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First State Bank of DeKalb County

$100M-$1B Specialty: Other AL FDIC cert 23815

Fort Payne, AL

5 branches across AL

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 64 in AL
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First State Bank of DeKalb County has 3 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

  • + Deposit Franchise: Top 19.1% in tier
  • + Return on Assets 1.00% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 20.11% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 39.0% in tier
  • - Delinquency Rate 0.11% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (AL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $352.9M
+2.6% YoY -0.8% QoQ
-$33.2M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$2.5B
+0.2% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
55%
Total Loans ? $195.1M
+7.3% YoY +2.3% QoQ
-$60.6M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$1.5B
+2.4% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
47%
Total Deposits ? $299.3M
+1.5% YoY -1.7% QoQ
-$28.7M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$2.1B
-0.2% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
54%
Return on Assets ? 2.27%
-0.9% YoY +0.4% QoQ
+1.00% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
0.78%
-19.5% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 7.6% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 5.49%
-2.5% YoY -0.8% QoQ
+1.56% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.99%
+5.2% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 3.0% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 45.17%
+9.4% YoY +6.8% QoQ
-20.11% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
72.13%
+5.1% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 9.1% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 1.00%
-50.0% YoY -33.0% QoQ
+0.11% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.09%
+24.8% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
28%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 65.19%
+5.7% YoY +4.1% QoQ
-11.45% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
67.08%
+2.0% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
75%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 35.25%
-1.8% YoY -2.2% QoQ
+13.24% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
23.89%
+0.0% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Top 9.6% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.55%
-52.6% YoY -34.8% QoQ
-0.09% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.71%
+24.8% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
35%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 23.91%
+20.1% YoY +4.2% QoQ
+8.08% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
16.96%
+13.8% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Top 7.7% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.09%
+21.1% YoY -73.0% QoQ
-0.19% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.16%
-16.3% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
48%

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
#53 of 272 • Top 19.1% 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: 35.25%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 5.49%
(Tier: 3.93%, National: 3.89%)
better than tier avg
272 of 272 Community banks match · 369 nationally
→ Stable -14 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (1)

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#289 of 739 • Bottom 39.0% 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: 23.91%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 65.19%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
better 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 (5 metrics)

81
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 5.49%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#81 of 2664 Top 3.0% in $100M-$1B
203
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 2.27%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#203 of 2664 Top 7.6% in $100M-$1B
205
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 23.91%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#205 of 2664 Top 7.7% in $100M-$1B
244
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 45.17%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#244 of 2664 Top 9.1% in $100M-$1B
257
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 35.25%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#257 of 2664 Top 9.6% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (0 metrics)

No weakness rankings available
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