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First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky

$100M-$1B Specialty: Mortgage KY FDIC cert 29937

Frankfort, KY

6 branches across KY

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 88 in KY
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First Federal Savings Bank of Kentucky has 1 strength 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

  • + Delinquency Rate 0.41% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 7.5% in tier
  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 40.1% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 42.9% in tier
  • - Capital Constraint: Bottom 62.0% in tier
  • - Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share 16.20% below tier average
  • - ROA 0.61% below tier average
  • - Net Interest Margin 0.71% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 7.06% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (KY) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $287.8M
-2.8% YoY -0.4% QoQ
-$98.2M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$702.0M
+4.4% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
44%
Total Loans ? $251.0M
-0.7% YoY -0.4% QoQ
-$4.7M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$492.7M
+5.5% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
59%
Total Deposits ? $213.8M
-4.4% YoY -0.1% QoQ
-$114.2M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$590.5M
+4.1% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
38%
Return on Assets ? 0.66%
+777.8% YoY +98.9% QoQ
-0.61% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.25%
+16.2% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
19%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.22%
+35.8% YoY +17.9% QoQ
-0.71% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.88%
+7.4% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
18%
Efficiency Ratio ? 72.35%
-23.4% YoY -13.9% QoQ
+7.06% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
64.22%
-6.1% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
27%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.48%
-42.7% YoY -1.2% QoQ
-0.41% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.89%
+17.0% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
47%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 117.44%
+3.9% YoY -0.2% QoQ
+40.80% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
80.71%
+1.5% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 1.3% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 5.82%
+10.8% YoY +12.3% QoQ
-16.20% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
23.47%
-1.8% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Bottom 4.5% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.41%
-41.4% YoY -1.1% QoQ
-0.22% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.61%
+22.3% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
42%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 10.55%
+5.7% YoY +1.8% QoQ
-5.28% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
14.97%
-0.1% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
17%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.05%
+55.4% YoY -73.9% QoQ
-0.23% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.16%
+4.4% 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 (0)

No matched strength signatures this quarter

Concerns (4)

Capital Thin

risk
#51 of 666 • Bottom 7.5% in tier

Tier 1 capital ratio in the bottom quartile of peers. Capital cushion thin relative to peers - regulator-watching cohort.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 10.55%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
worse than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Deposit Outflow

decline
#204 of 506 • Bottom 40.1% 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

Liquidity Strain

risk
#277 of 643 • Bottom 42.9% 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: 117.44%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
643 of 643 Community banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Capital Constraint

risk
#68 of 108 • Bottom 62.0% in tier

Strong balance sheet under pressure - deposits leaving while lending capacity maxed. Need funding solutions before hitting regulatory limits.

Why this signature
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 117.44%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 10.55%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
worse than tier avg
108 of 108 Community banks match · 148 nationally
↑ Growing +19 banks QoQ

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 (0 metrics)

No strength rankings available

Top Weaknesses (6 metrics)

2630
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 117.44%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2630 of 2664 Bottom 1.3% in $100M-$1B
2546
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 5.82%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#2546 of 2664 Bottom 4.5% in $100M-$1B
2216
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 10.55%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#2216 of 2664 Bottom 16.9% in $100M-$1B
2178
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 3.22%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#2178 of 2664 Bottom 18.3% in $100M-$1B
2174
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.05%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#2174 of 2664 Bottom 18.4% in $100M-$1B
2154
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.66%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#2154 of 2664 Bottom 19.2% in $100M-$1B
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