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Ameris Bank

$10B-$250B Specialty: Commercial GA FDIC cert 20504

Atlanta, GA

178 branches across GA · FL · SC · AL · NC

137 banks in the $10B-$250B peer group nationally 1 in GA
View $10B-$250B leaderboard (GA) →

Ameris Bank has 4 strengths but faces 3 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

  • + ROA 0.36% above tier average
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.13% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 6.86% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.44% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 15.3% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 18.2% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 38.9% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (GA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $28.0B
+6.0% YoY +2.2% QoQ
-$18.9B $47.0B
-1.9% YoY
$814.8M
+10.0% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
55%
Total Loans ? $22.0B
+5.1% YoY +0.8% QoQ
-$7.4B $29.4B
-0.4% YoY
$550.6M
+10.4% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
63%
Total Deposits ? $22.7B
+3.1% YoY +1.0% QoQ
-$15.7B $38.4B
-1.6% YoY
$689.3M
+8.9% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
56%
Return on Assets ? 1.64%
+14.9% YoY +0.2% QoQ
+0.36% 1.28%
+18.7% YoY
1.50%
+0.6% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
82%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.90%
+3.2% YoY -0.2% QoQ
+0.13% 3.77%
+5.8% YoY
4.36%
+2.3% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
73%
Efficiency Ratio ? 47.15%
-4.2% YoY +1.0% QoQ
-6.86% 54.01%
-3.7% YoY
62.13%
-1.5% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
78%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.58%
+5.2% YoY +6.4% QoQ
-0.44% 1.02%
-3.8% YoY
0.81%
+32.9% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
62%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 96.83%
+2.0% YoY -0.2% QoQ
+16.04% 80.79%
+1.9% YoY
71.10%
+2.8% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 11.7% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 29.98%
-3.6% YoY +3.4% QoQ
+9.94% 20.04%
+0.2% YoY
26.76%
-3.7% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
81%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.46%
+6.0% YoY +5.0% QoQ
-0.26% 0.72%
+4.2% YoY
0.56%
+24.4% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
55%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 13.15%
-2.9% YoY -2.1% QoQ
-2.37% 15.51%
-0.4% YoY
17.30%
-0.8% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
54%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.25%
+3.1% YoY -74.6% QoQ
+0.03% 0.22%
+0.3% YoY
0.21%
+3.2% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
74%

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 (3)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#12 of 72 • Bottom 15.3% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.58%
(Tier: 1.02%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
72 of 72 Large banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#13 of 66 • Bottom 18.2% 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

Liquidity Strain

risk
#15 of 36 • Bottom 38.9% 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: 96.83%
(Tier: 80.79%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
36 of 36 Large banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 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 (3 metrics)

26
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 1.64%
Peer Median: 1.28%
#26 of 137 Top 18.2% in $10B-$250B
27
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 29.98%
Peer Median: 20.04%
#27 of 137 Top 19.0% in $10B-$250B
31
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 47.15%
Peer Median: 54.01%
#31 of 137 Top 21.9% in $10B-$250B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

122
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 96.83%
Peer Median: 80.79%
#122 of 137 Bottom 11.7% in $10B-$250B
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