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American First National Bank

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial TX FDIC cert 34656

Designations: Minority Depository Institution

Houston, TX

20 branches across TX · NV · CA

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 80 in TX
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American First National Bank has 4 strengths but faces 3 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

  • + Profitability Leader: Top 7.2% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 1.14% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 25.55% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.57% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 9.6% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 35.6% in tier
  • - Non-Interest Income / Assets 0.24% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (TX) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $2.9B
+2.1% YoY -0.7% QoQ
+$49.0M $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$2.3B
+1.1% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
68%
Total Loans ? $2.4B
-1.6% YoY -1.0% QoQ
+$387.3M $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$1.1B
+10.2% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
74%
Total Deposits ? $2.4B
+0.9% YoY -1.0% QoQ
+$90.7M $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$1.9B
+3.3% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
68%
Return on Assets ? 2.40%
+34.2% YoY +49.9% QoQ
+1.04% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.40%
+10.3% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 4.1% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 4.95%
+26.0% YoY +21.1% QoQ
+1.14% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
4.03%
+2.6% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 5.7% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 35.51%
-14.4% YoY -25.5% QoQ
-25.55% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
63.18%
-2.3% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 4.4% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.32%
-76.4% YoY -78.0% QoQ
-0.57% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
0.96%
+36.6% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
68%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 96.64%
-2.5% YoY -0.0% QoQ
+12.43% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
67.20%
-0.8% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
21%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 15.39%
-8.1% YoY +1.8% QoQ
-5.90% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
29.02%
-1.0% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
29%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.65%
-42.9% YoY -50.2% QoQ
-0.02% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.62%
+31.5% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
33%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 16.10%
+13.8% YoY +5.5% QoQ
+0.94% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
18.04%
+0.0% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
82%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.02%
-8.0% YoY -74.5% QoQ
-0.24% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.20%
+4.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Bottom 2.9% 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 (1)

Profitability Leader

growth
#17 of 221 • Top 7.2% in tier

Top-quartile profitability for peers of this size. Strong fundamentals and operational efficiency.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 2.40%
(Tier: 1.37%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (2)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#33 of 334 • Bottom 9.6% 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: 96.64%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
334 of 334 Mid-Market banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#63 of 174 • Bottom 35.6% 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: 16.10%
(Tier: 15.16%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 96.64%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
174 of 174 Mid-Market banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 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 884 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

37
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 2.40%
Peer Median: 1.37%
#37 of 884 Top 4.1% in $1B-$10B
40
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 35.51%
Peer Median: 61.06%
#40 of 884 Top 4.4% in $1B-$10B
51
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.95%
Peer Median: 3.82%
#51 of 884 Top 5.7% in $1B-$10B
164
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 16.10%
Peer Median: 15.16%
#164 of 884 Top 18.4% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

859
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.02%
Peer Median: 0.26%
#859 of 884 Bottom 2.9% in $1B-$10B
701
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 96.64%
Peer Median: 84.20%
#701 of 884 Bottom 20.8% in $1B-$10B
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