American First Credit Union
Brea, CA·Charter 68485·cu:68485·CCULR opted in
- #51 of 239Total assets in California
- Top 9%Total assets in the U.S.
- 51.1Kmembers
- Top 1%Loan growth in the U.S.
- Top 1%Share growth in the U.S.
- Top 3%Loan quality vs. peers
Performance over time
7 available quarters · Gaps indicate missing data · Reported period-end total assets; consolidated for FFIEC 031.
Inside the balance sheet
Credit union · Shares of reported gross loans. Missing components are not treated as zero.
What stands out at American First Credit Union
9 of 24 FORFI signals stand out against 309 similar credit unions, based on NCUA data for the quarter.
Funding pressure buildingWorth a look: Funding FORFI signal2.47%peers 1.66%+81 bps
American First Credit Union's cost of shares and deposits has not eased the way it has at similar credit unions, while more of the funding base moved into higher-rate time deposits.
| This institution | Peer median | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of all shares and deposits | ||
| 2.47% | 1.66% | +81 bps |
| Certificates' share of shares | ||
| 16.0% | 28.1% | -12.1 pp |
With internal data, FORFI would look at: Which depositors repriced or moved balances, which relationships are at risk of migrating, and where exception pricing is concentrated.
FORFI flags a change when an institution sits in the outer tail of similar institutions and the gap is large enough to matter. Peers: 309 credit unions with $1 billion to $3 billion in assets that filed NCUA data for the same quarter. American First Credit Union itself is left out of every peer median and percentile. How signals work
Efficiency ratio falling faster than peersStrength: Efficiency 2nd quarter65.0%peers 72.3%-7.3 pp
American First Credit Union's efficiency ratio fell 17.2 percentage points over the past year to 65.0%. Among 307 similar credit unions, the median fell 1.2 percentage points.
| This institution | Peer median | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency ratio | ||
| 65.0% | 72.3% | -7.3 pp |
| 12-month change | ||
| -17.2 pp | -1.2 pp | -16.0 pp |
FORFI flags a change when an institution sits in the outer tail of similar institutions and the gap is large enough to matter. Peers: 309 credit unions with $1 billion to $3 billion in assets that filed NCUA data for the same quarter. American First Credit Union itself is left out of every peer median and percentile. How signals work
Loans growing faster than peersStrength: Lending 2nd quarter+37.1%peers +5.8%+31.3 pp
American First Credit Union's loans grew 37.1% over the past year to $1.2 billion. The median among 307 similar credit unions was +5.8%.
| This institution | Peer median | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Loans, 12-month growth | ||
| +37.1% | +5.8% | +31.3 pp |
| Loans | ||
| $1.2 billion | ||
FORFI flags a change when an institution sits in the outer tail of similar institutions and the gap is large enough to matter. Peers: 309 credit unions with $1 billion to $3 billion in assets that filed NCUA data for the same quarter. American First Credit Union itself is left out of every peer median and percentile. How signals work
Total assets growing faster than peersStrength: Growth 2nd quarter+29.2%peers +5.2%+24.0 pp
American First Credit Union's total assets grew 29.2% over the past year to $1.4 billion. The median among 307 similar credit unions was +5.2%.
| This institution | Peer median | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets, 12-month growth | ||
| +29.2% | +5.2% | +24.0 pp |
| Total assets | ||
| $1.4 billion | ||
FORFI flags a change when an institution sits in the outer tail of similar institutions and the gap is large enough to matter. Peers: 309 credit unions with $1 billion to $3 billion in assets that filed NCUA data for the same quarter. American First Credit Union itself is left out of every peer median and percentile. How signals work
5 more observations
- Share and deposit costs rising while the peer median fallsFunding
- Shares and deposits growing faster than peersFunding
- Reliance on share certificates rising faster than peersFunding
- Auto lending shrinking faster than peersLending
- Share and deposit costs among the highest of similar credit unionsFunding
Key facts
- American First Credit Union is a state-chartered credit union headquartered in Brea, California. It reported $1.4 billion in total assets for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
- Shares and deposits totaled $1.2 billion, up 27.2% from a year earlier, and loans totaled $1.2 billion, up 37.1%.
- Its net interest margin on average assets was 2.80% and its annualized return on assets was 0.83% for the quarter.
- Its cost of all shares and deposits was 2.47%, compared with a median of 1.66% among 309 similar credit unions with $1 billion to $3 billion in assets.
- It served 51,105 members, up 9.3% from a year earlier.
Scorecard against peers
Capitalization
Liquidity & funding
Margin & yield
Income & expense
Asset quality
Charge-offs & allowance
Arrows show whether the value sits above or below the peer median. Colour shows whether that side is favourable for the measure: green favourable, red unfavourable, grey where neither side is (for example, a lower loan-to-core-deposit ratio is favourable, so a negative gap is green). Peer medians cover the same source, form, period, institution type and asset band, and count this institution in its own cohort. The peer line on every chart reads the same cohort. Regulatory definitions differ from FORFI quarterly estimates.
Watch items
Screening prompts computed from this filing only. Thresholds follow common review conventions and interagency concentration references; they are not supervisory ratings or predictions.
Public filings show what changed. Internal data shows why.
With American First Credit Union's own data, FORFI would look at: Which depositors repriced or moved balances, which relationships are at risk of migrating, and where exception pricing is concentrated.
Analysis workspaces
Sources and identifiers
- Institution
- American First Credit Union · Credit union
- NCUA charter
- 68485
- Reporting period
- Peer group
- 309 credit unions with $1 billion to $3 billion in assets that filed NCUA data for the same quarter. American First Credit Union itself is left out of every peer median and percentile.
Figures are FORFI calculations from public regulatory filings, shown as reported. Signals are descriptive screening rules, not supervisory ratings, credit opinions or forecasts. Methodology
Income & calculation basis
NCUA · 2026-04-01 through 2026-06-30 · Annualization factor 4.010989 applies to ROA and margin only.
| Measure | FORFI calculation |
|---|---|
| $2.78M | |
| $17.25M | |
| $7.88M | |
| $9.37M | |
| $2.06M | |
| $7.43M | |
| $1.21M | |
| $1.21M | |
| 0.83% | |
| 2.80% | |
| 65.02% |
How to interpret differences
Flows cover the selected income window. Balance-sheet amounts, members and staffing are as of the filing date.
Published FDIC references use the regulator's own averaging, annualization and adjustments; the convention selector changes FORFI calculations only. Source-provided averages are used when available; endpoint fallbacks are labeled estimates.
Missing inputs remain unavailable. Credit-union margins use average assets and are not comparable with bank margins over earning assets.
AFS + HTM securities exclude deposits at other institutions. Broader investment totals may overlap cash; do not add them to cash without reconciling components.
Regulatory source definitionsFiling imported 2026-09-16T13:43:41.229347+00:00. Separate reference provenance is included in the export.