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Fairfax State Savings Bank

$100M-$1B Specialty: Commercial IA FDIC cert 8083

Fairfax, IA

3 branches across IA

2664 banks in the $100M-$1B peer group nationally 166 in IA
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Fairfax State Savings Bank has 1 strength but faces 7 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

  • + Delinquency Rate 0.66% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 6.9% in tier
  • - Credit Quality Pressure: Bottom 31.2% in tier
  • - Capital Thin: Bottom 47.3% in tier
  • - NIB Deposit Bleed: Bottom 65.2% in tier
  • - Net Interest Margin 1.48% below tier average
  • - ROA 0.67% below tier average
  • - Efficiency Ratio 8.38% above tier average

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $287.6M
+7.5% YoY +3.7% QoQ
-$98.5M $386.1M
+0.5% YoY
$560.1M
+4.8% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
44%
Total Loans ? $155.8M
+1.2% YoY -0.3% QoQ
-$99.9M $255.7M
+1.1% YoY
$379.9M
+5.0% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
37%
Total Deposits ? $245.5M
+7.3% YoY +4.8% QoQ
-$82.5M $328.0M
+0.1% YoY
$469.6M
+4.4% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
44%
Return on Assets ? 0.59%
+34.6% YoY +0.8% QoQ
-0.67% 1.27%
+12.9% YoY
1.31%
+22.6% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
16%
Net Interest Margin ? 2.45%
-3.5% YoY -4.9% QoQ
-1.48% 3.93%
+6.0% YoY
3.52%
+10.3% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Bottom 2.8% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 73.66%
+5.1% YoY +1.6% QoQ
+8.38% 65.29%
-4.5% YoY
58.40%
-7.6% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
25%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.22%
+19.5% QoQ
-0.66% 0.89%
+18.8% YoY
0.92%
+14.5% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
63%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 63.47%
-5.6% YoY -4.9% QoQ
-13.17% 76.64%
+0.8% YoY
77.40%
+1.1% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
77%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 14.36%
-15.1% YoY -8.0% QoQ
-7.66% 22.02%
-1.0% YoY
17.87%
+0.7% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
22%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.84%
-17.4% YoY -1.3% QoQ
+0.20% 0.64%
+19.7% YoY
0.58%
+11.7% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
24%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 9.53%
-0.2% YoY -0.3% QoQ
-6.30% 15.83%
+1.5% YoY
14.34%
+1.8% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
Bottom 4.9% in tier
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.05%
+58.2% YoY -73.4% QoQ
-0.23% 0.28%
+9.3% YoY
0.12%
+10.7% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
21%

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 (0)

No matched strength signatures this quarter

Concerns (4)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#68 of 973 • Bottom 6.9% 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

Credit Quality Pressure

risk
#409 of 1308 • Bottom 31.2% in tier

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

Why this signature
Delinquency Rate: 0.22%
(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

Capital Thin

risk
#316 of 666 • Bottom 47.3% 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: 9.53%
(Tier: 15.83%, National: 17.06%)
worse than tier avg
666 of 666 Community banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank declining

NIB Deposit Bleed

decline
#130 of 198 • Bottom 65.2% in tier

Non-interest-bearing deposit share dropped 2+ pp YoY and now below the tier median. Cheap funding leaving for higher-yield competitors.

Why this signature
Noninterest-Bearing Deposit Share: 14.36%
(Tier: 22.02%, National: 22.01%)
worse than tier avg
198 of 198 Community banks match · 238 nationally
↓ Shrinking -31 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 (1 metrics)

614
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 63.47%
Peer Median: 76.64%
#614 of 2664 Top 23.0% in $100M-$1B

Top Weaknesses (7 metrics)

2590
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 2.45%
Peer Median: 3.93%
#2590 of 2664 Bottom 2.8% in $100M-$1B
2535
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
capital
Value: 9.53%
Peer Median: 15.83%
#2535 of 2664 Bottom 4.9% in $100M-$1B
2240
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 0.59%
Peer Median: 1.27%
#2240 of 2664 Bottom 16.0% in $100M-$1B
2097
Non-Interest Income / Assets
revenue_mix
Value: 0.05%
Peer Median: 0.28%
#2097 of 2664 Bottom 21.3% in $100M-$1B
2086
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
funding
Value: 14.36%
Peer Median: 22.02%
#2086 of 2664 Bottom 21.7% in $100M-$1B
2015
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
credit_quality
Value: 0.84%
Peer Median: 0.64%
#2015 of 2664 Bottom 24.4% in $100M-$1B
2004
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 73.66%
Peer Median: 65.29%
#2004 of 2664 Bottom 24.8% in $100M-$1B
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