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First Reliance Bank

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial SC FDIC cert 35214

Designations: ✓ Community bank

Florence, SC

11 branches across SC

NEW · Q2 2026 RECAP

Your Quarter, Wrapped

A 35-second highlight reel of your Q2 — the wins worth celebrating and the one signal worth watching, pulled straight from your scorecard data.

Q2 2026 at a glance

  • 1 of 885 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationwide — 1 of 13 in SC.
  • Deposits -3.1% year over year ($922.0M on the books).
  • Delinquency rate 0.08%.
  • Return on assets 1.21%.
  • Efficiency ratio 66.43% vs a 59.73% peer average.
  • Loan-to-deposit ratio 89.96% vs a 85.04% peer average.

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885 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 13 in SC
View $1B-$10B leaderboard (SC) →

First Reliance Bank has 2 strengths but faces 5 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

  • + Credit Quality Leader: Top 27.6% in tier
  • + Nonperforming Asset Ratio 0.62% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 6.9% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 16.2% in tier
  • - Capital Constraint: Bottom 37.5% in tier
  • - ROA 0.18% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 6.71% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q2

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.1B
+2.3% YoY +0.8% QoQ
-$1.7B $2.8B
-0.6% YoY
$1.5B
+5.6% YoY
$6.3B
+7.7% YoY
Bottom 11.9% in tier
Total Loans ? $829.5M
+4.9% YoY +2.7% QoQ
-$1.1B $2.0B
-0.3% YoY
$1.0B
+7.6% YoY
$3.2B
+9.4% YoY
16%
Total Deposits ? $922.0M
-3.1% YoY -0.9% QoQ
-$1.4B $2.3B
-0.5% YoY
$1.3B
+2.8% YoY
$4.9B
+7.3% YoY
Bottom 9.6% in tier
Return on Assets ? 1.21%
+13.2% YoY -9.1% QoQ
-0.18% 1.39%
+17.0% YoY
1.14%
+28.2% YoY
1.30%
+12.1% YoY
46%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.87%
+4.9% YoY +1.1% QoQ
+0.00% 3.87%
+6.2% YoY
3.68%
+4.4% YoY
3.95%
+4.9% YoY
60%
Efficiency Ratio ? 66.43%
-1.2% YoY +5.1% QoQ
+6.71% 59.73%
-12.6% YoY
67.24%
-4.2% YoY
70.05%
+2.5% YoY
28%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.08%
+191.2% YoY -70.6% QoQ
-0.79% 0.87%
+11.7% YoY
0.46%
-16.5% YoY
0.98%
+16.3% YoY
Top 9.8% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 89.96%
+8.2% YoY +3.7% QoQ
+4.93% 85.04%
-0.1% YoY
74.60%
+2.0% YoY
79.03%
+2.3% YoY
41%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 27.26%
+17.7% YoY +1.8% QoQ
+5.99% 21.27%
-1.5% YoY
21.25%
-0.8% YoY
21.98%
-0.6% YoY
77%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.06%
+198.5% YoY -70.0% QoQ
-0.62% 0.67%
+11.7% YoY
0.29%
-15.5% YoY
0.69%
+15.8% YoY
Top 9.6% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 13.16%
+11.1% YoY +0.9% QoQ
-1.69% 14.84%
-0.4% YoY
17.16%
+0.2% YoY
17.09%
+0.8% YoY
51%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.61%
-12.1% YoY +84.0% QoQ
+0.08% 0.53%
+2.5% YoY
0.29%
+23.1% YoY
0.66%
+5.2% YoY
Top 13.1% in tier

Additional Detail

Deposit mix, loan mix, capital, efficiency, asset quality & profitability · As of 2026-Q2

Deposit Composition

% of total deposits

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Noninterest-Bearing 27.3%
+4.1pp YoY
+0.5pp QoQ
+5.9pp 21.4% 21.7% 22.2% 77%
Brokered Deposits 9.7%
+0.4pp YoY
+2.7pp QoQ
+0.2pp 9.5% 10.6% 8.5% 67%

