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First Credit Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial CA FDIC cert 24332

Los Angeles, CA

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 53 in CA
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First Credit Bank has 3 strengths but faces 8 concerns

Key Strengths include matched growth signatures, metrics ranked in the top 10%, and values meaningfully above the tier average.
Key Concerns include matched risk or decline signatures, metrics ranked in the bottom 10%, and values meaningfully below the tier average.

Key Strengths

Areas where this bank excels compared to peers

  • + Return on Assets 2.38% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 2.58% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 44.42% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 0.1% in tier
  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 0.8% in tier
  • - NIB Deposit Bleed: Bottom 2.0% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 28.2% in tier
  • - Capital Constraint: Bottom 96.3% in tier
  • - Delinquency Rate 2.71% above tier average
  • - Nonperforming Asset Ratio 2.09% above tier average
  • - Non-Interest Income / Assets 0.27% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $504.7M
-5.4% YoY +0.8% QoQ
+$118.7M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$4.7B
+7.7% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
73%
Total Loans ? $382.8M
-4.1% YoY +1.1% QoQ
+$127.1M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$3.2B
+8.4% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
78%
Total Deposits ? $257.9M
-11.5% YoY -0.6% QoQ
-$70.1M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$3.9B
+7.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
46%
Return on Assets ? 3.65%
-21.1% YoY -38.1% QoQ
+2.38% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.80%
+29.4% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 0.8% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 6.51%
+1.4% YoY -5.5% QoQ
+2.58% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.85%
+3.8% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 0.8% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 20.86%
-4.2% YoY +11.1% QoQ
-44.42% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
68.78%
-8.1% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 0.2% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 3.60%
+1.7% YoY -1.5% QoQ
+2.71% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.17%
+69.3% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Bottom 4.1% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 148.42%
+8.3% YoY +1.7% QoQ
+71.78% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
85.13%
+2.0% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 0.2% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 7.34%
-44.8% YoY -50.0% QoQ
-14.68% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
25.15%
-3.9% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Bottom 6.3% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 2.73%
+3.0% YoY -1.3% QoQ
+2.09% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.91%
+65.9% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Bottom 3.8% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 52.65%
+15.6% YoY +7.3% QoQ
+36.82% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
21.08%
-3.4% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Top 0.8% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.01%
+34.5% YoY -78.8% QoQ
-0.27% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.70%
+11.6% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Bottom 1.5% in tier

Signature Analysis

Composite behavioral patterns that combine multiple metrics to identify what stands out about this bank. Matched signatures only; metric-level callouts appear in the Key Strengths / Key Concerns summary above.

Strengths are growth signatures this bank matches (e.g. Revenue Diversifier, Profitability Leader).
Concerns are risk or decline signatures this bank matches (e.g. Margin Compression, Credit Quality Pressure).

Strengths (0)

No matched strength signatures this quarter

Concerns (5)

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#2 of 739 • Bottom 0.1% in tier

Exceptional capital position (Tier 1 >= 16%, top quartile). Strong fundamentals - opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 52.65%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 148.42%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
739 of 739 Community banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 banks QoQ

Deposit Outflow

decline
#5 of 506 • Bottom 0.8% in tier

Deposits down 0.5%+ YoY. Funding base eroding - rate competition or franchise weakness.

506 of 506 Community banks match · 656 nationally
→ Stable -8 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

NIB Deposit Bleed

decline
#5 of 198 • Bottom 2.0% in tier

Non-interest-bearing deposit share dropped 2+ pp YoY and now below the tier median. Cheap funding leaving for higher-yield competitors.

Why this signature
Noninterest-Bearing Deposit Share: 7.34%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
worse than tier avg
198 of 198 Community banks match · 238 nationally
↓ Shrinking -31 banks QoQ

Liquidity Strain

risk
#182 of 643 • Bottom 28.2% in tier

Loan-to-deposit ratio above 90% - loan demand outpacing deposits. Bumping against liquidity limits, funding solutions needed.

Why this signature
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 148.42%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
643 of 643 Community banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Capital Constraint

risk
#105 of 108 • Bottom 96.3% in tier

Strong balance sheet under pressure - deposits leaving while lending capacity maxed. Need funding solutions before hitting regulatory limits.

Why this signature
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 148.42%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 52.65%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
108 of 108 Community banks match · 148 nationally
↑ Growing +19 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Metric Rankings

See how this bank ranks across all tracked metrics compared to peers.

Strengths are metrics in the top 25% (75th percentile or higher).
Concerns are metrics in the bottom 25% (25th percentile or lower).
Comparing against 2664 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (5 metrics)

7
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 20.86%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#7 of 2664 Top 0.2% in $100M-$1B
21
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 3.65%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#21 of 2664 Top 0.8% in $100M-$1B
21
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 52.65%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#21 of 2664 Top 0.8% in $100M-$1B
22
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 6.51%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#22 of 2664 Top 0.8% in $100M-$1B
586
Total Loans
size
Value: $382.79M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#586 of 2664 Top 22.0% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

2661
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 148.42%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2661 of 2664 Bottom 0.2% in $100M-$1B
2626
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.01%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#2626 of 2664 Bottom 1.5% in $100M-$1B
2565
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 2.73%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#2565 of 2664 Bottom 3.8% in $100M-$1B
2545
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 3.60%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#2545 of 2654 Bottom 4.1% in $100M-$1B
2498
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 7.34%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#2498 of 2664 Bottom 6.3% in $100M-$1B
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