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First Piedmont Federal Savings and Loan Association of Gaffney

$100M-$1B Specialty: Mortgage SC FDIC cert 28859

Designations: ✓ Mutual

Gaffney, SC

7 branches across SC

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

Your Quarter, Wrapped

A 35-second highlight reel of your Q2 — the wins worth celebrating and the one signal worth watching, pulled straight from your scorecard data.

Q2 2026 at a glance

  • 1 of 2,643 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationwide — 1 of 27 in SC.
  • Deposits +2.5% year over year ($420.5M on the books).
  • Delinquency rate 0.74%.
  • Return on assets 1.76%.
  • Efficiency ratio 53.75% vs a 64.48% peer average.
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio 122.53% vs a 77.95% peer average.

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2643 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 27 in SC
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First Piedmont Federal Savings and Loan Association of Gaffney 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

  • + Deposit Franchise: Top 25.2% in tier
  • + ROA 0.44% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 10.73% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.18% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 2.6% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 8.8% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 27.3% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $597.1M
+3.5% YoY +1.0% QoQ
+$210.5M $386.6M
+1.2% YoY
$1.5B
+5.6% YoY
$6.3B
+7.7% YoY
80%
Total Loans ? $515.2M
+4.4% YoY +1.5% QoQ
+$256.9M $258.3M
+1.7% YoY
$1.0B
+7.6% YoY
$3.2B
+9.4% YoY
Top 10.2% in tier
Total Deposits ? $420.5M
+2.5% YoY +0.7% QoQ
+$93.7M $326.7M
+0.7% YoY
$1.3B
+2.8% YoY
$4.9B
+7.3% YoY
72%
Return on Assets ? 1.76%
-4.5% YoY +4.1% QoQ
+0.44% 1.32%
+10.8% YoY
1.14%
+28.2% YoY
1.30%
+12.1% YoY
79%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.80%
+1.1% YoY +1.8% QoQ
+0.82% 3.99%
+5.0% YoY
3.68%
+4.4% YoY
3.95%
+4.9% YoY
Top 11.8% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 53.75%
-1.6% YoY -2.2% QoQ
-10.73% 64.48%
-3.2% YoY
67.24%
-4.2% YoY
70.05%
+2.5% YoY
75%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.74%
+0.4% YoY -3.5% QoQ
-0.18% 0.92%
+15.7% YoY
0.46%
-16.5% YoY
0.98%
+16.3% YoY
36%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 122.53%
+1.9% YoY +0.7% QoQ
+44.58% 77.95%
+1.0% YoY
74.60%
+2.0% YoY
79.03%
+2.3% YoY
Bottom 0.8% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 39.57%
-7.3% YoY -3.2% QoQ
+17.54% 22.03%
-0.6% YoY
21.25%
-0.8% YoY
21.98%
-0.6% YoY
Top 4.9% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.64%
+1.3% YoY -3.1% QoQ
-0.03% 0.67%
+16.4% YoY
0.29%
-15.5% YoY
0.69%
+15.8% YoY
33%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 29.14%
+2.6% YoY +1.3% QoQ
+13.23% 15.91%
+1.4% YoY
17.16%
+0.2% YoY
17.09%
+0.8% YoY
Top 4.5% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.23%
-40.4% YoY +143.1% QoQ
-0.34% 0.57%
+7.6% YoY
0.29%
+23.1% YoY
0.66%
+5.2% YoY
57%

Additional Detail

Deposit mix, loan mix, capital, efficiency, asset quality & profitability · As of 2026-Q2

Deposit Composition

% of total deposits

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Noninterest-Bearing 39.6%
-3.1pp YoY
-1.3pp QoQ
+17.4pp 22.1% 21.7% 22.2% 95%
Brokered Deposits n/a n/a 7.9% 10.6% 8.5% n/a

Loan Composition

% of total loans & leases

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
C&I 0.1%
0.0pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-11.5pp 11.6% 9.8% 12.5% 1%
CRE 25.2%
-0.3pp YoY
+0.3pp QoQ
-14.4pp 39.5% 43.3% 41.4% 27%
1-4 Family 74.9%
+0.6pp YoY
+0.2pp QoQ
+42.3pp 32.6% 44.4% 31.3% 95%
Consumer 1.0%
-0.4pp YoY
-0.5pp QoQ
-3.1pp 4.1% 4.5% 5.0% 28%

Capital

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
CET1 Ratio n/a n/a 18.8% 18.1% 19.7% n/a
Leverage Ratio 29.1%
+0.8pp YoY
+0.4pp QoQ
+17.0pp 12.2% 12.3% 12.6% 99%
Total Capital Ratio n/a n/a 19.9% 19.1% 20.8% n/a

Efficiency & Staffing

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Full-Time Employees 87
-2 (-2.2%) YoY
-1 (-1.1%) QoQ
+28 58 174 482 81%
Assets per Employee ($) $6.9M
+5.9% YoY
+2.2% QoQ
-$655K $7.5M $7.8M $8.8M 50%
Branch Count 7
0 YoY
0 QoQ
+2 4 12 18 75%

Asset Quality

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Past Due 90+ Days n/a n/a 0.3% 0.0% 0.4% n/a
Nonaccrual 0.7%
0.0pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.2pp 0.9% 0.5% 1.0% 64%
Allowance Coverage 1.58x
-4.6% YoY
+2.2% QoQ
-22.57x 24.15x 15.59x 20.23x 41%
Net Charge-off Rate (YTD) n/a n/a 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% n/a

Profitability

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
ROE 6.1%
-0.5pp YoY
+0.2pp QoQ
-6.1pp 12.2% 11.7% 11.6% 17%
Cost of Funds (YTD) 0.6%
0.0pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-1.1pp 1.7% 1.6% 1.7% 3%
Net Income ($, YTD) $5.2M
-1.2% YoY
— QoQ
+$2.6M $2.6M $9.6M $40.4M 88%

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
#71 of 278 • Top 25.2% 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: 39.57%
(Tier: 22.03%, National: 21.98%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 4.80%
(Tier: 3.99%, National: 3.95%)
better than tier avg
278 of 278 Community banks match · 368 nationally
→ Stable -1 banks QoQ

Concerns (3)

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#20 of 742 • Bottom 2.6% 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: 29.14%
(Tier: 15.91%, National: 17.09%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 122.53%
(Tier: 77.95%, National: 79.03%)
worse than tier avg
742 of 742 Community banks match · 940 nationally
→ Stable +7 banks QoQ

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#83 of 936 • Bottom 8.8% in tier

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

936 of 936 Community banks match · 1401 nationally
→ Stable -58 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#344 of 1256 • Bottom 27.3% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.74%
(Tier: 0.92%, National: 0.98%)
better than tier avg
1256 of 1256 Community banks match · 1820 nationally
→ Stable -71 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 2643 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (6 metrics)

119
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 29.14%
Peer Median: 15.91%
#119 of 2643 Top 4.5% in $100M-$1B
131
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 39.57%
Peer Median: 22.03%
#131 of 2643 Top 4.9% in $100M-$1B
270
Total Loans
size
Value: $515.20M
Peer Median: $258.35M
#270 of 2643 Top 10.2% in $100M-$1B
314
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.80%
Peer Median: 3.99%
#314 of 2643 Top 11.8% in $100M-$1B
519
Total Assets
size
Value: $597.12M
Peer Median: $386.57M
#519 of 2643 Top 19.6% in $100M-$1B
569
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 1.76%
Peer Median: 1.32%
#569 of 2643 Top 21.5% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

2624
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 122.53%
Peer Median: 77.95%
#2624 of 2643 Bottom 0.8% in $100M-$1B
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