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The Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake

$100M-$1B Specialty: Agricultural IA FDIC cert 4511

Storm Lake, IA

3 branches across IA

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 166 in IA
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The Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake has 5 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

  • + Credit Quality Leader: Top 3.3% in tier
  • + Profitability Leader: Top 9.8% in tier
  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 13.4% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.28% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 16.80% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 8.6% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 26.9% in tier
  • - Deposit Outflow: Bottom 28.1% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $248.9M
-1.9% YoY -4.3% QoQ
-$137.2M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$560.1M
+4.8% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
37%
Total Loans ? $139.6M
-3.0% YoY -3.4% QoQ
-$116.1M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$379.9M
+5.0% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
33%
Total Deposits ? $206.0M
-4.0% YoY -5.4% QoQ
-$121.9M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$469.6M
+4.4% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
36%
Return on Assets ? 2.67%
+29.8% YoY +1.0% QoQ
+1.40% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.31%
+22.6% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 3.5% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 4.21%
+11.4% YoY +2.4% QoQ
+0.28% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.52%
+10.3% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
69%
Efficiency Ratio ? 48.48%
-14.8% YoY -6.2% QoQ
-16.80% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
58.40%
-7.6% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 13.2% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.08%
+80.5% YoY -0.3% QoQ
-0.81% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.92%
+14.5% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
76%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 67.75%
+1.0% YoY +2.1% QoQ
-8.88% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
77.40%
+1.1% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
71%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 15.96%
-2.7% YoY -24.5% QoQ
-6.06% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
17.87%
+0.7% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
28%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.04%
+78.4% YoY +0.7% QoQ
-0.60% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.58%
+11.7% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
79%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 25.48%
+13.2% YoY +1.3% QoQ
+9.65% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
14.34%
+1.8% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Top 6.1% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.29%
+3.4% YoY -80.3% QoQ
+0.01% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.12%
+10.7% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 7.1% 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 (3)

Credit Quality Leader

growth
#23 of 664 • Top 3.3% 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: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
664 of 664 Community banks match · 922 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Profitability Leader

growth
#66 of 666 • Top 9.8% in tier

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

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 2.67%
(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

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#90 of 666 • Top 13.4% 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: 0.29%
(Tier: 0.28%, National: 0.32%)
better than tier avg
Return on Assets: 2.67%
(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 (3)

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#113 of 1308 • Bottom 8.6% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.08%
(Tier: 0.89%, National: 0.95%)
better than tier avg
1308 of 1308 Community banks match · 1899 nationally
→ Stable +2 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#200 of 739 • Bottom 26.9% 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: 25.48%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 67.75%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
better than tier avg
739 of 739 Community banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Deposit Outflow

decline
#143 of 506 • Bottom 28.1% in tier

Deposits down 0.5%+ YoY. Funding base eroding - rate competition or franchise weakness.

506 of 506 Community banks match · 656 nationally
→ Stable -8 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 (6 metrics)

93
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 2.67%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#93 of 2664 Top 3.5% in $100M-$1B
163
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 25.48%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#163 of 2664 Top 6.1% in $100M-$1B
191
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.29%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#191 of 2664 Top 7.1% in $100M-$1B
352
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 48.48%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#352 of 2664 Top 13.2% in $100M-$1B
550
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.04%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#550 of 2664 Top 20.6% in $100M-$1B
629
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.08%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#629 of 2654 Top 23.7% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (0 metrics)

No weakness rankings available
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