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First Century Bank, National Association

$100M-$1B Specialty: Other GA FDIC cert 57123

Commerce, GA

2 branches across GA · SC

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 99 in GA
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First Century Bank, National Association has 6 strengths but faces 1 concern

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 6.6% in tier
  • + Revenue Diversifier: Top 25.5% in tier
  • + Delinquency Rate 0.89% below tier average
  • + Nonperforming Asset Ratio 0.64% below tier average
  • + ROA 0.80% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 9.07% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 44.4% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (GA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $862.4M
+22.1% YoY -12.3% QoQ
+$476.3M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$814.8M
+10.0% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
Top 5.2% in tier
Total Loans ? $166.2M
+185.7% YoY -36.6% QoQ
-$89.5M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$550.6M
+10.4% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
40%
Total Deposits ? $698.8M
+18.4% YoY -17.4% QoQ
+$370.8M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$689.3M
+8.9% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
Top 6.9% in tier
Return on Assets ? 2.07%
-34.1% YoY +35.3% QoQ
+0.80% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.50%
+0.6% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 11.1% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 5.43%
-18.9% YoY +44.0% QoQ
+1.50% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
4.36%
+2.3% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 3.4% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 56.22%
+21.4% YoY -7.4% QoQ
-9.07% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
62.13%
-1.5% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
70%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.00%
-100.0% YoY
-0.89% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.81%
+32.9% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 23.78%
+141.2% YoY -23.3% QoQ
-52.86% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
71.10%
+2.8% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
Top 0.9% in tier
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 74.95%
-9.6% YoY +29.8% QoQ
+52.93% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
26.76%
-3.7% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Top 0.2% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.00%
-100.0% YoY
-0.64% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.56%
+24.4% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Top 0.1% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 12.42%
-5.2% YoY -25.5% QoQ
-3.41% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
17.30%
-0.8% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
40%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.24%
-25.4% YoY -71.6% QoQ
-0.04% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.21%
+3.2% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 9.8% 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 (2)

Deposit Franchise

growth
#19 of 272 • Top 6.6% 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: 74.95%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 5.43%
(Tier: 3.93%, National: 3.89%)
better than tier avg
272 of 272 Community banks match · 369 nationally
→ Stable -14 banks QoQ

Revenue Diversifier

growth
#171 of 666 • Top 25.5% 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: 0.24%
(Tier: 0.28%, National: 0.32%)
but worse than tier avg
Return on Assets: 2.07%
(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

Concerns (1)

Cost Spiral

risk
#57 of 126 • Bottom 44.4% in tier

Historically lean operator (efficiency < 75%) now seeing 5+ point efficiency ratio increase YoY despite strong profitability. Efficiency advantage eroding.

Why this signature
Efficiency Ratio: 56.22%
(Tier: 65.29%, National: 66.95%)
better than tier avg
126 of 126 Community banks match · 176 nationally
↑ Growing +82 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 2664 peers in $100M-$1B

Top Strengths (9 metrics)

1
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#1 of 2654 Top 0.1% in $100M-$1B
1
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.00%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#1 of 2664 Top 0.1% in $100M-$1B
7
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 74.95%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#7 of 2664 Top 0.2% in $100M-$1B
26
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 23.78%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#26 of 2664 Top 0.9% in $100M-$1B
92
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 5.43%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#92 of 2664 Top 3.4% in $100M-$1B
140
Total Assets
size
Value: $862.36M
Peer Median: $386.08M
#140 of 2664 Top 5.2% in $100M-$1B
184
Total Deposits
size
Value: $698.77M
Peer Median: $327.97M
#184 of 2664 Top 6.9% in $100M-$1B
261
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.24%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#261 of 2664 Top 9.8% in $100M-$1B
297
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 2.07%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#297 of 2664 Top 11.1% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (0 metrics)

No weakness rankings available
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