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First National Bank of Hereford

$100M-$1B Specialty: Agricultural TX FDIC cert 34918

Hereford, TX

4 branches across TX

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 219 in TX
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First National Bank of Hereford shows strong momentum with 5 strengths and 14.6% YoY asset growth

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 36.6% in tier
  • + Deposit Franchise: Top 69.5% in tier
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.89% below tier average
  • + Nonperforming Asset Ratio 0.64% below tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 11.59% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

No key concerns identified

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (TX) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $362.7M
+14.6% YoY -3.4% QoQ
-$23.4M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$2.3B
+1.1% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
56%
Total Loans ? $281.8M
+10.3% YoY -4.5% QoQ
+$26.1M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$1.1B
+10.2% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
64%
Total Deposits ? $319.4M
+14.7% YoY -4.2% QoQ
-$8.6M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$1.9B
+3.3% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
58%
Return on Assets ? 2.12%
+17.3% YoY +6.0% QoQ
+0.85% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.40%
+10.3% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 9.9% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 4.92%
-2.2% YoY -2.8% QoQ
+0.99% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
4.03%
+2.6% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 8.7% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 53.69%
-5.6% YoY -1.8% QoQ
-11.59% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
63.18%
-2.3% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
77%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.00%
-100.0% YoY -100.0% QoQ
-0.89% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.96%
+36.6% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 88.24%
-3.8% YoY -0.3% QoQ
+11.60% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
67.20%
-0.8% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
28%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 29.90%
-9.2% YoY -25.7% QoQ
+7.88% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
29.02%
-1.0% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
81%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.00%
-100.0% YoY -100.0% QoQ
-0.64% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.62%
+31.5% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 11.96%
-8.7% YoY -3.1% QoQ
-3.87% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
18.04%
+0.0% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
35%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.13%
+15.1% YoY -70.4% QoQ
-0.15% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.20%
+4.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
67%

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 (2)

Profitability Leader

growth
#245 of 666 • Top 36.6% in tier

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

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 2.12%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Deposit Franchise

growth
#190 of 272 • Top 69.5% 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: 29.90%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 4.92%
(Tier: 3.93%, National: 3.89%)
better than tier avg
272 of 272 Community banks match · 369 nationally
→ Stable -14 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (0)

No matched concern signatures this quarter

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 (6 metrics)

1
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#1 of 2654 Top 0.1% in $100M-$1B
1
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#1 of 2664 Top 0.1% in $100M-$1B
233
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.92%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#233 of 2664 Top 8.7% in $100M-$1B
266
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 2.12%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#266 of 2664 Top 9.9% in $100M-$1B
495
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 29.90%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#495 of 2664 Top 18.5% in $100M-$1B
615
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 53.69%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#615 of 2664 Top 23.0% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (0 metrics)

No weakness rankings available
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