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Abbeville First Bank, SSB

$100M-$1B Specialty: Mortgage SC FDIC cert 30619

Designations: Mutual

Abbeville, SC

2 branches across SC

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 27 in SC
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Abbeville First Bank, SSB has 1 strength but faces 6 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 0.28% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 27.9% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 36.1% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 48.7% in tier
  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 54.8% in tier
  • - ROA 0.43% below tier average
  • - Net Interest Margin 0.21% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $137.6M
+2.6% YoY +0.2% QoQ
-$248.4M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$1.5B
+4.7% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 10.4% in tier
Total Loans ? $89.0M
+11.1% YoY +1.8% QoQ
-$166.7M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$993.8M
+7.7% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
15%
Total Deposits ? $113.4M
+0.6% YoY +0.3% QoQ
-$214.5M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$1.3B
+4.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Bottom 9.8% in tier
Return on Assets ? 0.84%
-7.4% YoY -0.6% QoQ
-0.43% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.18%
+45.0% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
28%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.72%
+5.2% YoY +1.4% QoQ
-0.21% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.64%
+5.2% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
41%
Efficiency Ratio ? 73.73%
+7.3% YoY +5.7% QoQ
+8.44% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
67.38%
-5.7% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
25%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.60%
+35.3% YoY -14.0% QoQ
-0.28% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.54%
+11.8% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
40%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 78.47%
+10.4% YoY +1.5% QoQ
+1.83% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
73.64%
+1.6% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
50%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 22.31%
-16.5% YoY +1.2% QoQ
+0.29% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
20.84%
-0.7% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
55%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.39%
+46.5% YoY -12.5% QoQ
-0.25% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.34%
+10.8% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
44%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 10.24%
+5.3% YoY -0.5% QoQ
-5.59% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
17.50%
+3.0% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Bottom 12.7% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.07%
-4.4% YoY -76.2% QoQ
-0.21% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.17%
+48.2% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
34%

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
#187 of 666 • Bottom 27.9% 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: 10.24%
(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

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#473 of 1308 • Bottom 36.1% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.60%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
1308 of 1308 Community banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#475 of 973 • Bottom 48.7% in tier

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

973 of 973 Community banks match · 1464 nationally
→ Stable -10 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Cost Spiral

risk
#70 of 126 • Bottom 54.8% in tier

Historically lean operator (efficiency < 75%) now seeing 5+ point efficiency ratio increase YoY despite strong profitability. Efficiency advantage eroding.

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 73.73%
(Tier: 65.29%, National: 66.95%)
worse than tier avg
126 of 126 Community banks match · 176 nationally
↑ Growing +82 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 (5 metrics)

2403
Total Deposits
size
Value: $113.44M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#2403 of 2664 Bottom 9.8% in $100M-$1B
2387
Total Assets
size
Value: $137.65M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#2387 of 2664 Bottom 10.4% in $100M-$1B
2326
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 10.24%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#2326 of 2664 Bottom 12.7% in $100M-$1B
2257
Total Loans
size
Value: $89.01M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#2257 of 2664 Bottom 15.3% in $100M-$1B
2008
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 73.73%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2008 of 2664 Bottom 24.7% in $100M-$1B
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