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AMERICAN FIRST CREDIT UNION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
AMERICAN FIRST CREDIT UNION (EIN 33-0358683)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-07
IRS object ID
201633129349300798
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-11-07T15:33:06-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN954083485PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TURNER WARREN HWANG & CONRAD ACCTCYBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 NORTH FIRST ST STE 202AddressLine1Txt
CityBURBANKCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91502ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN330358683EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN FIRST CREDIT UNIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8002901112PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1700 N HARBOR BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityLA HABRACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRIS LAWRENCEPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8002901112PhoneNum
Signature2016-10-31SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonVALENTINO CREUS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01054153PTIN
Phone8189549700PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJON SHIGEMATSUPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityLA HABRACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90631ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$60,612,238GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.AMERFIRST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
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Formation1989FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers11TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Total Revenue$23,316,024CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$19,431,223CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,989,753PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,884,801CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$500,898,619TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionA COOPERATIVE, ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THRIFT ANDSAVINGS AMONG ITS MEMBERS, CREATING A SOURCE OF CREDIT FOR THEM AT RATES OF INTEREST SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO USE AND CONTROL THEIR OWN MONEY ON A DEMOCRATIC BASIS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS. AS A COOPERATIVE, AMERICAN FIRST CREDIT UNION CONDUCTSITS BUSINESS FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT AND GENERAL WELFARE OF ITSMEMBERS WITH THE EARNINGS, SAVINGS, BENEFITS, OR SERVICES OF THE CREDIT UNION BEING DISTRIBUTED TO ITS MEMBERS AS PATRONS.MissionDesc
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DescACHIEVEMENT OF MEMBER SATISFACTION IN CONNECTION WITH SERVICES PERTAINING TO CHECKING/SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, ATTRACTIVE CD RATES, IRA AND SIMILAR ACCOUNTS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescACHIEVEMENT OF SATISFACTORY SERVICES PROVIDED TO MEMBERS IN CONNECTION WITH CONSUMER AND REAL ESTATE LOANS, I.E., AUTO LINES, VISA, 1ST MORTGAGE AND PERSONAL LINES OF CREDIT.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescACHIEVEMENT OF SATISFACTORY SERVICES PROVIDED TO MEMBERS IN CONNECTION WITH OUR LONG TERM COMMITMENT TO HELP OUR MEMBERS REACH THEIR FINANCIAL GOALS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (1)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee152EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (1)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (1)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8002901112PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1700 NORTH HARBOR BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityLA HABRACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

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TOM COOK
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON KOCHERHANS
VICE-CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATTI MALOTT
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMANDA SECOLA
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON PHILIBERT
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROGER VANDER WENDE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC LEDESMA
SUPV CMTE CHAIRPERSON1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONNA BROOKS
SUPV CMTE MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID WEED
SUPV CMTE MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT WARKENTON
SUPV CMTE MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES HOPKINS
SUPV CMTE MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JON SHIGEMATSU
CEO40.00$338,186$0$32,483Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE
CFO40.00$209,241$0$29,834Yes (X)
THERESA DAVY
COO40.00$191,623$0$17,554Yes (X)
PAUL WELCH
SR VP RISK MANAGEMENT40.00$167,555$0$6,152Yes (X)
TAM-HAO NGUYEN
VP ACCOUNTING & CORP CONT40.00$161,834$0$22,965Yes (X)
MICHAEL ROSS
BUS DEV REAL ESTATE LOAN AGT40.00$147,276$0$11,211Yes (X)
MICHAEL PEPIN
VP DELIVERY & TECHNOLOGY40.00$120,474$0$10,625Yes (X)
JOHN MARTINEZ
REAL ESTATE CONSULTANT40.00$118,970$0$22,983Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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FISERV
75 REMITTANCE DR STE 6945CHICAGOIL60675CORE SYSTEM MAINTENANCE$354,887
DIGITAL INSIGHT CORP
PO BOX 515306LOS ANGELESCA900516606HOME/MOBILE BANKING$299,285
ARTEX RISK SOLUTIONS INC
39728 TREASURY CENTERCHICAGOIL606949700WORKERS COMP ADMIN$156,483
RATE GENIUS
9300 UNITED DRIVE SUITE 180AUSTINTX78758AUTO REFINANCING SERVICE$129,251
CROWE HORWATH LLP
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K8CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
