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Helm Bank USA

$1B-$10B Specialty: Mortgage FL FDIC cert 32718

Designations: Community bank

Miami, FL

2 branches across FL

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 27 in FL
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Helm Bank USA has 2 strengths but faces 4 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 41.9% in tier
  • + Loan-to-Deposit Ratio 23.59% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 27.0% in tier
  • - ROA 0.26% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 6.39% above tier average
  • - Delinquency Rate 0.56% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (FL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.2B
+9.2% YoY +2.3% QoQ
-$1.7B $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$4.3B
+10.8% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 13.7% in tier
Total Loans ? $634.7M
+6.5% YoY +0.4% QoQ
-$1.3B $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$3.0B
+12.4% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
Bottom 5.9% in tier
Total Deposits ? $1.0B
+9.3% YoY +2.5% QoQ
-$1.3B $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$3.6B
+11.7% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
19%
Return on Assets ? 1.11%
+28.5% YoY +13.8% QoQ
-0.26% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
0.83%
+61.5% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
41%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.16%
+2.5% YoY +2.2% QoQ
+0.34% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.75%
+4.2% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
79%
Efficiency Ratio ? 67.45%
-8.6% YoY -4.0% QoQ
+6.39% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
71.93%
-25.2% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
28%
Delinquency Rate ? 1.44%
-2.0% YoY -12.3% QoQ
+0.56% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
0.63%
-5.7% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
17%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 60.61%
-2.5% YoY -2.1% QoQ
-23.59% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
73.79%
+1.2% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Top 8.3% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 41.75%
-6.9% YoY +5.3% QoQ
+20.46% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
27.22%
-2.5% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Top 4.1% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.79%
-4.4% YoY -13.9% QoQ
+0.11% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.43%
-5.1% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
28%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 29.51%
-4.0% YoY +1.3% QoQ
+14.35% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
16.64%
-24.7% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Top 2.4% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.11%
-9.9% YoY -76.9% QoQ
-0.15% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.50%
+7.6% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
37%

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
#37 of 86 • Top 41.9% 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: 41.75%
(Tier: 21.29%, National: 22.01%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 4.16%
(Tier: 3.82%, National: 3.89%)
better than tier avg
86 of 86 Mid-Market banks match · 369 nationally
→ Stable -14 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (1)

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#48 of 174 • Bottom 27.0% 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: 29.51%
(Tier: 15.16%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 60.61%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 76.70%)
better than tier avg
174 of 174 Mid-Market banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 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 884 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

22
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 29.51%
Peer Median: 15.16%
#22 of 884 Top 2.4% in $1B-$10B
37
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 41.75%
Peer Median: 21.29%
#37 of 884 Top 4.1% in $1B-$10B
74
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 60.61%
Peer Median: 84.20%
#74 of 884 Top 8.3% in $1B-$10B
191
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.16%
Peer Median: 3.82%
#191 of 884 Top 21.5% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (4 metrics)

833
Total Loans
size
Value: $634.74M
Peer Median: $1.96B
#833 of 884 Bottom 5.9% in $1B-$10B
764
Total Assets
size
Value: $1.16B
Peer Median: $2.82B
#764 of 884 Bottom 13.7% in $1B-$10B
735
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 1.44%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#735 of 880 Bottom 16.6% in $1B-$10B
718
Total Deposits
size
Value: $1.05B
Peer Median: $2.34B
#718 of 884 Bottom 18.9% in $1B-$10B
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