BlastPoint's Credit Union Scorecard

FIRST FLIGHT

Charter #7870 · NC

1069 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 13 in NC

FIRST FLIGHT has 4 strengths but faces 6 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 30.1% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 60.9% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 98.0% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.65% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 26.4% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 44.3% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 56.4% in tier
  • - ROA 0.30% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 5.46% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 0.11% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 20,367
+4.0% YoY+0.9% QoQ
+4.9K 15,437
-2.9% YoY
91,719
+6.9% YoY
33,374
+5.7% YoY
77%
Assets $271.7M
+9.1% YoY+2.6% QoQ
+$39.8M $231.9M
+1.3% YoY
$1.6B
+12.6% YoY
$561.6M
+9.7% YoY
68%
Loans $166.2M
+9.0% YoY+2.3% QoQ
+$18.9M $147.3M
-0.1% YoY
$1.1B
+9.8% YoY
$397.0M
+8.8% YoY
66%
Deposits $238.0M
+9.4% YoY+2.8% QoQ
+$37.2M $200.8M
+0.8% YoY
$1.4B
+12.2% YoY
$477.3M
+9.7% YoY
68%

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ROA 0.5%
-6.8% YoY-35.0% QoQ
-0.3% 0.8%
+18.2% YoY
0.2%
-40.7% YoY
0.7%
+15.9% YoY
28%
NIM 4.3%
-0.5% YoY-1.3% QoQ
+0.6% 3.6%
+6.7% YoY
4.1%
+4.6% YoY
3.8%
+5.1% YoY
84%
Efficiency Ratio 82.5%
+3.7% YoY+7.0% QoQ
+5.5% 77.0%
-3.1% YoY
80.6%
-3.1% YoY
79.7%
-3.3% YoY
69%
Delinquency Rate 1.0%
+31.1% YoY+34.4% QoQ
+0.1 0.9%
+4.2% YoY
2.1%
-15.0% YoY
1.3%
-2.1% YoY
69%
Loan To Share 69.8%
-0.3% YoY-0.5% QoQ
-2.4% 72.2%
-1.1% YoY
75.9%
+1.0% YoY
67.4%
-1.7% YoY
42%
AMR $19,847
+5.0% YoY+1.7% QoQ
$-5K $24,676
+3.4% YoY
$17,588
+4.6% YoY
$19,687
+2.0% YoY
33%
CD Concentration 24.3%
+6.8% YoY-0.2% QoQ
-0.1% 24.4% 21.7% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 4.8%
+14.3% YoY-8.3% QoQ
-9.0% 13.8% 5.1% 7.8% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#129 of 426 • Top 30.1% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 3.98%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 4.78%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
426 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 609 nationally
→ No prior data (426 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#363 of 595 • Top 60.9% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 3.98%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.47%
(Tier: 0.75%, National: 0.67%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 4.78%
(Tier: 13.79%, National: 7.78%)
better than tier avg
595 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 913 nationally
→ No prior data (595 CUs now) | New qualifier

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#503 of 513 • Top 98.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 5.04%
(Tier: 4.17%, National: 4.00%)
better than tier avg
513 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 662 nationally
↑ Growing +180 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Concerns (3)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#121 of 456 • Bottom 26.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 9.00%
(Tier: 4.11%, National: 111.96%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.24% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
456 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 665 nationally
→ No prior data (456 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#313 of 705 • Bottom 44.3% in tier

Delinquencies are rising year-over-year. Credit risk is building - they may need better underwriting tools.

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.24% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.06% points)
worse than tier avg
705 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 969 nationally
↓ Shrinking -150 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Efficiency Drag

risk
#304 of 538 • Bottom 56.4% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 82.48%
(Tier: 76.88%, National: 79.67%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): -0.03% points
(Tier: 0.11% points, National: 0.02% points)
worse than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 3.98%
(Tier: 0.69%, National: 4.32%)
but better than tier avg
538 of 1069 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 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 1069 peers in tier

Top Strengths (7 metrics)

151
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 3.98%
Peer Median: -
#151 of 1069 Top 14.0% in 100M-500M tier
154
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 9.37%
Peer Median: -
#154 of 1069 Top 14.3% in 100M-500M tier
174
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.25%
Peer Median: -
#174 of 1069 Top 16.2% in 100M-500M tier
180
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 9.07%
Peer Median: -
#180 of 1069 Top 16.7% in 100M-500M tier
212
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 14.73%
Peer Median: -
#212 of 1069 Top 19.7% in 100M-500M tier
215
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 9.00%
Peer Median: -
#215 of 1069 Top 20.0% in 100M-500M tier
250
Total Members
engagement
Value: 20,367
Peer Median: -
#250 of 1069 Top 23.3% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

886
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 0.77%
Peer Median: -
#886 of 1069 Bottom 17.2% in 100M-500M tier
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