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The First National Bank of Sparta

$100M-$1B Specialty: Other IL FDIC cert 3837

Sparta, IL

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 211 in IL
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The First National Bank of Sparta has 3 strengths but faces 2 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

  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 14.1% in tier
  • + ROA 0.34% above tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.29% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 37.6% in tier
  • - Efficiency Ratio 1.31% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $114.2M
+8.1% YoY +1.9% QoQ
-$271.9M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$2.3B
+4.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Bottom 4.3% in tier
Total Loans ? $47.7M
+12.0% YoY +0.9% QoQ
-$208.0M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$1.2B
+5.3% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
Bottom 2.7% in tier
Total Deposits ? $101.5M
+7.0% YoY +2.5% QoQ
-$226.5M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$1.9B
+3.9% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Bottom 6.2% in tier
Return on Assets ? 1.61%
-9.1% YoY -30.3% QoQ
+0.34% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.04%
+3.0% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
73%
Net Interest Margin ? 3.89%
+4.1% YoY +3.8% QoQ
-0.04% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.61%
+7.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
51%
Efficiency Ratio ? 66.60%
+0.8% YoY +21.2% QoQ
+1.31% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
63.68%
-7.4% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
41%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.60%
+42.4% YoY -3.9% QoQ
-0.29% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.15%
+15.6% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
40%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 47.01%
+4.6% YoY -1.6% QoQ
-29.62% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
71.92%
+1.0% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Top 7.3% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 18.65%
+10.0% YoY +38.9% QoQ
-3.37% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
20.45%
-1.2% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
39%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.25%
+23.5% YoY -4.8% QoQ
-0.39% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.78%
+18.1% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
55%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 25.68%
-8.3% YoY +1.9% QoQ
+9.85% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
16.97%
+0.7% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Top 6.0% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.37%
+6.5% YoY -86.4% QoQ
+0.09% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.34%
+6.9% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 4.8% 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)

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#95 of 666 • Top 14.1% in tier

Top-quartile non-interest income relative to assets. Revenue less dependent on spread - more resilient to rate cycles.

Why this signature
Noninterest Income / Assets: 0.37%
(Tier: 0.28%, National: 0.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 1.61%
(Tier: 1.27%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (1)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#493 of 1308 • Bottom 37.6% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.60%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
1308 of 1308 Community banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 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 2664 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

130
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.37%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#130 of 2664 Top 4.8% in $100M-$1B
160
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 25.68%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#160 of 2664 Top 6.0% in $100M-$1B
196
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 47.01%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#196 of 2664 Top 7.3% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (3 metrics)

2593
Total Loans
size
Value: $47.72M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#2593 of 2664 Bottom 2.7% in $100M-$1B
2551
Total Assets
size
Value: $114.17M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#2551 of 2664 Bottom 4.3% in $100M-$1B
2501
Total Deposits
size
Value: $101.49M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#2501 of 2664 Bottom 6.2% in $100M-$1B
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