# FIREFIGHTERS FIRST
LOS ANGELES, CA · NCUA charter 95053 · asset band $1-10B · latest filing 2017-03 · stopped filing after 2017-03 (departed; for a credit union that is almost always a merger)
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Who the members are: state charter, organized 1935. 38,251 members of 443,108 potential (8.6% of the field); checking penetration 80% (share draft accounts per 100 members); loans per 100 members 101.

**Verdict on the desk:** this could be *ordinary*. Composite score 1 of 18 (one point per flag across 17 flags, capital below 7% counted twice).

## What the filing shows

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total assets | $1.21B |
| Members | 38,251 (9.0% YoY) |
| Full-time staff | 160 |
| Net worth | $113.6M |
| Net worth ratio | 9.4% (p27 of band) |
| ROA (annualized) | 0.33% (p12 of band) |
| Total delinquency | 0.24% (p25 of band) |
| Net charge-offs (annualized) | 0.01% (p1 of band) |
| Loans / shares | 88% (p60 of band) |
| Cash / assets | 16.2% |
| Borrowings / assets | 0.00% |
| Net interest margin | 2.51% (p31 of band) |
| Operating expense / assets | 3.16% (p61 of band) |
| Vehicles % of loans | 16% (p15 of band) |
| Indirect vehicle % of vehicle (all-channel basis before 2022) | 0% |
| Third-party paper % of net worth | 0% (p5 of band) |
| Vehicle delinquency | 0.04% (p4 of band) |
| Vehicle NCO | 0.10% (p7 of band) |
| Repossessed % of vehicle book | 0.00% (p14 of band) |
| Real estate % of loans | 72% |
| Credit cards % of loans | 4% |
| Unsecured % of loans | 6% |
| Commercial % of net worth | 0% |
| Core shares % of member funds | 28% |
| Certificates % of member funds | 24% |
| Average share balance | $11,299 |
| Participations bought / yr | $13.2M |
| Participations sold / yr | $0 |
| Participations outstanding | – |
| Loans outstanding per 100 members | 101% |
| Loans granted per 100 members, annualized | 194% |
| Average loan balance | $24,596 |
| Loans granted, annualized | $638.8M |

## Flags firing in the latest filing

- **net worth falling** (`cap_falling`)

## Warning timeline

| Quarter | Score | Flags that first fired | Flags that cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03 | 0 |  |  |
| 2016-06 | 0 |  |  |
| 2016-09 | 0 |  |  |
| 2016-12 | 1 | net worth falling |  |
| 2017-03 | 1 |  |  |

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

- 2017-01-09 [Fire Family Foundation Provides Over $350,000 in Aid in 2016 for Los Angeles Firefighters - firehouse.com](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiugJBVV95cUxQcWRuUnRublRGcXBsUFZwclN6b0FFeFhHOXJvVmtXcFVmZ3ZFY3dJSUhvNy12bGJ5WmFDMm90WlVvSkNQaVlfeUg1X19SbDVRbzZ6T1dfWXBXZ0pySnlaam1lY3VlUFR6aFBWQXlxa05rRURna2xVRUNXRTVWMnNNM1d5dE5ORGZFUjF5MzgzZktuTFdIU21QanlNbTVYQzBTcW5LOEFjbHlGSFJqODl1dnQ5OWFzMmhrQThMSW1QV0JwV2JkbWh2czBYUFViR0tBWEwzZjFaZWdxdHZZTmYwTmRSMk83aHRRdE01VklsMEpjdFMzeVRWQ0pZY3dndFkxcWNMOFQtYUphSHpBTTlvcW01ajJ2Ymw2RU1UZmVmaGJXd2tLSVBIRUZrWTVOOTIxcWt2TTY0aUNUdw?oc=5) · firehouse.com
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- 2017-03-07 [Additional Way to Assist CSLEA-FMESA Member Shane Norris - California Statewide Law Enforcement Association](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiiwFBVV95cUxNMHF0a2kzOVNmckpaZGF5Qkl6bXJuclRiNEZmd0lGM0ZJcml3a1VkNVVMUFhSQTdDV2NaSldFbjNSR1R0OV9aZGxuQnNPX3BUSzlXWmkzNXBIMEkweV9UaXAzTFllQmVxdUkySWZyaWozdGFJbmtSc3B5UUc0cWlVYVZZNVVod3V4cXhZ?oc=5) · California Statewide Law Enforcement Association
- 2021-08-04 [Retired Chatsworth Firefighter Begins Ride for America, Honoring “Elevator Man” and Other Fallen 9/11 Heroes - The San Fernando Valley Sun](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi2wFBVV95cUxQQ3hBSWM2Z1c3czYxRnZ0Y3FPWFBZQ2FpY3o5TmtTTnlldkRJU2k0YUFPV3ZVRmhPUmthemM3MmtwN0kwMzlrSjhKT1pQd00zQTF2czRyb3FyQXMzQkMyNFAyY0hxb25FQnp4em5NeVBBVGEtWmlyZHdUdmU1OVJXRk9SVnJjb2NiRi1vZkt2S1E3ZWt0WUhaTVdSUEJjZFlxRGRFRzFneWQ4R0JPNXhWeVYzOGdMZkM5NkVuNVJ0Z0J2cHJ6MGo4T1lTajhnVHdBaEgwOGVBLUVWVVU?oc=5) · The San Fernando Valley Sun
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## How to verify

- Page: https://getbookiq.com/cu-intel/#cu=95053 (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/13.json (key "95053", 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=95053
- 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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