Get to Know: FIRST Flight

FIRST Flight in CARY, NC — 21K members, $278M in assets, chartered 1952. Key facts and most recent NCUA Call Report figures.

By CU Wire Staff·June 22, 2026 · 13:00 ET·1 min read·2 primary sources

FIRST Flight is a federal credit union headquartered in CARY, NC, chartered in 1952. Here are the key facts and most recent NCUA Call Report figures.

The basics

Headquarters: CARY, NC
Chartered: 1952
Charter type: Federal credit union (charter #7870)
CEO: Tabitha Allen
Members: 20,560
Total assets: $278,112,652
Designations: Low-Income Designated
Website: efirstflight.com

Performance (2026-Q1)

Net worth ratio: 11.08%
Return on assets: 0.31%
Delinquency: 0.82%
Net charge-offs: 1.37%
Loan-to-share: 68.3%
Net interest margin: 4.16%
Efficiency ratio: 81.0%

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Source: NCUA Call Report, 2026-Q1. Figures are as reported by the credit union.

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Get to Know: FIRST Flight

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