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The First National Bank of Sonora

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial TX FDIC cert 5531

Sonora, TX

9 branches across TX

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 219 in TX
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The First National Bank of Sonora has 1 strength 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

  • + Deposit Franchise: Top 70.2% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Efficiency Drag: Bottom 29.7% in tier
  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 37.7% in tier
  • - Delinquency Rate 2.40% above tier average
  • - Nonperforming Asset Ratio 2.67% above tier average
  • - ROA 0.62% below tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (TX) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $704.7M
+3.2% YoY +3.1% QoQ
+$318.7M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$2.3B
+1.1% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Top 12.4% in tier
Total Loans ? $508.0M
+19.8% YoY +10.4% QoQ
+$252.3M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$1.1B
+10.2% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
Top 10.2% in tier
Total Deposits ? $623.7M
-0.3% YoY +0.3% QoQ
+$295.7M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$1.9B
+3.3% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Top 11.0% in tier
Return on Assets ? 0.65%
+0.1% YoY -25.6% QoQ
-0.62% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.40%
+10.3% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
18%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.86%
+16.8% YoY +11.1% QoQ
+0.93% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
4.03%
+2.6% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 9.3% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 84.20%
-0.6% YoY +4.2% QoQ
+18.91% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
63.18%
-2.3% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Bottom 10.7% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 3.29%
+129.5% YoY +108.3% QoQ
+2.40% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.96%
+36.6% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Bottom 5.1% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 81.46%
+20.1% YoY +10.1% QoQ
+4.82% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
67.20%
-0.8% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
43%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 30.49%
+5.1% YoY +2.4% QoQ
+8.47% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
29.02%
-1.0% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
83%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 3.31%
+252.3% YoY +62.2% QoQ
+2.67% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.62%
+31.5% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Bottom 2.4% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 10.54%
-11.6% YoY +0.1% QoQ
-5.29% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
18.04%
+0.0% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
17%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.08%
-22.9% YoY -86.7% QoQ
-0.19% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.20%
+4.0% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
42%

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)

Deposit Franchise

growth
#192 of 272 • Top 70.2% 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: 30.49%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 4.86%
(Tier: 3.93%, National: 3.89%)
better than tier avg
272 of 272 Community banks match · 369 nationally
→ Stable -14 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (2)

Efficiency Drag

risk
#124 of 414 • Bottom 29.7% in tier

Efficiency ratio above 80% - operating costs elevated relative to revenue. Margin improvement opportunity.

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 84.20%
(Tier: 65.29%, National: 66.95%)
worse than tier avg
414 of 414 Community banks match · 492 nationally
→ Stable | QoQ rank declining

Capital Thin

risk
#252 of 666 • Bottom 37.7% in tier

Tier 1 capital ratio in the bottom quartile of peers. Capital cushion thin relative to peers - regulator-watching cohort.

Why this signature
Tier 1 Capital Ratio: 10.54%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
worse than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 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 (5 metrics)

250
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.86%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#250 of 2664 Top 9.3% in $100M-$1B
274
Total Loans
size
Value: $508.05M
Peer Median: $255.72M
#274 of 2664 Top 10.2% in $100M-$1B
294
Total Deposits
size
Value: $623.66M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#294 of 2664 Top 11.0% in $100M-$1B
331
Total Assets
size
Value: $704.75M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#331 of 2664 Top 12.4% in $100M-$1B
451
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 30.49%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#451 of 2664 Top 16.9% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (5 metrics)

2600
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 3.31%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#2600 of 2664 Bottom 2.4% in $100M-$1B
2519
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 3.29%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#2519 of 2654 Bottom 5.1% in $100M-$1B
2379
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 84.20%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2379 of 2664 Bottom 10.7% in $100M-$1B
2221
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 10.54%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#2221 of 2664 Bottom 16.7% in $100M-$1B
2173
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.65%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#2173 of 2664 Bottom 18.5% in $100M-$1B
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