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Security State Bank of Aitkin

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial MN FDIC cert 16656

Aitkin, MN

4 branches across MN

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 152 in MN
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Security State Bank of Aitkin has 1 strength but faces 5 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 0.05% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 7.5% in tier
  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 18.9% in tier
  • - Flatlined Growth: Bottom 21.1% in tier
  • - Delinquency Rate 1.50% above tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 12.56% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MN) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $109.8M
-0.8% YoY -2.5% QoQ
-$276.3M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$512.9M
+5.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 2.7% in tier
Total Loans ? $53.5M
+8.4% YoY +1.6% QoQ
-$202.2M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$288.3M
+6.9% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
Bottom 3.6% in tier
Total Deposits ? $102.2M
-0.3% YoY -2.2% QoQ
-$225.8M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$443.8M
+5.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Bottom 6.4% in tier
Return on Assets ? 0.85%
-22.5% YoY -14.7% QoQ
-0.42% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.13%
+10.7% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
29%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.98%
-2.2% YoY -1.9% QoQ
+0.05% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.93%
+7.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
56%
Efficiency Ratio ? 77.85%
+8.1% YoY +4.4% QoQ
+12.56% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
64.77%
-3.3% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
18%
Delinquency Rate ? 2.38%
-7.2% QoQ
+1.50% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.04%
+28.9% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Bottom 9.1% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 52.36%
+8.7% YoY +3.9% QoQ
-24.28% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
76.69%
-0.4% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Top 11.3% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 33.70%
+3.8% YoY +1.9% QoQ
+11.68% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
21.87%
-0.9% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Top 11.5% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 1.16%
+121.2% YoY -30.8% QoQ
+0.52% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.77%
+27.1% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
16%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 10.88%
-14.5% YoY +1.8% QoQ
-4.95% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
15.37%
+0.7% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
22%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.04%
-5.1% YoY -77.5% QoQ
-0.24% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.16%
+5.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
16%

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)

Margin Compression

decline
#24 of 305 • Bottom 7.5% 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: 0.85%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
worse than tier avg
305 of 305 Community banks match · 407 nationally
↑ Growing +94 banks QoQ

Capital Thin

risk
#127 of 666 • Bottom 18.9% 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: 10.88%
(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

Flatlined Growth

risk
#109 of 512 • Bottom 21.1% in tier

Asset growth stalled (-2% to +2% YoY) despite healthy profitability (>0.25% ROA). Suggests untapped opportunity or strategic drift worth investigating.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 0.85%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
worse than tier avg
512 of 512 Community banks match · 687 nationally
→ Stable +32 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

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)

303
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 52.36%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#303 of 2664 Top 11.3% in $100M-$1B
307
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 33.70%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#307 of 2664 Top 11.5% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

2592
Total Assets
size
Value: $109.81M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#2592 of 2664 Bottom 2.7% in $100M-$1B
2568
Total Loans
size
Value: $53.49M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#2568 of 2664 Bottom 3.6% in $100M-$1B
2495
Total Deposits
size
Value: $102.17M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#2495 of 2664 Bottom 6.4% in $100M-$1B
2413
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 2.38%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#2413 of 2654 Bottom 9.1% in $100M-$1B
2227
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.04%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#2227 of 2664 Bottom 16.4% in $100M-$1B
2227
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 1.16%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#2227 of 2664 Bottom 16.4% in $100M-$1B
2179
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 77.85%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2179 of 2664 Bottom 18.2% in $100M-$1B
2088
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 10.88%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#2088 of 2664 Bottom 21.7% in $100M-$1B
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