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First Federal Savings and Loan Association of San Rafael

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial CA FDIC cert 31406

Designations: Mutual

San Rafael, CA

4 branches across CA

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 53 in CA
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First Federal Savings and Loan Association of San Rafael has 2 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

  • + Credit Quality Leader: Top 44.3% in tier
  • + Nonperforming Asset Ratio 0.64% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 5.5% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 18.2% in tier
  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 24.9% in tier
  • - Capital Constraint: Bottom 91.7% in tier
  • - Return on Assets 1.17% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 31.41% above tier average
  • - Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share 19.94% below tier average
  • - Non-Interest Income / Assets 0.25% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $220.0M
-7.3% YoY -0.5% QoQ
-$166.1M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$4.7B
+7.7% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
31%
Total Loans ? $196.9M
-9.0% YoY -0.6% QoQ
-$58.8M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$3.2B
+8.4% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
48%
Total Deposits ? $176.4M
-5.1% YoY +0.5% QoQ
-$151.6M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$3.9B
+7.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
28%
Return on Assets ? 0.10%
+112.5% YoY +116.5% QoQ
-1.17% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.80%
+29.4% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Bottom 4.5% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 2.99%
+15.7% YoY +10.8% QoQ
-0.94% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.85%
+3.8% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 11.3% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 96.70%
-33.2% YoY -12.5% QoQ
+31.41% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
68.78%
-8.1% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 3.3% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.00% -0.89% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.17%
+69.3% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 111.64%
-4.1% YoY -1.0% QoQ
+35.00% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
85.13%
+2.0% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 2.4% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 2.08%
+1.0% YoY -20.4% QoQ
-19.94% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
25.15%
-3.9% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Bottom 1.6% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.00% -0.64% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.91%
+65.9% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 24.04%
+11.1% YoY +0.8% QoQ
+8.21% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
21.08%
-3.4% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Top 7.5% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.03%
+16.2% YoY -74.7% QoQ
-0.25% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.70%
+11.6% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Bottom 6.2% 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 (1)

Credit Quality Leader

growth
#295 of 664 • Top 44.3% in tier

Best-in-class credit quality (delinquency in bottom 25% of peer group). Conservative underwriting paying off.

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.00%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
664 of 664 Community banks match · 922 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (4)

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#42 of 739 • Bottom 5.5% 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: 24.04%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 111.64%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
739 of 739 Community banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Liquidity Strain

risk
#118 of 643 • Bottom 18.2% 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: 111.64%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
643 of 643 Community banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Deposit Outflow

decline
#127 of 506 • Bottom 24.9% 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

Capital Constraint

risk
#100 of 108 • Bottom 91.7% 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: 111.64%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 24.04%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
108 of 108 Community banks match · 148 nationally
↑ Growing +19 banks QoQ

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 (3 metrics)

1
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#1 of 2654 Top 0.1% in $100M-$1B
1
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#1 of 2664 Top 0.1% in $100M-$1B
202
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 24.04%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#202 of 2664 Top 7.5% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

2623
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 2.08%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#2623 of 2664 Bottom 1.6% in $100M-$1B
2602
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 111.64%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2602 of 2664 Bottom 2.4% in $100M-$1B
2578
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 96.70%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2578 of 2664 Bottom 3.3% in $100M-$1B
2544
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.10%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#2544 of 2664 Bottom 4.5% in $100M-$1B
2501
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.03%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#2501 of 2664 Bottom 6.2% in $100M-$1B
2364
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 2.99%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#2364 of 2664 Bottom 11.3% in $100M-$1B
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