Loan Composition

% of total loans & leases

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
C&I 8.6%
+0.9pp YoY
-0.1pp QoQ
-5.4pp 14.0% 9.8% 12.5% 38%
CRE 52.1%
-1.6pp YoY
-0.3pp QoQ
+2.1pp 50.0% 43.3% 41.4% 57%
1-4 Family 38.3%
+1.8pp YoY
+0.6pp QoQ
+11.8pp 26.4% 44.4% 31.3% 80%
Consumer 1.1%
-1.0pp YoY
-0.2pp QoQ
-3.6pp 4.7% 4.5% 5.0% 49%

Capital

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
CET1 Ratio 13.2%
+1.3pp YoY
+0.1pp QoQ
-2.4pp 15.6% 18.1% 19.7% 44%
Leverage Ratio 10.5%
+0.8pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.8pp 11.3% 12.3% 12.6% 50%
Total Capital Ratio 14.3%
+1.4pp YoY
+0.1pp QoQ
-2.4pp 16.7% 19.1% 20.8% 44%

Efficiency & Staffing

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Full-Time Employees 164
-1 (-0.6%) YoY
+6 (+3.8%) QoQ
-150 313 174 482 29%
Assets per Employee ($) $6.9M
+2.9% YoY
-2.9% QoQ
-$3.6M $10.5M $7.8M $8.8M 22%
Branch Count 11
+1 (+10.0%) YoY
0 QoQ
-9 20 12 18 35%

Asset Quality

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
Past Due 90+ Days n/a n/a 0.2% 0.0% 0.4% n/a
Nonaccrual 0.1%
0.0pp YoY
-0.1pp QoQ
-0.8pp 0.8% 0.5% 1.0% 8%
Allowance Coverage 14.91x
-64.2% YoY
+239.6% QoQ
-3.80x 18.71x 15.59x 20.23x 93%
Net Charge-off Rate (YTD) -0.0%
-0.1pp YoY
0.0pp QoQ
-0.3pp 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 10%

Profitability

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (SC) National Avg Tier Percentile
ROE 12.1%
+0.4pp YoY
-1.3pp QoQ
-0.5pp 12.6% 11.7% 11.6% 49%
Cost of Funds (YTD) 1.8%
-0.1pp YoY
+0.1pp QoQ
-0.1pp 1.9% 1.6% 1.7% 42%
Net Income ($, YTD) $6.7M
+15.7% YoY
— QoQ
-$12.5M $19.2M $9.6M $40.4M 21%

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)

Credit Quality Leader

growth
#62 of 221 • Top 27.6% in tier

Best-in-class credit quality (delinquency in bottom 25% of peer group). Conservative underwriting paying off.

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.08%
(Tier: 0.87%, National: 0.98%)
better than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 920 nationally
→ Stable +1 banks QoQ

Concerns (3)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#35 of 492 • Bottom 6.9% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.08%
(Tier: 0.87%, National: 0.98%)
better than tier avg
492 of 492 Mid-Market banks match · 1820 nationally
→ Stable -71 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#66 of 402 • Bottom 16.2% in tier

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

402 of 402 Mid-Market banks match · 1401 nationally
→ Stable -58 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Capital Constraint

risk
#13 of 32 • Bottom 37.5% in tier

Strong balance sheet under pressure - deposits leaving while lending capacity maxed. Need funding solutions before hitting regulatory limits.

Why this signature
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 89.96%
(Tier: 85.04%, National: 79.03%)
worse than tier avg
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 13.16%
(Tier: 14.84%, National: 17.09%)
worse than tier avg
32 of 32 Mid-Market banks match · 143 nationally
→ Stable -5 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 885 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

86
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.06%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#86 of 885 Top 9.6% in $1B-$10B
87
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.08%
Peer Median: 0.87%
#87 of 882 Top 9.8% in $1B-$10B
117
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.61%
Peer Median: 0.53%
#117 of 885 Top 13.1% in $1B-$10B
201
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 27.26%
Peer Median: 21.27%
#201 of 885 Top 22.6% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (3 metrics)

801
Total Deposits
size
Value: $922.04M
Peer Median: $2.32B
#801 of 885 Bottom 9.6% in $1B-$10B
781
Total Assets
size
Value: $1.13B
Peer Median: $2.79B
#781 of 885 Bottom 11.9% in $1B-$10B
743
Total Loans
size
Value: $829.51M
Peer Median: $1.96B
#743 of 885 Bottom 16.2% in $1B-$10B
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