% YoY
$179.2M
+3.1% YoY
$547.7M
+7.8% YoY
51%
Loans $105.0M
-16.9% YoY-2.1% QoQ
$-42.8M $147.8M
-1.4% YoY
$123.6M
+0.8% YoY
$388.7M
+8.6% YoY
37%
Deposits $185.0M
-0.2% YoY-1.4% QoQ
$-15.3M $200.3M
-0.0% YoY
$158.4M
+5.8% YoY
$464.6M
+9.3% YoY
55%

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ROA 0.6%
+36.3% YoY+4.2% QoQ
-0.2% 0.8%
+15.5% YoY
1.2%
+16.1% YoY
0.7%
+273.4% YoY
37%
NIM 3.8%
+12.4% YoY+2.3% QoQ
+0.2% 3.6%
+6.9% YoY
4.1%
+10.1% YoY
3.7%
+5.0% YoY
64%
Efficiency Ratio 83.7%
-5.7% YoY-1.1% QoQ
+6.4% 77.3%
-3.0% YoY
76.3%
-2.5% YoY
79.1%
-3.3% YoY
73%
Delinquency Rate 0.4%
+6.3% YoY-51.9% QoQ
-0.4 0.9%
+7.6% YoY
0.8%
-9.0% YoY
1.2%
-0.9% YoY
30%
Loan To Share 56.8%
-16.7% YoY-0.8% QoQ
-15.9% 72.7%
-1.5% YoY
74.1%
-0.2% YoY
68.0%
-1.7% YoY
17%
AMR $17,279
-3.3% YoY-0.8% QoQ
$-7K $24,363
+2.9% YoY
$21,356
+3.4% YoY
$19,418
+1.3% YoY
19%
CD Concentration 10.1%
-9.5% YoY+1.5% QoQ
-14.3% 24.4%
+4.2% YoY
28.6%
+2.7% YoY
19.6%
+6.2% YoY
50%
Indirect Auto % 1.6%
-36.9% YoY-13.4% QoQ
-12.4% 14.0%
-5.7% YoY
7.9%
+0.1% YoY
7.9%
-2.9% YoY
50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (7)

Accelerating Exit Risk

decline
#10 of 58 โ€ข Bottom 3.4% in tier

Members leaving AND taking more deposits with them. This compounds quickly - urgent need for retention strategy.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -3.87%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
AMR Growth (YoY): -3.26%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
worse than tier avg
58 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 73 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -89 CUs YoY

Institutional Decline

decline
#41 of 256 โ€ข Bottom 5.1% in tier

Both members and loans declining - the institution is contracting. Leadership is likely under pressure to reverse course.

Why This Signature
Total Assets: $202.77M
(Tier: $331.87M, National: $547.69M)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -3.87%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -16.91%
(Tier: 3.65%, National: 36.38%)
worse than tier avg
256 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 293 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -43 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Membership Headwinds

decline
#174 of 550 โ€ข Bottom 10.5% in tier

Membership declining year-over-year. They need solutions to stop the bleeding before it impacts revenue.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -3.87%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
550 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 648 nationally
โ†’ Stable (555โ†’550 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Shrinking Wallet Share

decline
#110 of 244 โ€ข Bottom 10.9% in tier

Average member relationship declining year-over-year. Members may be moving money elsewhere or reducing engagement.

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): -3.26%
(Tier: 3.68%, National: 4.19%)
worse than tier avg
244 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 346 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -221 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Stagnation Risk

risk
#303 of 550 โ€ข Bottom 18.4% in tier

Membership declining year-over-year. Shrinking member base creates long-term risk even if current operations appear healthy.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): -3.87%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
Loan Growth (YoY): -16.91%
(Tier: 3.65%, National: 36.38%)
worse than tier avg
Delinquency Rate: 0.42%
(Tier: 0.85%, National: 1.23%)
but better than tier avg
550 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 648 nationally
โ†’ Stable (555โ†’550 CUs) -5 CUs YoY | Rank improving

Efficiency Drag

risk
#359 of 521 โ€ข Bottom 20.3% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 83.66%
(Tier: 77.15%, National: 79.10%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.15% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.05% points)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): -3.87%
(Tier: 0.88%, National: 9.37%)
worse than tier avg
521 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 624 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -113 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#667 of 736 โ€ข Bottom 26.9% 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: 0.04% points, National: 0.07% points)
but better than tier avg
736 of 1077 Community CUs have this signature | 1002 nationally
โ†“ Shrinking -199 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 1077 peers in tier

Top Strengths (2 metrics)

118
Share Certificate Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 10.13%
Peer Avg: -
#118 of 1077 Top 10.9% in 100M-500M tier
254
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 16.41%
Peer Avg: -
#254 of 1077 Top 23.5% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

1070
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: -16.91%
Peer Avg: -
#1070 of 1077 Bottom 0.7% in 100M-500M tier
994
AMR Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.26%
Peer Avg: -
#994 of 1077 Bottom 7.8% in 100M-500M tier
929
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: -3.87%
Peer Avg: -
#929 of 1077 Bottom 13.8% in 100M-500M tier
927
Net Worth Ratio
risk
Value: 9.08%
Peer Avg: -
#927 of 1077 Bottom 14.0% in 100M-500M tier
907
Loan-to-Member Ratio (LMR)
engagement
Value: $6,257
Peer Avg: -
#907 of 1077 Bottom 15.9% in 100M-500M tier
892
Loan-to-Share Ratio
balance_sheet
Value: 56.76%
Peer Avg: -
#892 of 1077 Bottom 17.3% in 100M-500M tier
891
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: -0.24%
Peer Avg: -
#891 of 1077 Bottom 17.4% in 100M-500M tier
870
Average Member Relationship (AMR)
engagement
Value: $17,279
Peer Avg: -
#870 of 1077 Bottom 19.3% in 100M-500M tier
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