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First Shore Federal Savings and Loan Association

$100M-$1B Specialty: Mortgage MD FDIC cert 30680

Designations: Mutual

Salisbury, MD

7 branches across MD · DE

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 17 in MD
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First Shore Federal Savings and Loan Association 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 0.38% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 3.6% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 5.3% in tier
  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 21.5% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 30.9% in tier
  • - ROA 0.63% below tier average
  • - Net Interest Margin 0.51% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 3.15% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MD) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $361.6M
-2.2% YoY +0.7% QoQ
-$24.5M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$1.8B
+4.9% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
56%
Total Loans ? $285.5M
+1.4% YoY -0.7% QoQ
+$29.8M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$1.3B
+7.3% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
65%
Total Deposits ? $299.1M
-2.3% YoY +0.7% QoQ
-$28.8M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$1.6B
+7.4% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
54%
Return on Assets ? 0.64%
+23.8% YoY +18.8% QoQ
-0.63% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
0.90%
+4.7% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
18%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.42%
+10.2% YoY +1.3% QoQ
-0.51% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.69%
+5.2% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
27%
Efficiency Ratio ? 68.44%
-10.2% YoY -13.5% QoQ
+3.15% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
68.69%
-3.5% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
36%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.51%
+31.4% YoY +6.2% QoQ
-0.38% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.00%
+1.9% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
45%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 95.44%
+3.8% YoY -1.4% QoQ
+18.80% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
87.36%
+2.8% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Bottom 15.0% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 17.29%
+208.2% YoY -0.7% QoQ
-4.73% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
20.21%
-0.6% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
33%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.44%
+47.7% YoY +13.4% QoQ
-0.20% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.86%
+7.2% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
41%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 27.43%
+5.2% YoY +3.8% QoQ
+11.60% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
16.27%
-0.9% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Top 4.9% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.04%
-20.0% YoY -76.1% QoQ
-0.24% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.12%
-21.7% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Bottom 13.6% in tier

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)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#36 of 973 • Bottom 3.6% 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

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#40 of 739 • Bottom 5.3% 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: 27.43%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 95.44%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
739 of 739 Community banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 banks QoQ

Liquidity Strain

risk
#139 of 643 • Bottom 21.5% 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: 95.44%
(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

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#405 of 1308 • Bottom 30.9% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.51%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
1308 of 1308 Community banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 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 2664 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (1 metrics)

131
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 27.43%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#131 of 2664 Top 4.9% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (3 metrics)

2302
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.04%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#2302 of 2664 Bottom 13.6% in $100M-$1B
2266
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 95.44%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#2266 of 2664 Bottom 15.0% in $100M-$1B
2191
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.64%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#2191 of 2664 Bottom 17.8% in $100M-$1B
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