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1st Financial Bank USA

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

Dakota Dunes, SD

2 branches across SD

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

Your Quarter, Wrapped

A 35-second highlight reel of your Q2 — the wins worth celebrating and the one signal worth watching, pulled straight from your scorecard data.

Q2 2026 at a glance

  • 1 of 885 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationwide — 1 of 16 in SD.
  • Deposits +9.9% year over year ($1.1B on the books).
  • Delinquency rate 1.54%.
  • Return on assets 0.98%.
  • Efficiency ratio 72.58% vs a 59.73% peer average.
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio 88.70% vs a 85.04% peer average.

Animation disabled (reduced-motion preference). Full details in the Core Metrics table below.

885 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 16 in SD
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1st Financial Bank USA has 2 strengths 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

  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 30.2% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 5.41% above tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 8.2% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 18.9% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 26.2% in tier
  • - Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share 19.81% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 12.85% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SD) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.4B
+7.4% YoY +5.3% QoQ
-$1.4B $2.8B
-0.6% YoY
$70.4B
+8.4% YoY
$6.3B
+7.7% YoY
29%
Total Loans ? $969.6M
+3.1% YoY +1.8% QoQ
-$993.6M $2.0B
-0.3% YoY
$31.5B
+10.3% YoY
$3.2B
+9.4% YoY
30%
Total Deposits ? $1.1B
+9.9% YoY +6.8% QoQ
-$1.2B $2.3B
-0.5% YoY
$56.5B
+10.5% YoY
$4.9B
+7.3% YoY
22%
Return on Assets ? 0.98%
-29.3% YoY -6.3% QoQ
-0.41% 1.39%
+17.0% YoY
1.40%
+6.8% YoY
1.30%
+12.1% YoY
29%
Net Interest Margin ? 9.28%
-7.1% YoY -1.7% QoQ
+5.41% 3.87%
+6.2% YoY
4.26%
+1.1% YoY
3.95%
+4.9% YoY
Top 0.7% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 72.58%
+4.2% YoY +1.3% QoQ
+12.85% 59.73%
-12.6% YoY
60.99%
-4.4% YoY
70.05%
+2.5% YoY
17%
Delinquency Rate ? 1.54%
+16.8% YoY +11.4% QoQ
+0.67% 0.87%
+11.7% YoY
0.78%
+47.6% YoY
0.98%
+16.3% YoY
15%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 88.70%
-6.2% YoY -4.7% QoQ
+3.66% 85.04%
-0.1% YoY
73.26%
-0.6% YoY
79.03%
+2.3% YoY
47%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 1.46%
+12.7% YoY -4.1% QoQ
-19.81% 21.27%
-1.5% YoY
23.46%
+3.2% YoY
21.98%
-0.6% YoY
Bottom 1.8% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 1.15%
-11.0% YoY +1.4% QoQ
+0.47% 0.67%
+11.7% YoY
0.54%
+39.8% YoY
0.69%
+15.8% YoY
18%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 21.06%
-0.4% YoY -1.0% QoQ
+6.22% 14.84%
-0.4% YoY
15.80%
+1.0% YoY
17.09%
+0.8% YoY
Top 6.2% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 1.77%
-3.8% YoY +99.1% QoQ
+1.24% 0.53%
+2.5% YoY
0.54%
-0.1% YoY
0.66%
+5.2% YoY
Top 3.2% in tier

Additional Detail

Deposit mix, loan mix, capital, efficiency, asset quality & profitability · As of 2026-Q2

Deposit Composition

% of total deposits

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SD) National Avg Tier Percentile
Noninterest-Bearing 1.5%
+0.2pp YoY
-0.1pp QoQ
-19.9pp 21.4% 23.5% 22.2% 1%
Brokered Deposits 76.4%
-0.7pp YoY
+1.0pp QoQ
+66.9pp 9.5% 8.7% 8.5% 99%

Loan Composition

% of total loans & leases

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SD) National Avg Tier Percentile
C&I 3.4%
+0.4pp YoY
+0.6pp QoQ
-10.6pp 14.0% 14.1% 12.5% 11%
CRE 19.5%
+3.7pp YoY
+0.4pp QoQ
-30.5pp 50.0% 31.5% 41.4% 4%
1-4 Family 9.2%
-1.7pp YoY
+0.1pp QoQ
-17.2pp 26.4% 14.9% 31.3% 14%
Consumer 36.5%
-2.6pp YoY
-0.8pp QoQ
+31.8pp 4.7% 8.5% 5.0% 97%

