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BankFirst

$1B-$10B Specialty: Agricultural NE FDIC cert 20130

Designations: Community bank

Norfolk, NE

14 branches across NE · IA

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 21 in NE
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BankFirst has 4 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

  • + Efficiency Ratio 24.56% below tier average
  • + ROA 0.56% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.46% above tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.19% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 15.0% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 25.3% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NE) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.2B
+9.3% YoY +0.1% QoQ
-$1.6B $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$791.1M
+6.6% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
17%
Total Loans ? $717.0M
+0.9% YoY -1.5% QoQ
-$1.2B $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$551.6M
+6.9% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
Bottom 8.6% in tier
Total Deposits ? $750.3M
+2.3% YoY +1.5% QoQ
-$1.6B $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$661.1M
+6.6% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Bottom 1.2% in tier
Return on Assets ? 1.93%
+6.0% YoY -5.9% QoQ
+0.56% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.36%
+20.0% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 12.0% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 4.28%
+6.1% YoY +1.6% QoQ
+0.46% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.79%
+6.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
82%
Efficiency Ratio ? 36.50%
-5.4% YoY +2.0% QoQ
-24.56% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
60.11%
-6.9% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 5.1% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.70%
-73.5% YoY -51.7% QoQ
-0.19% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
0.72%
+6.8% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
40%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 95.57%
-1.4% YoY -2.9% QoQ
+11.37% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
79.63%
+0.4% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
23%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 12.09%
+2.7% YoY +3.4% QoQ
-9.20% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
17.92%
-1.5% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
17%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.42%
-75.6% YoY -52.5% QoQ
-0.26% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.55%
+6.0% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
51%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 19.26%
+7.0% YoY +3.6% QoQ
+4.10% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
14.10%
+3.9% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Top 8.8% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.08%
-0.1% YoY -77.6% QoQ
-0.18% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.12%
+3.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
23%

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)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#51 of 334 • Bottom 15.0% 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: 95.57%
(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 improving

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#45 of 174 • Bottom 25.3% 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: 19.26%
(Tier: 15.16%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 95.57%
(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 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 884 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

46
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 36.50%
Peer Median: 61.06%
#46 of 884 Top 5.1% in $1B-$10B
79
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 19.26%
Peer Median: 15.16%
#79 of 884 Top 8.8% in $1B-$10B
107
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 1.93%
Peer Median: 1.37%
#107 of 884 Top 12.0% in $1B-$10B
159
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.28%
Peer Median: 3.82%
#159 of 884 Top 17.9% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

874
Total Deposits
size
Value: $750.26M
Peer Median: $2.34B
#874 of 884 Bottom 1.2% in $1B-$10B
809
Total Loans
size
Value: $717.05M
Peer Median: $1.96B
#809 of 884 Bottom 8.6% in $1B-$10B
736
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 12.09%
Peer Median: 21.29%
#736 of 884 Bottom 16.9% in $1B-$10B
734
Total Assets
size
Value: $1.20B
Peer Median: $2.82B
#734 of 884 Bottom 17.1% in $1B-$10B
683
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.08%
Peer Median: 0.26%
#683 of 884 Bottom 22.9% in $1B-$10B
681
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 95.57%
Peer Median: 84.20%
#681 of 884 Bottom 23.1% in $1B-$10B
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