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1st Financial Bank USA

$1B-$10B Specialty: Other SD FDIC cert 1673

Dakota Dunes, SD

2 branches across SD

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 15 in SD
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1st Financial Bank USA has 2 strengths but faces 7 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

  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 29.4% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 5.63% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 2.4% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 17.8% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 18.9% in tier
  • - Flatlined Growth: Bottom 26.7% in tier
  • - Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share 19.77% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 10.59% above tier average
  • - Delinquency Rate 0.49% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SD) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.3B
-0.8% YoY -1.5% QoQ
-$1.5B $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$68.7B
+9.0% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
24%
Total Loans ? $952.6M
+4.3% YoY +0.6% QoQ
-$1.0B $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$30.8B
+10.3% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
29%
Total Deposits ? $1.0B
-0.4% YoY -1.6% QoQ
-$1.3B $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$54.8B
+8.5% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
17%
Return on Assets ? 1.05%
-30.4% YoY -11.9% QoQ
-0.32% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.41%
+1.8% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
37%
Net Interest Margin ? 9.44%
-4.8% YoY -4.0% QoQ
+5.63% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
4.19%
+0.4% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 0.9% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 71.65%
+4.2% YoY -5.2% QoQ
+10.59% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
64.00%
-0.6% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
20%
Delinquency Rate ? 1.38%
-3.2% YoY -10.3% QoQ
+0.49% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
0.59%
+45.1% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
18%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 93.11%
+4.7% YoY +2.2% QoQ
+8.90% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
71.70%
+0.3% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
29%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 1.52%
+0.5% YoY +1.9% QoQ
-19.77% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
23.74%
-0.7% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Bottom 1.8% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 1.13%
-11.2% YoY -17.7% QoQ
+0.46% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.41%
+39.3% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
17%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 21.27%
-1.6% YoY +1.3% QoQ
+6.11% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
15.79%
+0.8% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Top 6.3% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.89%
+1.9% YoY -76.3% QoQ
+0.63% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.27%
+0.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 3.5% 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)

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#66 of 221 • Top 29.4% in tier

Top-quartile non-interest income relative to assets. Revenue less dependent on spread - more resilient to rate cycles.

Why this signature
Noninterest Income / Assets: 0.89%
(Tier: 0.26%, National: 0.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.05%
(Tier: 1.37%, National: 1.23%)
but worse than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (4)

Margin Compression

decline
#3 of 84 • Bottom 2.4% 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: 1.05%
(Tier: 1.37%, National: 1.23%)
worse than tier avg
84 of 84 Mid-Market banks match · 407 nationally
↑ Growing +94 banks QoQ

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#32 of 174 • Bottom 17.8% in tier

Exceptional capital position (Tier 1 >= 16%, top quartile). Strong fundamentals - opportunity to deploy capital more productively.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 21.27%
(Tier: 15.16%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 93.11%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
174 of 174 Mid-Market banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Liquidity Strain

risk
#64 of 334 • Bottom 18.9% 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: 93.11%
(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 declining

Flatlined Growth

risk
#41 of 150 • Bottom 26.7% 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: 1.05%
(Tier: 1.37%, National: 1.23%)
worse than tier avg
150 of 150 Mid-Market banks match · 687 nationally
→ Stable +32 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 (3 metrics)

9
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 9.44%
Peer Median: 3.82%
#9 of 884 Top 0.9% in $1B-$10B
32
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.89%
Peer Median: 0.26%
#32 of 884 Top 3.5% in $1B-$10B
57
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 21.27%
Peer Median: 15.16%
#57 of 884 Top 6.3% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

869
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 1.52%
Peer Median: 21.29%
#869 of 884 Bottom 1.8% in $1B-$10B
737
Total Deposits
size
Value: $1.02B
Peer Median: $2.34B
#737 of 884 Bottom 16.7% in $1B-$10B
736
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 1.13%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#736 of 884 Bottom 16.9% in $1B-$10B
727
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 1.38%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#727 of 880 Bottom 17.5% in $1B-$10B
705
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 71.65%
Peer Median: 61.06%
#705 of 884 Bottom 20.4% in $1B-$10B
669
Total Assets
size
Value: $1.33B
Peer Median: $2.82B
#669 of 884 Bottom 24.4% in $1B-$10B
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