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Cornerstone Bank

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial ND FDIC cert 13198

Designations: Community bank

Fargo, ND

12 branches across ND · SD

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 12 in ND
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Cornerstone Bank has 2 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

  • + Net Interest Margin 0.25% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 4.68% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 10.0% in tier
  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 14.3% in tier
  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 29.2% in tier
  • - Delinquency Rate 0.64% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (ND) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.8B
-2.4% YoY -2.0% QoQ
-$1.1B $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$1.1B
+4.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
44%
Total Loans ? $1.3B
+3.2% YoY +1.9% QoQ
-$698.5M $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$779.7M
+5.6% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
45%
Total Deposits ? $1.5B
-5.0% YoY -3.0% QoQ
-$804.7M $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$930.6M
+2.8% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
46%
Return on Assets ? 1.27%
-16.3% YoY -6.1% QoQ
-0.10% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.38%
+15.2% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
54%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.07%
+14.7% YoY +4.4% QoQ
+0.25% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.69%
+5.3% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
74%
Efficiency Ratio ? 56.38%
-7.8% YoY +1.0% QoQ
-4.68% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
60.25%
-5.8% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
61%
Delinquency Rate ? 1.53%
+282.8% YoY +44.1% QoQ
+0.64% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
0.92%
+20.6% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
15%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 82.31%
+8.6% YoY +5.0% QoQ
-1.90% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
69.27%
+0.4% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
61%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 14.10%
+5.4% YoY -3.6% QoQ
-7.19% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
22.07%
+2.0% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
24%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 1.11%
+304.5% YoY +49.7% QoQ
+0.43% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.56%
+12.7% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
18%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 11.46%
+11.9% YoY +1.2% QoQ
-3.70% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
13.00%
+1.5% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
23%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.07%
+5.9% YoY -75.8% QoQ
-0.19% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.12%
+7.9% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
19%

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 (0)

No matched strength signatures this quarter

Concerns (3)

Capital Thin

risk
#23 of 221 • Bottom 10.0% 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: 11.46%
(Tier: 15.16%, National: 17.06%)
worse than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Margin Compression

decline
#13 of 84 • Bottom 14.3% in tier

Profitability above 0.75% ROA but margins eroding by at least 0.10pp YoY. Something changed - rising costs or falling yields need addressing.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 1.27%
(Tier: 1.37%, National: 1.23%)
worse than tier avg
84 of 84 Mid-Market banks match · 407 nationally
↑ Growing +94 banks QoQ

Deposit Outflow

decline
#39 of 130 • Bottom 29.2% in tier

Deposits down 0.5%+ YoY. Funding base eroding - rate competition or franchise weakness.

130 of 130 Mid-Market 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 884 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (0 metrics)

No strength rankings available

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

746
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 1.53%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#746 of 880 Bottom 15.3% in $1B-$10B
727
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 1.11%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#727 of 884 Bottom 17.9% in $1B-$10B
714
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.07%
Peer Median: 0.26%
#714 of 884 Bottom 19.3% in $1B-$10B
683
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 11.46%
Peer Median: 15.16%
#683 of 884 Bottom 22.9% in $1B-$10B
669
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 14.10%
Peer Median: 21.29%
#669 of 884 Bottom 24.4% in $1B-$10B
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