INTEREST ON LOANS522100$12,780,861$12,780,861
OTHER OPERATING INCOME522100$4,795,359$4,680,577$114,782
FEE INCOME522100$2,267,097$2,195,751$71,346
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$19,843,317TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,378,104TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$37,395,593SecuritiesAmt
Other$180OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$37,296,167SecuritiesAmt
Other$47OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$99,426SecuritiesAmt
Other$133OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$99,559TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$99,559RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PROV FOR LOAN LOSSES522100$665,781$665,781
GAIN ON NON-TRADING DERIVATIVES522100$264,228$264,228
OTHER NON-OPERATING INCOME522100$31,365$31,365

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$33,670TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$33,670RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$995,044OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$23,316,024TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$23,129,896RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,970TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,455,159TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,301,927TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$480,176TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,191,408TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$593,494TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,375TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$307,026TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,093,617TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$327,708TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$708,712TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,437,878TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$439,065TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$205,076TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,868,368TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$475,293TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
LOAN SERVICING EXPENSE$1,085,395
MISC. OPERATING EXPENSE$306,929
OPERATING FEES$50,647

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,431,223TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$881,855BOYAmt
EOY$778,644EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,922,776BOYAmt
EOY$53,828,605EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$210,965BOYAmt
EOY$51,569EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$571,088BOYAmt
EOY$465,795EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$11,751,755LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$8,693,074LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,354,110BOYAmt
EOY$3,058,681EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$111,251,576BOYAmt
EOY$94,319,998EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$337,086,635BOYAmt
EOY$392,470,488EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,405,167BOYAmt
EOY$12,263,382EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$497,684,172BOYAmt
EOY$557,237,162EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,426,857BOYAmt
EOY$4,637,146EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$441,658,651BOYAmt
EOY$496,261,473EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$445,085,508BOYAmt
EOY$500,898,619EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,598,664BOYAmt
EOY$56,338,543EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,598,664BOYAmt
EOY$56,338,543EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$497,684,172BOYAmt
EOY$557,237,162EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,884,801ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$144,922NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,250,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,250,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,476,063OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,066,460DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,409,603BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$614,452OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$569,751DepreciationAmt
Book Value$44,701BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,411,240OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,056,863DepreciationAmt
Book Value$354,377BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,058,681TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (7 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
ALL OTHER INVESTMENTS$27,904,956F
LOANS AND LEASES$332,284,070F
LOANS HELD FOR SALE$15,810,155F
NCUA SHARE INSURANCE CAP DEPOSITS$4,440,307C
MEMBERSHIP CAPITAL AT CORP. CUS$600,000C
DEPOSITS IN COMMERCIAL BANKS$10,435,000C
LOANS TO AND INVESTMENTS IN NATURAL PERSON CUS$996,000C
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$392,470,488TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
MEMBER SHARE DEPOSITS$451,261,473
DRAWS AGAINST LINE OF CREDIT$45,000,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$496,261,473TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFASB ASC NO. 740-10-65, INCOME TAXES, PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR HOW UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED, MEASURED, DISCLOSED AND PRESENTED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS REQUIRES THE EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE CREDIT UNION'S TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS ARE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" OF BEING SUSTAINED "WHEN CHALLENGED OR "WHEN EXAMINED" BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. TAX POSITIONS DEEMED TO NOT MEET THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD WOULD BE RECORDED AS A TAX EXPENSE AND LIABILITY IN THE CURRENT YEAR. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, THE CREDIT UNION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, ACCORDINGLY, HAS NOT RECORDED A LIABILITY FOR THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST OR PENALTIES. THE CREDIT UNION IS SUBJECT TO AND PAYS ALL STATE AND CITY TAXES ON GOODS AND SERVICES PURCHASED BY THE CREDIT UNION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1480 NORRISTOWN ROAD STE 150AddressLine1Txt
