# NORFOLK FIRE DEPARTMENT
Norfolk, VA · NCUA charter 3746 · asset band <$50M · latest filing 2026-03 · live
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Who the members are: federal charter, multiple common bond, organized 1940, low-income designated. 1,995 members of 4,000 potential (49.9% of the field); checking penetration 34% (share draft accounts per 100 members); loans per 100 members 40.

**Verdict on the desk:** this could be *auto monoline*. Composite score 2 of 18 (one point per flag across 17 flags, capital below 7% counted twice).

## What the filing shows

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total assets | $26.7M |
| Members | 1,995 (-1.5% YoY) |
| Full-time staff | 3 |
| Net worth | $5.3M |
| Net worth ratio | 19.8% (p74 of band) |
| ROA (annualized) | 1.34% (p81 of band) |
| Total delinquency | 0.47% (p43 of band) |
| Net charge-offs (annualized) | 0.53% (p76 of band) |
| Loans / shares | 31% (p15 of band) |
| Cash / assets | 20.2% |
| Borrowings / assets | 0.00% |
| Net interest margin | 4.13% (p60 of band) |
| Operating expense / assets | 3.13% (p35 of band) |
| Vehicles % of loans | 64% (p54 of band) |
| Indirect vehicle % of vehicle (all-channel basis before 2022) | 0% |
| Third-party paper % of net worth | 0% (p43 of band) |
| Vehicle delinquency | 0.57% (p54 of band) |
| Vehicle NCO | 0.78% (p84 of band) |
| Repossessed % of vehicle book | 0.00% (p46 of band) |
| Real estate % of loans | 10% |
| Credit cards % of loans | 5% |
| Unsecured % of loans | 16% |
| Commercial % of net worth | 0% |
| Core shares % of member funds | 88% |
| Certificates % of member funds | 2% |
| Average share balance | $7,298 |
| Participations bought / yr | $0 |
| Participations sold / yr | $0 |
| Participations outstanding | – |
| Loans outstanding per 100 members | 40% |
| Loans granted per 100 members, annualized | 12% |
| Average loan balance | $8,400 |
| Loans granted, annualized | $1.9M |

## Flags firing in the latest filing

- **loan book shrinking** (`shrink_loans`)
- **auto monoline** (`str_vehicle`)

## Warning timeline

| Quarter | Score | Flags that first fired | Flags that cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03 | 1 | losing money |  |
| 2016-06 | 0 |  | losing money |
| 2016-09 | 1 | losing money |  |
| 2016-12 | 0 |  | losing money |
| 2017-03 | 2 | losing money, members leaving |  |
| 2017-06 | 2 | delinquency rising | losing money |
| 2017-09 | 3 | losing money |  |
| 2017-12 | 3 |  |  |
| 2018-03 | 2 | assets shrinking | members leaving, delinquency rising |
| 2018-06 | 2 |  |  |
| 2018-09 | 1 |  | losing money |
| 2018-12 | 1 |  |  |
| 2019-03 | 1 | delinquency rising | assets shrinking |
| 2019-06 | 2 | assets shrinking |  |
| 2019-09 | 1 |  | assets shrinking |
| 2019-12 | 0 |  | delinquency rising |
| 2020-03 | 1 | assets shrinking |  |
| 2020-06 | 0 |  | assets shrinking |
| 2020-09 | 0 |  |  |
| 2020-12 | 1 | delinquency rising |  |
| 2021-03 | 3 | margin squeeze, charge-offs p90 |  |
| 2021-06 | 3 | net worth falling | delinquency rising |
| 2021-09 | 2 |  | charge-offs p90 |
| 2021-12 | 3 | auto monoline |  |
| 2022-03 | 3 |  |  |
| 2022-06 | 1 | delinquency rising | margin squeeze, net worth falling, auto monoline |
| 2022-09 | 1 |  |  |
| 2022-12 | 0 |  | delinquency rising |
| 2023-03 | 2 | delinquency rising, assets shrinking |  |
| 2023-06 | 2 |  |  |
| 2023-09 | 1 |  | delinquency rising |
| 2023-12 | 2 | delinquency rising |  |
| 2024-03 | 1 |  | assets shrinking |
| 2024-06 | 1 |  |  |
| 2024-09 | 1 |  |  |
| 2024-12 | 0 |  | delinquency rising |
| 2025-03 | 0 |  |  |
| 2025-06 | 0 |  |  |
| 2025-09 | 1 | auto monoline |  |
| 2025-12 | 1 |  |  |
| 2026-03 | 2 | loan book shrinking |  |

