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Western Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial NM FDIC cert 16720

Artesia, NM

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 22 in NM
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Western Bank has 5 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

  • + Deposit Franchise: Top 16.9% in tier
  • + Profitability Leader: Top 31.4% in tier
  • + Credit Quality Leader: Top 34.8% in tier
  • + Efficiency Ratio 26.14% below tier average
  • + Nonperforming Asset Ratio 0.64% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 0.1% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NM) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $318.7M
-5.5% YoY +4.3% QoQ
-$67.4M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$562.1M
+2.2% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
49%
Total Loans ? $170.6M
+15.6% YoY -3.1% QoQ
-$85.2M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$311.0M
+7.5% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
41%
Total Deposits ? $283.0M
-7.8% YoY +4.4% QoQ
-$44.9M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$489.7M
+0.9% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
52%
Return on Assets ? 2.96%
+5.7% YoY +4.8% QoQ
+1.70% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.89%
+10.3% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 2.1% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 4.93%
+6.8% YoY -2.0% QoQ
+1.00% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
4.41%
+2.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 8.1% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 39.14%
+4.3% YoY -2.8% QoQ
-26.14% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
56.82%
-1.4% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 3.2% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.00% -0.89% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.04%
-3.5% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 60.26%
+25.3% YoY -7.2% QoQ
-16.38% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
57.05%
+2.9% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
81%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 53.04%
-17.5% YoY -3.7% QoQ
+31.02% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
32.96%
+0.3% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Top 1.2% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.00% -0.64% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.58%
-1.5% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 15.55%
-1.5% YoY +4.8% QoQ
-0.28% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
21.68%
-6.9% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
70%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.05%
-5.5% YoY -77.4% QoQ
-0.23% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.22%
-8.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
21%

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 (3)

Deposit Franchise

growth
#47 of 272 • Top 16.9% in tier

Top-quartile non-interest-bearing deposits AND top-quartile NIM. A premium deposit franchise translating into above-peer spread.

Why this signature
Noninterest-Bearing Deposit Share: 53.04%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 4.93%
(Tier: 3.93%, National: 3.89%)
better than tier avg
272 of 272 Community banks match · 369 nationally
→ Stable -14 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Profitability Leader

growth
#210 of 666 • Top 31.4% in tier

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

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 2.96%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Credit Quality Leader

growth
#232 of 664 • Top 34.8% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.00%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
664 of 664 Community banks match · 922 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (1)

Deposit Outflow

decline
#1 of 506 • Bottom 0.1% in tier

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

506 of 506 Community 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 2664 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (7 metrics)

1
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#1 of 2654 Top 0.1% in $100M-$1B
1
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#1 of 2664 Top 0.1% in $100M-$1B
34
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 53.04%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#34 of 2664 Top 1.2% in $100M-$1B
57
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 2.96%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#57 of 2664 Top 2.1% in $100M-$1B
87
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 39.14%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#87 of 2664 Top 3.2% in $100M-$1B
218
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.93%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#218 of 2664 Top 8.1% in $100M-$1B
499
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 60.26%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#499 of 2664 Top 18.7% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

2117
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.05%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#2117 of 2664 Bottom 20.6% in $100M-$1B
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