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Citizens First Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial WI FDIC cert 13032

Viroqua, WI

6 branches across WI

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 113 in WI
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Citizens First Bank shows strong momentum with 5 strengths and 7.7% YoY asset growth

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 13.1% in tier
  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 44.7% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.28% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 7.63% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.54% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

No key concerns identified

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (WI) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $344.2M
+7.7% YoY -0.1% QoQ
-$41.9M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$1.1B
+10.1% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
53%
Total Loans ? $251.1M
+9.0% YoY +2.2% QoQ
-$4.6M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$816.7M
+9.9% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
60%
Total Deposits ? $282.2M
+5.2% YoY +0.2% QoQ
-$45.8M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$905.4M
+9.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
51%
Return on Assets ? 1.94%
+70.2% YoY +44.8% QoQ
+0.67% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.50%
+15.4% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 14.0% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 4.21%
+17.3% YoY +9.1% QoQ
+0.28% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.77%
+9.2% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
69%
Efficiency Ratio ? 57.66%
-17.7% YoY -13.1% QoQ
-7.63% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
64.74%
-4.5% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
67%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.34%
-53.8% YoY -36.4% QoQ
-0.54% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.87%
+31.3% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
54%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 88.98%
+3.6% YoY +2.0% QoQ
+12.35% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
86.53%
+1.6% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
26%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 21.50%
+21.8% YoY -13.4% QoQ
-0.52% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
18.27%
-0.8% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
52%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.25%
-53.2% YoY -34.9% QoQ
-0.39% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.63%
+35.0% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
55%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 10.25%
-1.3% YoY -2.8% QoQ
-5.58% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
14.74%
+0.5% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Bottom 13.0% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.17%
+40.0% YoY -67.2% QoQ
-0.11% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
1.15%
+12.5% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
80%

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 (2)

Profitability Leader

growth
#88 of 666 • Top 13.1% in tier

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

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 1.94%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#299 of 666 • Top 44.7% in tier

Top-quartile non-interest income relative to assets. Revenue less dependent on spread - more resilient to rate cycles.

Why this signature
Noninterest Income / Assets: 0.17%
(Tier: 0.28%, National: 0.32%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.94%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ

Concerns (0)

No matched concern signatures this quarter

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)

373
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 1.94%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#373 of 2664 Top 14.0% in $100M-$1B
530
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.17%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#530 of 2664 Top 19.9% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

2319
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 10.25%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#2319 of 2664 Bottom 13.0% in $100M-$1B
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