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Western State Bank

$1B-$10B Specialty: Commercial ND FDIC cert 9123

Designations: Community bank

Devils Lake, ND

10 branches across AZ · ND

884 banks in the $1B-$10B peer group nationally 12 in ND
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Western State Bank has 3 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

  • + Profitability Leader: Top 20.8% in tier
  • + Net Interest Margin 1.36% above tier average
  • + Efficiency Ratio 13.68% below tier average

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Liquidity Strain: Bottom 32.6% in tier

Core Metrics

As of 2026-Q1

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (ND) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $2.6B
+5.9% YoY +1.1% QoQ
-$230.4M $2.8B
-0.1% YoY
$1.1B
+4.5% YoY
$6.2B
+9.1% YoY
63%
Total Loans ? $2.2B
+3.6% YoY -0.4% QoQ
+$195.1M $2.0B
+0.6% YoY
$779.7M
+5.6% YoY
$3.2B
+10.8% YoY
71%
Total Deposits ? $2.2B
+4.0% YoY +0.9% QoQ
-$129.2M $2.3B
-0.3% YoY
$930.6M
+2.8% YoY
$4.8B
+8.2% YoY
64%
Return on Assets ? 1.98%
+38.0% YoY +11.0% QoQ
+0.62% 1.37%
+19.6% YoY
1.38%
+15.2% YoY
1.23%
+13.4% YoY
Top 10.5% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 5.18%
+8.0% YoY +0.9% QoQ
+1.36% 3.82%
+6.9% YoY
3.69%
+5.3% YoY
3.89%
+5.7% YoY
Top 4.5% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 47.38%
-1.6% YoY +1.0% QoQ
-13.68% 61.06%
-4.6% YoY
60.25%
-5.8% YoY
66.95%
-4.1% YoY
Top 14.9% in tier
Delinquency Rate ? 0.87%
-20.1% YoY -43.2% QoQ
-0.02% 0.89%
+14.1% YoY
0.92%
+20.6% YoY
0.95%
+18.8% YoY
32%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 97.55%
-0.4% YoY -1.3% QoQ
+13.35% 84.20%
+0.3% YoY
69.27%
+0.4% YoY
76.70%
+0.9% YoY
19%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 19.60%
+154.5% YoY -0.1% QoQ
-1.69% 21.29%
-2.5% YoY
22.07%
+2.0% YoY
22.01%
-1.2% YoY
49%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.72%
-21.8% YoY -44.0% QoQ
+0.05% 0.67%
+15.6% YoY
0.56%
+12.7% YoY
0.67%
+19.3% YoY
30%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 14.28%
+12.0% YoY +4.3% QoQ
-0.88% 15.16%
+2.0% YoY
13.00%
+1.5% YoY
17.06%
+0.8% YoY
66%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.11%
+6.1% YoY -71.2% QoQ
-0.14% 0.26%
+1.6% YoY
0.12%
+7.9% YoY
0.32%
+4.1% YoY
37%

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)

Profitability Leader

growth
#47 of 221 • Top 20.8% in tier

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

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 1.98%
(Tier: 1.37%, National: 1.23%)
better than tier avg
221 of 221 Mid-Market banks match · 926 nationally
→ Stable +3 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

Concerns (1)

Liquidity Strain

risk
#110 of 334 • Bottom 32.6% in tier

Loan-to-deposit ratio above 90% - loan demand outpacing deposits. Bumping against liquidity limits, funding solutions needed.

Why this signature
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio: 97.55%
(Tier: 84.20%, National: 76.70%)
worse than tier avg
334 of 334 Mid-Market banks match · 1013 nationally
→ Stable -50 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 884 peers in $1B-$10B

Top Strengths (3 metrics)

41
Net Interest Margin
profitability
Value: 5.18%
Peer Median: 3.82%
#41 of 884 Top 4.5% in $1B-$10B
94
Return on Assets
profitability
Value: 1.98%
Peer Median: 1.37%
#94 of 884 Top 10.5% in $1B-$10B
133
Efficiency Ratio
profitability
Value: 47.38%
Peer Median: 61.06%
#133 of 884 Top 14.9% in $1B-$10B

Top Weaknesses (1 metrics)

720
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
liquidity
Value: 97.55%
Peer Median: 84.20%
#720 of 884 Bottom 18.7% in $1B-$10B
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