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First National Bank North

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial MN FDIC cert 5269

Walker, MN

10 branches across MN

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 152 in MN
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First National Bank North 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

  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 25.1% in tier
  • + Profitability Leader: Top 29.9% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 0.51% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 16.47% below tier average
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.69% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 22.1% in tier
  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 35.3% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 38.2% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (MN) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $840.1M
+8.2% YoY -0.6% QoQ
+$454.0M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$512.9M
+5.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Top 6.5% in tier
Total Loans ? $613.5M
+8.7% YoY +1.1% QoQ
+$357.8M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$288.3M
+6.9% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
Top 5.4% in tier
Total Deposits ? $735.0M
+7.9% YoY -1.4% QoQ
+$407.0M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$443.8M
+5.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Top 5.1% in tier
Return on Assets ? 2.51%
+7.8% YoY +0.2% QoQ
+1.24% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.13%
+10.7% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 4.5% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 4.44%
+2.7% YoY -2.8% QoQ
+0.51% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.93%
+7.5% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
80%
Efficiency Ratio ? 48.82%
-4.7% YoY -1.3% QoQ
-16.47% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
64.77%
-3.3% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 14.0% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.20%
+154.9% YoY +73.5% QoQ
-0.69% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
1.04%
+28.9% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
65%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 83.48%
+0.7% YoY +2.6% QoQ
+6.84% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
76.69%
-0.4% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
38%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 17.32%
+0.4% YoY -7.2% QoQ
-4.70% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
21.87%
-0.9% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
33%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.15%
+170.5% YoY +86.5% QoQ
-0.48% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.77%
+27.1% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
64%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 18.50%
+0.5% YoY +3.4% QoQ
+2.67% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
15.37%
+0.7% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
82%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.20%
+5.5% YoY -71.9% QoQ
-0.08% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.16%
+5.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 14.7% 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 (2)

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#168 of 666 • Top 25.1% 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: 0.20%
(Tier: 0.28%, National: 0.32%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 2.51%
(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

Profitability Leader

growth
#200 of 666 • Top 29.9% in tier

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

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 2.51%
(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
#290 of 1308 • Bottom 22.1% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.20%
(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

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#345 of 973 • Bottom 35.3% in tier

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

973 of 973 Community banks match · 1464 nationally
→ Stable -10 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#283 of 739 • Bottom 38.2% 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: 18.50%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 83.48%
(Tier: 76.64%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
739 of 739 Community banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

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 (8 metrics)

120
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 2.51%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#120 of 2664 Top 4.5% in $100M-$1B
137
Total Deposits
size
Value: $734.96M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#137 of 2664 Top 5.1% in $100M-$1B
144
Total Loans
size
Value: $613.54M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#144 of 2664 Top 5.4% in $100M-$1B
173
Total Assets
size
Value: $840.05M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#173 of 2664 Top 6.5% in $100M-$1B
374
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 48.82%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#374 of 2664 Top 14.0% in $100M-$1B
392
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.20%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#392 of 2664 Top 14.7% in $100M-$1B
469
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 18.50%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#469 of 2664 Top 17.6% in $100M-$1B
539
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.44%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#539 of 2664 Top 20.2% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (0 metrics)

No weakness rankings available
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