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First American Bank and Trust Company

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial GA FDIC cert 16858

Athens, GA

8 branches across GA

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 99 in GA
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First American Bank and Trust Company has 5 strengths but faces 2 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

  • + Credit Quality Leader: Top 10.8% in tier
  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 46.7% in tier
  • + ROA 0.63% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.64% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 14.02% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 4.7% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 31.3% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (GA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $889.7M
+1.2% YoY +4.3% QoQ
+$503.6M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$814.8M
+10.0% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Top 4.2% in tier
Total Loans ? $698.5M
+15.4% YoY +6.2% QoQ
+$442.8M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$550.6M
+10.4% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
Top 2.4% in tier
Total Deposits ? $751.1M
+3.5% YoY +4.2% QoQ
+$423.1M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$689.3M
+8.9% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Top 4.6% in tier
Return on Assets ? 1.90%
+13.4% YoY -5.3% QoQ
+0.63% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.50%
+0.6% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
85%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.57%
+7.8% YoY +1.6% QoQ
+0.64% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
4.36%
+2.3% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
84%
Efficiency Ratio ? 51.27%
-3.6% YoY +3.4% QoQ
-14.02% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
62.13%
-1.5% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
82%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.03%
+668.5% YoY
-0.86% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.81%
+32.9% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
83%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 93.00%
+11.5% YoY +1.9% QoQ
+16.36% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
71.10%
+2.8% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
18%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 28.09%
-10.4% YoY -3.2% QoQ
+6.07% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
26.76%
-3.7% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
77%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.02%
+776.5% YoY
-0.62% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.56%
+24.4% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
83%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 16.78%
-4.0% YoY -3.6% QoQ
+0.95% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
17.30%
-0.8% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
76%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.17%
+9.4% YoY -78.7% QoQ
-0.11% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.21%
+3.2% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
80%

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 (2)

Credit Quality Leader

growth
#73 of 664 • Top 10.8% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.03%
(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

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#312 of 666 • Top 46.7% 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: 0.17%
(Tier: 0.28%, National: 0.32%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.90%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (2)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#62 of 1308 • Bottom 4.7% in tier

Delinquencies rising year-over-year. Credit risk is building - underwriting tools or reserves may need attention.

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.03%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
1308 of 1308 Community banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#232 of 739 • Bottom 31.3% 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: 16.78%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 93.00%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
739 of 739 Community banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 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 (11 metrics)

66
Total Loans
size
Value: $698.49M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#66 of 2664 Top 2.4% in $100M-$1B
114
Total Assets
size
Value: $889.69M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#114 of 2664 Top 4.2% in $100M-$1B
123
Total Deposits
size
Value: $751.08M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#123 of 2664 Top 4.6% in $100M-$1B
404
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 1.90%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#404 of 2664 Top 15.1% in $100M-$1B
426
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.57%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#426 of 2664 Top 16.0% in $100M-$1B
457
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.03%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#457 of 2654 Top 17.2% in $100M-$1B
463
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.02%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#463 of 2664 Top 17.3% in $100M-$1B
486
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 51.27%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#486 of 2664 Top 18.2% in $100M-$1B
536
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.17%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#536 of 2664 Top 20.1% in $100M-$1B
627
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 28.09%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#627 of 2664 Top 23.5% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

2176
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 93.00%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2176 of 2664 Bottom 18.4% in $100M-$1B
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