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FFB Bank

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial CA FDIC cert 58090

Designations: Community bank

Fresno, CA

3 branches across CA

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 49 in CA
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FFB Bank 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 12.8% in tier

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Margin Compression: Bottom 3.6% in tier
  • - Liquidity Overhang: Bottom 46.5% in tier
  • - Cost Spiral: Bottom 80.7% in tier
  • - Delinquency Rate 1.99% above tier average
  • - Nonperforming Asset Ratio 1.54% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (CA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $1.6B
+0.9% YoY -0.5% QoQ
-$1.2B $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$4.7B
+7.7% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
37%
Total Loans ? $1.2B
+12.3% YoY +2.8% QoQ
-$756.8M $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$3.2B
+8.4% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
43%
Total Deposits ? $1.3B
+1.8% YoY +0.1% QoQ
-$997.4M $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$3.9B
+7.0% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
39%
Return on Assets ? 1.24%
-43.9% YoY -24.5% QoQ
-0.12% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.80%
+29.4% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
52%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.91%
-10.8% YoY -7.8% QoQ
+1.09% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.85%
+3.8% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 6.3% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 68.45%
+20.8% YoY +17.8% QoQ
+7.39% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
68.78%
-8.1% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
25%
Delinquency Rate ? 2.88%
+100.8% YoY +21.6% QoQ
+1.99% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
1.17%
+69.3% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
Bottom 4.8% in tier
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 89.76%
+10.3% YoY +2.7% QoQ
+5.55% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
85.13%
+2.0% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
39%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 55.35%
-11.5% YoY -5.4% QoQ
+34.06% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
25.15%
-3.9% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
Top 1.2% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 2.21%
+123.6% YoY +25.7% QoQ
+1.54% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.91%
+65.9% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
Bottom 5.1% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 16.02%
-19.6% YoY -17.0% QoQ
+0.86% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
21.08%
-3.4% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
81%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.32%
-47.9% YoY -83.0% QoQ
+0.06% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.70%
+11.6% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
Top 11.5% 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)

Deposit Franchise

growth
#12 of 86 • Top 12.8% 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: 55.35%
(Tier: 21.29%, National: 22.01%)
better than tier avg
Net Interest Margin: 4.91%
(Tier: 3.82%, National: 3.89%)
better than tier avg
86 of 86 Mid-Market banks match · 369 nationally
→ Stable -14 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Concerns (3)

Margin Compression

decline
#4 of 84 • Bottom 3.6% in tier

Profitability above 0.75% ROA but margins eroding by at least 0.10pp YoY. Something changed - rising costs or falling yields need addressing.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 1.24%
(Tier: 1.37%, National: 1.23%)
worse than tier avg
84 of 84 Mid-Market banks match · 407 nationally
↑ Growing +94 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Liquidity Overhang

risk
#82 of 174 • Bottom 46.5% 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: 16.02%
(Tier: 15.16%, National: 17.06%)
better than tier avg
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 89.76%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
174 of 174 Mid-Market banks match · 939 nationally
→ Stable +13 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

Cost Spiral

risk
#26 of 31 • Bottom 80.7% 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: 68.45%
(Tier: 61.06%, National: 66.95%)
worse than tier avg
31 of 31 Mid-Market 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 884 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (4 metrics)

12
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 55.35%
Peer Median: 21.29%
#12 of 884 Top 1.2% in $1B-$10B
57
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 4.91%
Peer Median: 3.82%
#57 of 884 Top 6.3% in $1B-$10B
103
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.32%
Peer Median: 0.26%
#103 of 884 Top 11.5% in $1B-$10B
173
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 16.02%
Peer Median: 15.16%
#173 of 884 Top 19.5% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (2 metrics)

839
Delinquency Rate
credit_quality
Value: 2.88%
Peer Median: 0.89%
#839 of 880 Bottom 4.8% in $1B-$10B
840
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 2.21%
Peer Median: 0.67%
#840 of 884 Bottom 5.1% in $1B-$10B
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