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The Jefferson Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Agricultural MS FDIC cert 11445

Greenville, MS

3 branches across MS

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 42 in MS
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The Jefferson Bank has 4 strengths but faces 3 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 32.1% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 1.72% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 24.21% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.44% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 22.9% in tier
  • - NIB Deposit Bleed: Bottom 26.3% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 35.6% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MS) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $202.5M
+22.0% YoY +3.5% QoQ
-$183.6M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$2.3B
+11.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
27%
Total Loans ? $142.2M
+14.6% YoY +20.6% QoQ
-$113.5M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$1.5B
+13.2% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
33%
Total Deposits ? $167.4M
+25.5% YoY +3.6% QoQ
-$160.6M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$1.9B
+10.5% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
26%
Return on Assets ? 2.40%
+8.3% YoY +102.5% QoQ
+1.13% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.16%
+5.3% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 5.7% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 5.65%
-2.9% YoY +12.9% QoQ
+1.72% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.97%
+6.6% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 2.3% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 41.07%
-9.4% YoY -36.0% QoQ
-24.21% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
67.65%
-1.2% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 4.9% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.45%
+10.7% YoY -14.8% QoQ
-0.44% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.06%
+2.0% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
48%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 84.95%
-8.7% YoY +16.3% QoQ
+8.32% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
70.20%
+3.2% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
35%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 17.97%
-30.4% YoY -31.6% QoQ
-4.05% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
22.68%
-1.8% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
36%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.31%
+4.0% YoY -0.8% QoQ
-0.33% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.74%
+0.7% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
49%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 18.59%
-8.7% YoY -9.7% QoQ
+2.76% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
13.90%
-1.0% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
83%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.07%
+221.0% YoY -4.8% QoQ
-0.21% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.17%
-9.5% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
31%

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
#215 of 666 • Top 32.1% in tier

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

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 2.40%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ

Concerns (3)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#301 of 1308 • Bottom 22.9% in tier

Delinquencies rising year-over-year. Credit risk is building - underwriting tools or reserves may need attention.

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.45%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
1308 of 1308 Community banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

NIB Deposit Bleed

decline
#53 of 198 • Bottom 26.3% in tier

Non-interest-bearing deposit share dropped 2+ pp YoY and now below the tier median. Cheap funding leaving for higher-yield competitors.

Why this signature
Noninterest-Bearing Deposit Share: 17.97%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
worse than tier avg
198 of 198 Community banks match · 238 nationally
↓ Shrinking -31 banks QoQ

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#264 of 739 • Bottom 35.6% in tier

Exceptional capital position (Tier 1 >= 16%, top quartile). Strong fundamentals - opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 18.59%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 84.95%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
739 of 739 Community banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 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 2664 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

62
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 5.65%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#62 of 2664 Top 2.3% in $100M-$1B
132
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 41.07%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#132 of 2664 Top 4.9% in $100M-$1B
152
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 2.40%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#152 of 2664 Top 5.7% in $100M-$1B
454
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 18.59%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#454 of 2664 Top 17.0% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (0 metrics)

No weakness rankings available
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