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First Federal Savings Bank of Lincolnton

$100M-$1B Specialty: Mortgage NC FDIC cert 30315

Designations: ✓ Mutual

Lincolnton, NC

4 branches across NC

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 17 in NC.
  • Deposits -1.1% year over year ($390.3M on the books).
  • Delinquency rate 0.46%.
  • Return on assets 0.53%.
  • Efficiency ratio 77.56% vs a 64.48% peer average.
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio 89.78% vs a 77.95% peer average.

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2643 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 17 in NC
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First Federal Savings Bank of Lincolnton has 1 strength but faces 7 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 0.46% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 4.8% in tier
  • - Flatlined Growth: Bottom 9.6% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 9.9% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 41.0% in tier
  • - ROA 0.79% below tier average
  • - Net Interest Margin 0.91% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 13.08% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $485.8M
-0.0% YoY +1.5% QoQ
+$99.2M $386.6M
+1.2% YoY
$92.1B
+0.4% YoY
$6.3B
+7.7% YoY
70%
Total Loans ? $350.5M
+1.4% YoY +1.3% QoQ
+$92.1M $258.3M
+1.7% YoY
$45.3B
+5.8% YoY
$3.2B
+9.4% YoY
74%
Total Deposits ? $390.3M
-1.1% YoY +1.7% QoQ
+$63.6M $326.7M
+0.7% YoY
$72.9B
+1.1% YoY
$4.9B
+7.3% YoY
69%
Return on Assets ? 0.53%
-20.4% YoY -18.3% QoQ
-0.79% 1.32%
+10.8% YoY
1.06%
+26.4% YoY
1.30%
+12.1% YoY
Bottom 13.2% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 3.07%
+5.9% YoY +1.1% QoQ
-0.91% 3.99%
+5.0% YoY
3.48%
+5.1% YoY
3.95%
+4.9% YoY
Bottom 11.8% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 77.56%
+9.9% YoY +6.6% QoQ
+13.08% 64.48%
-3.2% YoY
69.25%
-8.2% YoY
70.05%
+2.5% YoY
17%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.46%
+131.1% YoY +43.4% QoQ
-0.46% 0.92%
+15.7% YoY
0.62%
+17.0% YoY
0.98%
+16.3% YoY
48%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 89.78%
+2.5% YoY -0.4% QoQ
+11.83% 77.95%
+1.0% YoY
80.66%
+1.6% YoY
79.03%
+2.3% YoY
27%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 11.43%
+3.3% YoY +13.2% QoQ
-10.60% 22.03%
-0.6% YoY
18.90%
+1.9% YoY
21.98%
-0.6% YoY
Bottom 13.5% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.37%
+163.2% YoY +60.7% QoQ
-0.30% 0.67%
+16.4% YoY
0.44%
+14.6% YoY
0.69%
+15.8% YoY
46%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 34.30%
+1.4% YoY -1.5% QoQ
+18.39% 15.91%
+1.4% YoY
20.01%
+3.4% YoY
17.09%
+0.8% YoY
Top 2.6% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.08%
+88.7% YoY +209.2% QoQ
-0.49% 0.57%
+7.6% YoY
0.43%
+2.6% YoY
0.66%
+5.2% YoY
Bottom 12.6% in tier

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 (NC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Noninterest-Bearing 11.4%
+0.4pp YoY
+1.3pp QoQ
-10.7pp 22.1% 21.8% 22.2% 13%
Brokered Deposits n/a n/a 7.9% 7.7% 8.5% n/a

Loan Composition

% of total loans & leases

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NC) National Avg Tier Percentile
C&I 0.9%
+0.2pp YoY
+0.3pp QoQ
-10.6pp 11.6% 10.5% 12.5% 3%
CRE 13.0%
-0.8pp YoY
-0.4pp QoQ
-26.5pp 39.5% 46.3% 41.4% 8%
1-4 Family 86.8%
+0.7pp YoY
+0.1pp QoQ
+54.2pp 32.6% 44.2% 31.3% 98%
Consumer 0.3%
-0.1pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-3.9pp 4.1% 1.6% 5.0% 10%

Capital

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NC) National Avg Tier Percentile
CET1 Ratio 34.3%
+0.5pp YoY
-0.5pp QoQ
+15.5pp 18.8% 22.8% 19.7% 96%
Leverage Ratio 17.6%
+0.4pp YoY
-0.1pp QoQ
+5.4pp 12.2% 14.4% 12.6% 94%
Total Capital Ratio 35.6%
+0.5pp YoY
-0.5pp QoQ
+15.6pp 19.9% 23.8% 20.8% 95%

Efficiency & Staffing

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Full-Time Employees 47
+1 (+2.2%) YoY
0 QoQ
-12 58 5,103 482 49%
Assets per Employee ($) $10.3M
-2.2% YoY
+1.5% QoQ
+$2.8M $7.5M $9.4M $8.8M 87%
Branch Count 4
0 YoY
0 QoQ
-1 4 170 18 42%

Asset Quality

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Past Due 90+ Days 0.2% -0.2pp 0.3% 0.1% 0.4% 61%
Nonaccrual 0.3%
+0.1pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.6pp 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 38%
Allowance Coverage 2.21x
-58.2% YoY
-32.6% QoQ
-21.95x 24.15x 3.36x 20.23x 50%
Net Charge-off Rate (YTD) 0.0%
0.0pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.1pp 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 65%

Profitability

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (NC) National Avg Tier Percentile
ROE 3.1%
-1.0pp YoY
-0.7pp QoQ
-9.1pp 12.2% 8.7% 11.6% 8%
Cost of Funds (YTD) 1.7%
-0.2pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.1pp 1.7% 1.8% 1.7% 47%
Net Income ($, YTD) $1.3M
-20.3% YoY
— QoQ
-$1.3M $2.6M $518.0M $40.4M 35%

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)

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#37 of 742 • Bottom 4.8% 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: 34.30%
(Tier: 15.91%, National: 17.09%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 89.78%
(Tier: 77.95%, National: 79.03%)
worse than tier avg
742 of 742 Community banks match · 940 nationally
→ Stable +7 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Flatlined Growth

risk
#52 of 529 • Bottom 9.6% in tier

Asset growth stalled (-2% to +2% YoY) despite healthy profitability (>0.25% ROA). Suggests untapped opportunity or strategic drift worth investigating.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 0.53%
(Tier: 1.32%, National: 1.30%)
worse than tier avg
529 of 529 Community banks match · 719 nationally
→ Stable +34 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#94 of 936 • Bottom 9.9% 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 declining

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#516 of 1256 • Bottom 41.0% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.46%
(Tier: 0.92%, National: 0.98%)
better than tier avg
1256 of 1256 Community banks match · 1820 nationally
→ Stable -71 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 2643 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (1 metrics)

70
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 34.30%
Peer Median: 15.91%
#70 of 2643 Top 2.6% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

2333
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 3.07%
Peer Median: 3.99%
#2333 of 2643 Bottom 11.8% in $100M-$1B
2310
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.08%
Peer Median: 0.57%
#2310 of 2643 Bottom 12.6% in $100M-$1B
2296
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.53%
Peer Median: 1.32%
#2296 of 2643 Bottom 13.2% in $100M-$1B
2286
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 11.43%
Peer Median: 22.03%
#2286 of 2643 Bottom 13.5% in $100M-$1B
2197
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 77.56%
Peer Median: 64.48%
#2197 of 2643 Bottom 16.9% in $100M-$1B
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