CityBLUE BELLCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19422ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN251798733RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$6,139CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Purpose Of GrantFIGHT BACK AGAINST CANCER BY HONORING CANCER SURVIVORS AND REMEMBERING THOSE WHO WERE LOST.PurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JON SHIGEMATSU
CEO$287,191$0$42,900$0$8,095$0$10,482$0$22,001$0$370,669$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE
CFO$185,114$0$20,000$0$4,127$0$7,871$0$21,963$0$239,075$0$0$0
THERESA DAVY
COO$168,668$0$20,000$0$2,955$0$5,209$0$12,345$0$209,177$0$0$0
PAUL WELCH
SR VP RISK MANAGEMENT$141,783$0$20,000$0$5,772$0$5,906$0$246$0$173,707$0$0$0
TAM-HAO NGUYEN
VP ACCOUNTING & CORP CONT$150,172$0$4,000$0$7,662$0$6,427$0$16,538$0$184,799$0$0$0
MICHAEL ROSS
BUS DEV REAL ESTATE LOAN AGT$146,526$0$750$0$0$0$5,084$0$6,127$0$158,487$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 4BFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CREDIT UNION HAS ESTABLISHED A NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR CERTAIN EXECUTIVE/SENIOR MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 457(F).ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (3 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxtLoan PurposeLoanPurposeTxtLoan From OrganizationLoanFromOrganizationIndOriginal PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmtBalance DueBalanceDueAmtDefaultDefaultIndBoard Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalIndWritten AgreementWrittenAgreementInd
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE
OFFICERAUTO LOANYes (X)$63,322$50,0280Yes (1)Yes (1)
(no name)
Yes (X)000
PATTI MALOTT
DIRECTORCREDIT CARDYes (X)$10,000$1,5410Yes (1)Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$51,569TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6AMERICAN FIRST CREDIT UNION IS A COOPERATIVE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT IS OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY ITS MEMBERS, AND OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THRIFT AND SAVINGS TO ITS MEMBERS. AMERICAN FIRST CREDIT UNION DOES NOT HAVE STOCKHOLDERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE GOVERNING BOARD OF AMERICAN FIRST CREDIT UNION IS COMPRISED OF VOLUNTEER MEMBERS WHO ARE DIRECTLY ELECTED BY ITS MEMBERS. EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BOARD SERVES FOR A PERIOD AS PRESCRIBED BY OUR BY-LAWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BAT THE END OF EACH TERM OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, ELECTIONS ARE HELD AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE VOTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE CREDIT UNION PURSUANT TO ITS BY-LAWS. MEMBER VOTES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO RATIFY DECISIONS DEALING WITH REORGANIZATIONS AS IN THE CASE OF MERGER OR DISSOLUTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOD WHO RECOMMENDS CHANGES WHEN NECESSARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CREDIT UNION CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND ETHICS POLICY IS MONITORED ON A REGULAR BASIS. COMPLIANCE IS MONITORED THROUGH THIRD PARTY AUDITS, THE INTERNAL AUDIT STAFF AND COMPLIANCE DEPARTMENTS. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS ARE REPORTED TO THE GOVERNING BODY FOR REVIEW AND APPROPRIATENESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE CEO COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY. THE BOARD REVIEWS THE CEO'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CREDIT UNION FINANCIAL POSITION, OTHER EXECUTIVE SALARIES AND INDUSTRY COMPENSATION SURVEYS FOR RANGES IN LIKE POSITIONS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY IN DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATE SALARY. THE SALARY AND COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE DETERMINED BY THE CEO AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER. COMPENSATION LEVELS ARE DETERMINED THROUGH THE USE OF THIRD PARTY VENDORS THAT SUPPLY INDUSTRY COMPENSATION INFORMATION FOR LIKE ORGANIZATIONS BY ASSET SIZE AND REGIONAL COMPENSATION TRENDS. MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM COMPENSATION RANGES ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EACH POSITION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATIONS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 2,093,617.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN FIRST FINANCIAL SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1700 NORTH HARBOR BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityLA HABRACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90631ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN330820079EIN
Primary ActivitiesFINANCIAL SERVICESPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN FIRST CREDIT UNIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of EOY Assets$674ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
AMERICAN FIRST FINANCIAL SERVICES
NAMOUNT BELOW REPORTING THRESHOLD
AMERICAN FIRST FINANCIAL SERVICES
OAMOUNT BELOW REPORTING THRESHOLD