## In the news (Google News, unfiltered, newest first; check the city)

- 2024-06-11 [Mike Winstead Obituary | - The Virginian-Pilot](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMie0FVX3lxTE5fNXI3SHVWQlZNN0lidW0tcWR2b0d5UGNRMFdDQlBBTGl3bFRTYXNPNTJnU3JXTzFXOXdFSEpJV2ZHaEFmRDMxbVlsOHFDcU5uSk12OGdwbTFEQTRlbUlZamdMRGFLM2RoY2ZiSHRnZldMOG9HekJwN3VqSQ?oc=5) · The Virginian-Pilot
- 2025-11-16 [Blaine Matthew Fritzman Obituary (2025) - Chesapeake, VA - Cremation Society of Virginia Chesapeake Office - legacy.com](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihAFBVV95cUxPRWtMZGczVWNuX0pOby1LUW1XZy1pVUNidko1bjlKdzhfMGdkcUFYZ0pFZTVIZE9GbjRXVVRTeV94Y2hJc3hQQmNVbFlFLXVNREpTVkJJNENaeU9oMUtBSTZkaWd1LXdUUk9OOWxRUEhjWGRWeVpmTXdSbFBycWpSekQ5dFE?oc=5) · legacy.com
- 2018-02-25 [Joyce Manby Obituary - Norfolk, VA - Dignity Memorial](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifkFVX3lxTE1Jbk1jcFhjZzhraFQtZnlVYjkwOWExRDdYMU4yWnRVZ05UeDhBcGNMT2NOWlpMczIzX2Q2MU5IQXItRlRnelg2VGNyZlo2bXY2Nm8waV9QVjN4dUtlcnBfQ3JoeTN1OTZZYkVVYW5UcGUyMlRuTVZIbVdwUVlDUQ?oc=5) · Dignity Memorial
- 2016-03-14 [Lloyd Allgood Obituary - Virginia Beach, VA - Dignity Memorial](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiigFBVV95cUxNZHBVOU1BMnRhSGxjdERSOGdZckVXZmRDbEN1R2l1VUFjQkd5amJadUhMUnlEQ1VsU09jMUhNUzhCZXZ0ZkV2SU9yZTQ1RDRBbDNteDhVVzdkRlVXUUdEMG9vaU4wcm44NUlIYzBybXBsMDhQOWxma2s4amFCRE1jZllXcVFjZGNsYkE?oc=5) · Dignity Memorial

## How to verify

- Page: https://getbookiq.com/cu-intel/#cu=3746 (every cell opens its formula and NCUA account codes; the News tab is the same search)
- Latest row, JSON: https://getbookiq.com/cu-intel/data/summary.json · history: https://getbookiq.com/cu-intel/data/h/34.json (key "3746", columns cycle, assets, loans, shares, networth, nwr, roa, total_dq_pct, total_nco_pct, vehicle, veh_pct_loans, indirect, ind_pct_veh, ind_veh, ind_re, ind_comm, ind_other, ind_pct_loans, loans_n, granted_n_ytd, granted_ann, loan_pen, granted_pen, avg_loan_bal, loans_per_fte, veh_part, tp_pct_nw, veh_dq_pct, veh_nco_pct, repo_pct_veh, members_yoy, ltos, cash_pct, borrow_pct, nim_pct, opex_pct, risk_score, members, fte, cash_total, invest_sec, allowance_eff, int_income_ytd, int_exp_ytd, provision_eff_ytd, nonint_income_ytd, nonint_exp_ytd, net_income_ytd, n_flags, re_pct_loans, cc_pct_loans, comm_pct_loans, cert_pct_shares, core_pct_shares, part_buy_ann, part_sell_ann, pot_members, sh_draft_n, chk_pen, fom_pen, flags)
- Participation history: https://getbookiq.com/participation-desk/#cu=3746
- Field definitions: https://getbookiq.com/dictionary/#cu-ltos and the rest of the credit union dictionary
- Source: NCUA 5300 call report bulk files. Income fields are annualized by cycle month (Mar x4, Jun x2, Sep x4/3, Dec x1). Percentiles are within the asset band in the same quarter.

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