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Wadena State Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial MN FDIC cert 13430

Wadena, MN

4 branches across MN

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 152 in MN
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Wadena State 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

  • + ROA 0.32% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.43% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 6.02% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.49% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 12.8% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 30.7% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 44.1% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MN) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $204.5M
+1.8% YoY -0.7% QoQ
-$181.6M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$512.9M
+5.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
28%
Total Loans ? $135.3M
+4.5% YoY +1.6% QoQ
-$120.4M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$288.3M
+6.9% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
31%
Total Deposits ? $185.9M
+1.0% YoY -0.3% QoQ
-$142.1M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$443.8M
+5.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
31%
Return on Assets ? 1.59%
+11.2% YoY -8.1% QoQ
+0.32% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.13%
+10.7% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
72%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.36%
+3.3% YoY +0.1% QoQ
+0.43% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.93%
+7.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
76%
Efficiency Ratio ? 59.27%
-3.8% YoY +3.1% QoQ
-6.02% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
64.77%
-3.3% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
62%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.40%
+681.4% YoY +311.3% QoQ
-0.49% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.04%
+28.9% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
51%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 72.78%
+3.5% YoY +1.9% QoQ
-3.86% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
76.69%
-0.4% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
62%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 20.91%
-7.1% YoY -3.4% QoQ
-1.11% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
21.87%
-0.9% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
49%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.31%
+853.6% YoY +400.5% QoQ
-0.32% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.77%
+27.1% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
49%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 9.48%
-0.2% YoY -6.8% QoQ
-6.35% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
15.37%
+0.7% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Bottom 4.2% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.07%
-3.8% YoY -76.3% QoQ
-0.21% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.16%
+5.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
34%

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
#86 of 666 • Bottom 12.8% 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: 9.48%
(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

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#300 of 973 • Bottom 30.7% in tier

Loan portfolio growing while delinquencies are rising. Expansion with deteriorating credit quality needs attention.

973 of 973 Community banks match · 1464 nationally
→ Stable -10 banks QoQ

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#578 of 1308 • Bottom 44.1% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.40%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
1308 of 1308 Community banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 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 (1 metrics)

635
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.36%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#635 of 2664 Top 23.8% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

2552
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 9.48%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#2552 of 2664 Bottom 4.2% in $100M-$1B
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