BlastPoint's Credit Union Scorecard

FIRST FLIGHT

Charter #7870 · NC

100M-500M
1070 CUs in 100M-500M nationally 13 in NC

FIRST FLIGHT has 6 strengths but faces 7 concerns

Key Strengths

Areas where this CU excels compared to peers

  • + Organic Growth Leader: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Organic Growth Engine: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Wallet Share Momentum: Top 50.0% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.48% above tier average
  • + Deposit Growth Rate: Top 7.7% in tier
  • + Asset Growth Rate: Top 9.4% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 50.0% in tier
  • - ROA 0.42% below tier average
  • - Efficiency ratio 2.93% above tier (higher cost structure)
  • - Delinquency rate 0.05% above tier average
  • - Net Charge-Off Rate: Bottom 5.3% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Members 20,560
+4.5% YoY+0.9% QoQ
+5.4K 15,145
-2.5% YoY
91,843
+3.2% YoY
33,913
+5.7% YoY
78%
Assets $278.1M
+10.1% YoY+2.4% QoQ
+$46.4M $231.7M
+0.8% YoY
$1.6B
+7.7% YoY
$578.3M
+9.0% YoY
69%
Loans $167.1M
+9.8% YoY+0.5% QoQ
+$23.0M $144.1M
+0.2% YoY
$1.1B
+5.7% YoY
$402.4M
+8.7% YoY
68%
Deposits $244.7M
+10.6% YoY+2.8% QoQ
+$43.5M $201.1M
+0.4% YoY
$1.4B
+7.2% YoY
$494.3M
+9.1% YoY
70%

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ROA 0.3%
+46.0% YoY-34.8% QoQ
-0.4% 0.7%
+5.1% YoY
0.4%
+21.7% YoY
0.4%
-39.2% YoY
23%
NIM 4.1%
-4.7% YoY-3.3% QoQ
+0.5% 3.6%
+4.6% YoY
4.0%
+0.2% YoY
3.8%
+4.1% YoY
79%
Efficiency Ratio 81.0%
-1.6% YoY-1.8% QoQ
+2.9% 78.0%
-1.7% YoY
84.1%
+2.7% YoY
84.6%
+2.8% YoY
59%
Delinquency Rate 0.8%
+108.3% YoY-17.9% QoQ
+0.1 0.8%
+7.1% YoY
1.3%
-24.7% YoY
1.2%
+3.4% YoY
66%
Loan To Share 68.3%
-0.7% YoY-2.2% QoQ
-2.1% 70.4%
-0.4% YoY
74.3%
+0.8% YoY
65.6%
-1.4% YoY
42%
AMR $20,029
+5.6% YoY+0.9% QoQ
$-5K $24,918
+2.7% YoY
$17,856
+2.9% YoY
$19,920
+1.6% YoY
32%
CD Concentration 24.6%
+10.5% YoY+1.1% QoQ
+0.3% 24.3% 21.2% 19.8% 50%
Indirect Auto % 4.3%
+6.9% YoY-10.6% QoQ
-9.5% 13.8% 4.9% 7.7% 50%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (3)

Organic Growth Leader

growth
#95 of 371 • Top 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 4.48%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 4.27%
(Tier: 13.80%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
371 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 518 nationally
→ No prior data (371 CUs now) | New qualifier

Organic Growth Engine

growth
#252 of 352 • Top 50.0% in tier

Growing membership while maintaining profitability. Healthy fundamentals in place.

Why This Signature
Member Growth (YoY): 4.48%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.30%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 0.39%)
but worse than tier avg
Indirect Auto %: 4.27%
(Tier: 13.80%, National: 7.73%)
better than tier avg
352 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 499 nationally
→ No prior data (352 CUs now) | New qualifier

Wallet Share Momentum

growth
#427 of 491 • Top 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
AMR Growth (YoY): 5.55%
(Tier: 3.74%, National: 6.36%)
better than tier avg
491 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 637 nationally
↑ Growing +107 CUs YoY | Rank worsening

Concerns (3)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#52 of 476 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Loan Growth (YoY): 9.79%
(Tier: 4.14%, National: 1.74%)
but better than tier avg
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.43% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
476 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 710 nationally
→ No prior data (476 CUs now) | New qualifier

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#152 of 727 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Delinquency Change (YoY): 0.43% points
(Tier: 0.03% points, National: 0.12% points)
worse than tier avg
727 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 1013 nationally
↓ Shrinking -60 CUs YoY | New qualifier

Efficiency Drag

risk
#491 of 596 • Bottom 50.0% in tier

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

Why This Signature
Efficiency Ratio: 80.96%
(Tier: 77.94%, National: 84.64%)
worse than tier avg
ROA Change (YoY): 0.10% points
(Tier: 0.05% points, National: -0.45% points)
but better than tier avg
Member Growth (YoY): 4.48%
(Tier: 0.72%, National: 10.19%)
but better than tier avg
596 of 1070 Mid-Small & Community CUs have this signature | 702 nationally
↓ Shrinking -84 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 1070 peers in tier

Top Strengths (7 metrics)

83
Deposit Growth Rate
growth
Value: 10.61%
Peer Median: 3.30%
#83 of 1070 Top 7.7% in 100M-500M tier
102
Asset Growth Rate
growth
Value: 10.15%
Peer Median: 3.91%
#102 of 1070 Top 9.4% in 100M-500M tier
131
Member Growth Rate
growth
Value: 4.48%
Peer Median: -0.06%
#131 of 1070 Top 12.1% in 100M-500M tier
189
Loan Growth Rate
growth
Value: 9.79%
Peer Median: 2.93%
#189 of 1070 Top 17.6% in 100M-500M tier
221
Net Interest Margin (NIM)
profitability
Value: 4.11%
Peer Median: 3.62%
#221 of 1070 Top 20.6% in 100M-500M tier
223
First Mortgage Concentration (%)
balance_sheet
Value: 15.07%
Peer Median: 29.47%
#223 of 1070 Top 20.7% in 100M-500M tier
234
Total Members
engagement
Value: 20,560
Peer Median: 13,200
#234 of 1070 Top 21.8% in 100M-500M tier

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

1014
Net Charge-Off Rate
risk
Value: 1.36%
Peer Median: 0.35%
#1014 of 1070 Bottom 5.3% in 100M-500M tier
823
Return on Assets (ROA)
profitability
Value: 0.30%
Peer Median: 0.69%
#823 of 1070 Bottom 23.2% in 100M-500M tier
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