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Stearns Bank National Association

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial MN FDIC cert 10988

Saint Cloud, MN

7 branches across FL · MN · AZ

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 16 in MN
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Stearns Bank National Association has 3 strengths but faces 4 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 5.9% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 2.15% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 8.78% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 39.5% in tier
  • - Delinquency Rate 1.65% above tier average
  • - Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share 13.65% below tier average
  • - Nonperforming Asset Ratio 2.62% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MN) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $3.3B
+4.3% YoY -1.4% QoQ
+$480.8M $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$512.9M
+5.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
74%
Total Loans ? $2.8B
-1.0% YoY -2.5% QoQ
+$799.2M $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$288.3M
+6.9% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
80%
Total Deposits ? $2.5B
+0.9% YoY -2.2% QoQ
+$175.2M $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$443.8M
+5.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
70%
Return on Assets ? 2.10%
+614.6% YoY +13.5% QoQ
+0.73% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.13%
+10.7% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 7.9% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 5.97%
-5.2% YoY -8.9% QoQ
+2.15% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.93%
+7.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 2.7% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 52.28%
-8.7% YoY -2.1% QoQ
-8.78% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
64.77%
-3.3% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
72%
Delinquency Rate ? 2.54%
-2.9% YoY +27.9% QoQ
+1.65% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
1.04%
+28.9% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Bottom 6.8% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 109.75%
-2.0% YoY -0.3% QoQ
+25.54% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
76.69%
-0.4% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 4.2% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 7.64%
-1.4% YoY -19.2% QoQ
-13.65% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
21.87%
-0.9% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Bottom 7.5% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 3.30%
+7.8% YoY +16.5% QoQ
+2.62% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.77%
+27.1% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Bottom 1.8% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 15.82%
-1.7% YoY -2.9% QoQ
+0.66% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
15.37%
+0.7% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
79%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.12%
+30.0% YoY -78.0% QoQ
-0.14% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.16%
+5.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
39%

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
#14 of 221 • Top 5.9% in tier

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

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 2.10%
(Tier: 1.37%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (1)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#133 of 334 • Bottom 39.5% 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: 109.75%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
334 of 334 Mid-Market banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

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 884 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

25
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 5.97%
Peer Median: 3.82%
#25 of 884 Top 2.7% in $1B-$10B
71
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 2.10%
Peer Median: 1.37%
#71 of 884 Top 7.9% in $1B-$10B
179
Total Loans
size
Value: $2.76B
Peer Median: $1.96B
#179 of 884 Top 20.1% in $1B-$10B
186
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 15.82%
Peer Median: 15.16%
#186 of 884 Top 20.9% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (4 metrics)

869
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 3.30%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#869 of 884 Bottom 1.8% in $1B-$10B
848
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 109.75%
Peer Median: 84.20%
#848 of 884 Bottom 4.2% in $1B-$10B
821
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 2.54%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#821 of 880 Bottom 6.8% in $1B-$10B
819
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 7.64%
Peer Median: 21.29%
#819 of 884 Bottom 7.5% in $1B-$10B
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