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Exchange State Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Agricultural IA FDIC cert 10132

Ames, IA

3 branches across IA

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 166 in IA
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Exchange State Bank has 2 strengths but faces 6 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

  • + Profitability Leader: Top 35.7% in tier
  • + Efficiency Ratio 22.50% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 27.6% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 48.2% in tier
  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 49.0% in tier
  • - Non-Interest Income / Assets 0.27% below tier average
  • - Net Interest Margin 0.06% below tier average
  • - Delinquency Rate 0.08% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $146.4M
+0.5% YoY +0.1% QoQ
-$239.6M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$560.1M
+4.8% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 13.4% in tier
Total Loans ? $120.8M
+2.3% YoY -2.3% QoQ
-$134.9M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$379.9M
+5.0% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
26%
Total Deposits ? $117.6M
-0.6% YoY +1.5% QoQ
-$210.4M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$469.6M
+4.4% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Bottom 11.3% in tier
Return on Assets ? 2.02%
+23.9% YoY +7.5% QoQ
+0.75% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.31%
+22.6% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 11.9% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 3.87%
+10.8% YoY +4.7% QoQ
-0.06% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.52%
+10.3% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
50%
Efficiency Ratio ? 42.78%
-15.3% YoY -6.9% QoQ
-22.50% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
58.40%
-7.6% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 6.5% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.96%
+174.8% QoQ
+0.08% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.92%
+14.5% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
29%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 102.73%
+3.0% YoY -3.8% QoQ
+26.09% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
77.40%
+1.1% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 6.3% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 19.78%
-5.6% YoY -4.3% QoQ
-2.24% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
17.87%
+0.7% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
44%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.80%
+168.1% QoQ
+0.16% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.58%
+11.7% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
26%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 10.87%
+5.1% YoY +4.0% QoQ
-4.96% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
14.34%
+1.8% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
21%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.01%
+6.6% YoY -81.0% QoQ
-0.27% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.12%
+10.7% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Bottom 1.8% 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)

Profitability Leader

growth
#239 of 666 • Top 35.7% in tier

Top-quartile profitability for peers of this size. Strong fundamentals and operational efficiency.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 2.02%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (3)

Capital Thin

risk
#185 of 666 • Bottom 27.6% in tier

Tier 1 capital ratio in the bottom quartile of peers. Capital cushion thin relative to peers - regulator-watching cohort.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 10.87%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
worse than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Liquidity Strain

risk
#311 of 643 • Bottom 48.2% 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: 102.73%
(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
#249 of 506 • Bottom 49.0% 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

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 (2 metrics)

175
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 42.78%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#175 of 2664 Top 6.5% in $100M-$1B
318
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 2.02%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#318 of 2664 Top 11.9% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

2616
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.01%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#2616 of 2664 Bottom 1.8% in $100M-$1B
2498
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 102.73%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2498 of 2664 Bottom 6.3% in $100M-$1B
2364
Total Deposits
size
Value: $117.57M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#2364 of 2664 Bottom 11.3% in $100M-$1B
2308
Total Assets
size
Value: $146.44M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#2308 of 2664 Bottom 13.4% in $100M-$1B
2093
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 10.87%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#2093 of 2664 Bottom 21.5% in $100M-$1B
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