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First State Bank Nebraska

$1B-$10B Specialty: Agricultural NE FDIC cert 13868

Designations: Community bank

Lincoln, NE

19 branches across NE

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 21 in NE
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First State Bank Nebraska 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

  • + Credit Quality Leader: Top 11.4% in tier
  • + ROA 0.09% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 6.34% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 15.2% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 33.8% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 47.1% in tier
  • - Net Interest Margin 0.33% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NE) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.1B
+4.1% YoY -1.1% QoQ
-$1.7B $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$791.1M
+6.6% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 10.6% in tier
Total Loans ? $874.7M
+9.3% YoY -0.3% QoQ
-$1.1B $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$551.6M
+6.9% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
22%
Total Deposits ? $969.7M
+7.3% YoY +1.8% QoQ
-$1.4B $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$661.1M
+6.6% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Bottom 12.7% in tier
Return on Assets ? 1.45%
+14.8% YoY +4.5% QoQ
+0.09% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.36%
+20.0% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
68%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.49%
+13.0% YoY +5.7% QoQ
-0.33% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.79%
+6.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
40%
Efficiency Ratio ? 54.72%
-1.7% YoY -0.7% QoQ
-6.34% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
60.11%
-6.9% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
65%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.13%
+411.7% YoY +10.0% QoQ
-0.75% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
0.72%
+6.8% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Top 14.7% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 90.20%
+1.9% YoY -2.0% QoQ
+6.00% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
79.63%
+0.4% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
37%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 11.09%
+2.3% YoY -1.4% QoQ
-10.20% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
17.92%
-1.5% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Bottom 14.5% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.11%
+437.3% YoY +10.9% QoQ
-0.57% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.55%
+6.0% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Top 14.9% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 11.63%
+1.1% YoY +1.1% QoQ
-3.53% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
14.10%
+3.9% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
26%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.06%
+3.6% YoY -77.0% QoQ
-0.20% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.12%
+3.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Bottom 14.7% in tier

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)

Credit Quality Leader

growth
#26 of 220 • Top 11.4% in tier

Best-in-class credit quality (delinquency in bottom 25% of peer group). Conservative underwriting paying off.

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.13%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
220 of 220 Mid-Market banks match · 922 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (3)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#79 of 513 • Bottom 15.2% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.13%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
513 of 513 Mid-Market banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Liquidity Strain

risk
#114 of 334 • Bottom 33.8% 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: 90.20%
(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

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#199 of 420 • Bottom 47.1% in tier

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

420 of 420 Mid-Market banks match · 1464 nationally
→ Stable -10 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

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 (2 metrics)

130
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.13%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#130 of 880 Top 14.7% in $1B-$10B
133
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.11%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#133 of 884 Top 14.9% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

791
Total Assets
size
Value: $1.11B
Peer Median: $2.82B
#791 of 884 Bottom 10.6% in $1B-$10B
773
Total Deposits
size
Value: $969.71M
Peer Median: $2.34B
#773 of 884 Bottom 12.7% in $1B-$10B
757
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 11.09%
Peer Median: 21.29%
#757 of 884 Bottom 14.5% in $1B-$10B
755
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.06%
Peer Median: 0.26%
#755 of 884 Bottom 14.7% in $1B-$10B
694
Total Loans
size
Value: $874.70M
Peer Median: $1.96B
#694 of 884 Bottom 21.6% in $1B-$10B
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