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Peoples Bank

$1B-$10B Specialty: Agricultural IA FDIC cert 16265

Designations: Community bank

Rock Valley, IA

10 branches across IA · MN · SD

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 27 in IA
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Peoples Bank has 3 strengths but faces 1 concern

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 42.5% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.22% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 12.06% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - NIB Deposit Bleed: Bottom 75.0% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.2B
+13.4% YoY +3.8% QoQ
-$1.6B $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$560.1M
+4.8% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
18%
Total Loans ? $1.0B
+14.5% YoY +4.5% QoQ
-$928.6M $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$379.9M
+5.0% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
33%
Total Deposits ? $1.0B
+10.3% YoY +3.3% QoQ
-$1.3B $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$469.6M
+4.4% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
18%
Return on Assets ? 2.03%
+14.2% YoY +6.4% QoQ
+0.66% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.31%
+22.6% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 9.7% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 4.04%
+5.9% YoY +1.3% QoQ
+0.22% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.52%
+10.3% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
74%
Efficiency Ratio ? 49.00%
-7.5% YoY -0.3% QoQ
-12.06% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
58.40%
-7.6% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
81%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.94%
-11.3% YoY -16.4% QoQ
+0.05% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
0.92%
+14.5% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
29%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 100.26%
+3.8% YoY +1.2% QoQ
+16.05% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
77.40%
+1.1% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 12.9% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 13.78%
-13.7% YoY -6.5% QoQ
-7.51% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
17.87%
+0.7% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
23%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.82%
-8.0% YoY -13.5% QoQ
+0.14% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.58%
+11.7% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
26%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 11.65%
-0.3% YoY -2.1% QoQ
-3.51% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
14.34%
+1.8% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
26%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.14%
+1.4% YoY -75.3% QoQ
-0.11% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.12%
+10.7% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
50%

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
#95 of 221 • Top 42.5% in tier

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

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 2.03%
(Tier: 1.37%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (1)

NIB Deposit Bleed

decline
#28 of 36 • Bottom 75.0% 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: 13.78%
(Tier: 21.29%, National: 22.01%)
worse than tier avg
36 of 36 Mid-Market banks match · 238 nationally
↓ Shrinking -31 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 (2 metrics)

87
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 2.03%
Peer Median: 1.37%
#87 of 884 Top 9.7% in $1B-$10B
173
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 49.00%
Peer Median: 61.06%
#173 of 884 Top 19.5% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (4 metrics)

771
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 100.26%
Peer Median: 84.20%
#771 of 884 Bottom 12.9% in $1B-$10B
729
Total Deposits
size
Value: $1.03B
Peer Median: $2.34B
#729 of 884 Bottom 17.6% in $1B-$10B
722
Total Assets
size
Value: $1.22B
Peer Median: $2.82B
#722 of 884 Bottom 18.4% in $1B-$10B
681
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 13.78%
Peer Median: 21.29%
#681 of 884 Bottom 23.1% in $1B-$10B
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