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Bank of the Southwest

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial NM FDIC cert 2247

Roswell, NM

13 branches across NM

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 22 in NM
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Bank of the Southwest 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

  • + Deposit Franchise: Top 2.6% in tier
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.46% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 0.2% in tier
  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 22.9% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 41.8% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 46.0% in tier
  • - ROA 0.12% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NM) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $174.8M
-6.0% YoY -3.4% QoQ
-$211.3M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$562.1M
+2.2% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
21%
Total Loans ? $120.6M
+8.6% YoY +1.7% QoQ
-$135.2M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$311.0M
+7.5% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
26%
Total Deposits ? $157.5M
-6.5% YoY -3.9% QoQ
-$170.4M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$489.7M
+0.9% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
23%
Return on Assets ? 1.15%
-46.8% YoY -40.8% QoQ
-0.12% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.89%
+10.3% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
47%
Net Interest Margin ? 6.91%
-1.1% YoY -3.0% QoQ
+2.98% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
4.41%
+2.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 0.5% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 81.32%
+16.9% YoY +12.0% QoQ
+16.03% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
56.82%
-1.4% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 13.9% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.43%
+244.8% YoY +72.7% QoQ
-0.46% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.04%
-3.5% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
50%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 76.52%
+16.1% YoY +5.8% QoQ
-0.12% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
57.05%
+2.9% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
54%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 62.10%
+0.4% YoY -2.1% QoQ
+40.08% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
32.96%
+0.3% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Top 0.5% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.53%
+39.9% YoY +36.2% QoQ
-0.11% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.58%
-1.5% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
36%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 15.18%
-6.1% YoY +0.8% QoQ
-0.65% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
21.68%
-6.9% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
67%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.13%
-8.0% YoY -75.1% QoQ
-0.15% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.22%
-8.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
67%

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)

Deposit Franchise

growth
#8 of 272 • Top 2.6% in tier

Top-quartile non-interest-bearing deposits AND top-quartile NIM. A premium deposit franchise translating into above-peer spread.

Why this signature
Noninterest-Bearing Deposit Share: 62.10%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 6.91%
(Tier: 3.93%, National: 3.89%)
better than tier avg
272 of 272 Community banks match · 369 nationally
→ Stable -14 banks QoQ

Concerns (4)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#2 of 414 • Bottom 0.2% in tier

Efficiency ratio above 80% - operating costs elevated relative to revenue. Margin improvement opportunity.

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 81.32%
(Tier: 65.29%, National: 66.95%)
worse than tier avg
414 of 414 Community banks match · 492 nationally
→ Stable

Deposit Outflow

decline
#117 of 506 • Bottom 22.9% in tier

Deposits down 0.5%+ YoY. Funding base eroding - rate competition or franchise weakness.

506 of 506 Community banks match · 656 nationally
→ Stable -8 banks QoQ

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#548 of 1308 • Bottom 41.8% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.43%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
1308 of 1308 Community banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#449 of 973 • Bottom 46.0% in tier

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

973 of 973 Community 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 2664 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (2 metrics)

13
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 6.91%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#13 of 2664 Top 0.5% in $100M-$1B
13
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 62.10%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#13 of 2664 Top 0.5% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (3 metrics)

2295
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 81.32%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2295 of 2664 Bottom 13.9% in $100M-$1B
2116
Total Assets
size
Value: $174.79M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#2116 of 2664 Bottom 20.6% in $100M-$1B
2050
Total Deposits
size
Value: $157.54M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#2050 of 2664 Bottom 23.1% in $100M-$1B
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