Capital

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SD) National Avg Tier Percentile
CET1 Ratio 21.1%
-0.1pp YoY
-0.2pp QoQ
+5.5pp 15.6% 17.6% 19.7% 93%
Leverage Ratio 16.3%
-0.8pp YoY
-0.6pp QoQ
+5.0pp 11.3% 11.9% 12.6% 95%
Total Capital Ratio 22.3%
-0.1pp YoY
-0.2pp QoQ
+5.6pp 16.7% 18.8% 20.8% 93%

Efficiency & Staffing

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SD) National Avg Tier Percentile
Full-Time Employees 312
-17 (-5.2%) YoY
-1 (-0.3%) QoQ
-2 313 6,279 482 68%
Assets per Employee ($) $4.5M
+13.2% YoY
+5.7% QoQ
-$6.0M $10.5M $8.1M $8.8M 2%
Branch Count 2
0 YoY
0 QoQ
-18 20 92 18 5%

Asset Quality

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SD) National Avg Tier Percentile
Past Due 90+ Days 0.9%
-0.1pp YoY
-0.2pp QoQ
+0.7pp 0.2% 0.2% 0.4% 96%
Nonaccrual 0.7%
+0.3pp YoY
+0.3pp QoQ
-0.1pp 0.8% 1.0% 1.0% 62%
Allowance Coverage 1.17x
-22.9% YoY
-11.1% QoQ
-17.54x 18.71x 96.54x 20.23x 29%
Net Charge-off Rate (YTD) 2.3%
-0.1pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
+2.0pp 0.3% 0.7% 0.2% 98%

Profitability

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SD) National Avg Tier Percentile
ROE 5.9%
-2.4pp YoY
-0.3pp QoQ
-6.7pp 12.6% 12.4% 11.6% 12%
Cost of Funds (YTD) 3.7%
-0.2pp YoY
-0.1pp QoQ
+1.8pp 1.9% 1.7% 1.7% 100%
Net Income ($, YTD) $6.7M
-27.1% YoY
— QoQ
-$12.5M $19.2M $418.8M $40.4M 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 (1)

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#68 of 222 • Top 30.2% 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: 1.77%
(Tier: 0.53%, National: 0.66%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 0.98%
(Tier: 1.39%, National: 1.30%)
but worse than tier avg
222 of 222 Mid-Market banks match · 923 nationally
→ Stable | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (3)

Margin Compression

decline
#8 of 85 • Bottom 8.2% 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: 0.98%
(Tier: 1.39%, National: 1.30%)
worse than tier avg
85 of 85 Mid-Market banks match · 413 nationally
→ Stable +8 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#77 of 402 • Bottom 18.9% in tier

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

402 of 402 Mid-Market banks match · 1401 nationally
→ Stable -58 banks QoQ

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#46 of 172 • Bottom 26.2% 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: 21.06%
(Tier: 14.84%, National: 17.09%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 88.70%
(Tier: 85.04%, National: 79.03%)
worse than tier avg
172 of 172 Mid-Market banks match · 940 nationally
→ Stable +7 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 885 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

7
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 9.28%
Peer Median: 3.87%
#7 of 885 Top 0.7% in $1B-$10B
29
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 1.77%
Peer Median: 0.53%
#29 of 885 Top 3.2% in $1B-$10B
56
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 21.06%
Peer Median: 14.84%
#56 of 885 Top 6.2% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

870
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 1.46%
Peer Median: 21.27%
#870 of 885 Bottom 1.8% in $1B-$10B
749
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 1.54%
Peer Median: 0.87%
#749 of 882 Bottom 15.2% in $1B-$10B
737
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 72.58%
Peer Median: 59.73%
#737 of 885 Bottom 16.8% in $1B-$10B
728
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 1.15%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#728 of 885 Bottom 17.9% in $1B-$10B
689
Total Deposits
size
Value: $1.09B
Peer Median: $2.32B
#689 of 885 Bottom 22.3% in $1B-$10B
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