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Bell Bank

$10B-$250B Specialty: Commercial ND FDIC cert 19581

Fargo, ND

34 branches across MN · ND · AZ · ID

137 banks in the $10B-$250B peer group nationally 1 in ND
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Bell Bank has 1 strength but faces 6 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

  • + Delinquency Rate 0.07% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 17.1% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 42.4% in tier
  • - Efficiency Ratio 17.86% above tier average
  • - Loan-to-Deposit Ratio 19.17% above tier average
  • - ROA 0.32% below tier average
  • - Net Interest Margin 0.96% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (ND) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $14.8B
+2.2% YoY +2.6% QoQ
-$32.1B $47.0B
-1.9% YoY
$1.1B
+4.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
20%
Total Loans ? $12.7B
+7.5% YoY +2.5% QoQ
-$16.7B $29.4B
-0.4% YoY
$779.7M
+5.6% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
34%
Total Deposits ? $12.7B
-0.1% YoY +2.4% QoQ
-$25.7B $38.4B
-1.6% YoY
$930.6M
+2.8% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
23%
Return on Assets ? 0.96%
+76.3% YoY +61.5% QoQ
-0.32% 1.28%
+18.7% YoY
1.38%
+15.2% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
27%
Net Interest Margin ? 2.82%
+36.4% YoY +18.4% QoQ
-0.96% 3.77%
+5.8% YoY
3.69%
+5.3% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
18%
Efficiency Ratio ? 71.87%
-8.6% YoY -7.0% QoQ
+17.86% 54.01%
-3.7% YoY
60.25%
-5.8% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 9.5% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.95%
+25.0% YoY +5.8% QoQ
-0.07% 1.02%
-3.8% YoY
0.92%
+20.6% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
32%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 99.96%
+7.5% YoY +0.1% QoQ
+19.17% 80.79%
+1.9% YoY
69.27%
+0.4% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 7.3% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 18.65%
+18.7% YoY +6.6% QoQ
-1.39% 20.04%
+0.2% YoY
22.07%
+2.0% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
35%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.82%
+32.1% YoY +5.7% QoQ
+0.09% 0.72%
+4.2% YoY
0.56%
+12.7% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
23%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 11.51%
-3.2% YoY +0.1% QoQ
-4.01% 15.51%
-0.4% YoY
13.00%
+1.5% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Bottom 9.5% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.38%
+3.2% YoY -76.4% QoQ
+0.15% 0.22%
+0.3% YoY
0.12%
+7.9% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 11.7% 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 (0)

No matched strength signatures this quarter

Concerns (2)

Capital Thin

risk
#7 of 35 • Bottom 17.1% 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: 11.51%
(Tier: 15.51%, National: 17.06%)
worse than tier avg
35 of 35 Large banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#29 of 66 • Bottom 42.4% in tier

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

66 of 66 Large banks match · 1464 nationally
→ Stable -10 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 137 peers in $10B-$250B

Top Strengths (1 metrics)

17
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.38%
Peer Median: 0.22%
#17 of 137 Top 11.7% in $10B-$250B

Top Weaknesses (7 metrics)

128
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 99.96%
Peer Median: 80.79%
#128 of 137 Bottom 7.3% in $10B-$250B
125
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 11.51%
Peer Median: 15.51%
#125 of 137 Bottom 9.5% in $10B-$250B
125
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 71.87%
Peer Median: 54.01%
#125 of 137 Bottom 9.5% in $10B-$250B
114
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 2.82%
Peer Median: 3.77%
#114 of 137 Bottom 17.5% in $10B-$250B
111
Total Assets
size
Value: $14.82B
Peer Median: $46.96B
#111 of 137 Bottom 19.7% in $10B-$250B
106
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.82%
Peer Median: 0.72%
#106 of 137 Bottom 23.4% in $10B-$250B
106
Total Deposits
size
Value: $12.67B
Peer Median: $38.42B
#106 of 137 Bottom 23.4% in $10B-$250B
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