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Piedmont Federal Savings Bank

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial NC FDIC cert 27619

Designations: Community bank

Winston Salem, NC

10 branches across NC

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 9 in NC
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Piedmont Federal Savings Bank has 2 strengths but faces 8 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

  • + Credit Quality Leader: Top 36.8% in tier
  • + Nonperforming Asset Ratio 0.64% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 3.7% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 29.3% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 33.3% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 35.6% in tier
  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 60.8% in tier
  • - Return on Assets 1.20% below tier average
  • - Net Interest Margin 1.46% below tier average
  • - Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share 16.94% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.3B
+2.4% YoY +0.9% QoQ
-$1.5B $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$92.4B
+2.4% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
23%
Total Loans ? $885.3M
+8.0% YoY +2.3% QoQ
-$1.1B $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$45.0B
+8.2% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
23%
Total Deposits ? $957.4M
+1.6% YoY +0.2% QoQ
-$1.4B $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$72.8B
+2.6% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Bottom 11.7% in tier
Return on Assets ? 0.16%
+32.3% YoY +19.2% QoQ
-1.20% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
0.99%
+29.5% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Bottom 3.6% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 2.36%
+16.6% YoY +7.8% QoQ
-1.46% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.42%
+5.0% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 4.2% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 90.61%
-1.1% YoY -0.8% QoQ
+29.55% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
69.88%
-8.6% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 2.6% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.06%
+106.3% YoY -61.3% QoQ
-0.83% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
0.64%
+21.6% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Top 7.6% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 92.47%
+6.2% YoY +2.0% QoQ
+8.26% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
79.67%
+1.0% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
30%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 4.35%
+21.4% YoY +15.3% QoQ
-16.94% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
18.50%
+0.3% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Bottom 3.6% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.04%
+117.5% YoY -60.8% QoQ
-0.64% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.45%
+20.5% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Top 7.5% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 18.87%
-1.9% YoY -1.5% QoQ
+3.71% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
20.13%
+3.0% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Top 9.5% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.07%
+8.3% YoY -75.4% QoQ
-0.19% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.21%
+7.3% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
18%

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)

Credit Quality Leader

growth
#82 of 220 • Top 36.8% in tier

Best-in-class credit quality (delinquency in bottom 25% of peer group). Conservative underwriting paying off.

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.06%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
220 of 220 Mid-Market banks match · 922 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (5)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#20 of 513 • Bottom 3.7% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.06%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
513 of 513 Mid-Market banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#52 of 174 • Bottom 29.3% 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: 18.87%
(Tier: 15.16%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 92.47%
(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 improving

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#141 of 420 • Bottom 33.3% in tier

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

420 of 420 Mid-Market banks match · 1464 nationally
→ Stable -10 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Liquidity Strain

risk
#120 of 334 • Bottom 35.6% 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: 92.47%
(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 declining

Efficiency Drag

risk
#46 of 74 • Bottom 60.8% in tier

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

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 90.61%
(Tier: 61.06%, National: 66.95%)
worse than tier avg
74 of 74 Mid-Market banks match · 492 nationally
→ Stable | 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 884 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

67
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.04%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#67 of 884 Top 7.5% in $1B-$10B
68
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.06%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#68 of 880 Top 7.6% in $1B-$10B
85
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 18.87%
Peer Median: 15.16%
#85 of 884 Top 9.5% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (8 metrics)

862
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 90.61%
Peer Median: 61.06%
#862 of 884 Bottom 2.6% in $1B-$10B
853
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 4.35%
Peer Median: 21.29%
#853 of 884 Bottom 3.6% in $1B-$10B
853
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.16%
Peer Median: 1.37%
#853 of 884 Bottom 3.6% in $1B-$10B
848
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 2.36%
Peer Median: 3.82%
#848 of 884 Bottom 4.2% in $1B-$10B
782
Total Deposits
size
Value: $957.37M
Peer Median: $2.34B
#782 of 884 Bottom 11.7% in $1B-$10B
730
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.07%
Peer Median: 0.26%
#730 of 884 Bottom 17.5% in $1B-$10B
685
Total Loans
size
Value: $885.26M
Peer Median: $1.96B
#685 of 884 Bottom 22.6% in $1B-$10B
680
Total Assets
size
Value: $1.31B
Peer Median: $2.82B
#680 of 884 Bottom 23.2% in $1B-$10B
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