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First Southern Bank

Micro Specialty: Commercial GA FDIC cert 10055

Designations: Community bank

Waycross, GA

2498 banks in Micro tier nationally 87 in GA
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First Southern Bank shows stable performance across key metrics

Key Strengths

Areas where this bank excels compared to peers

No key strengths identified

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

No key concerns identified

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (GA) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $327.7M
+4.2% YoY +1.1% QoQ
+$110.2M $217.5M
+2.3% YoY
$791.9M
+9.3% YoY
$5.9B
+6.5% YoY
77%
Total Loans ? $229.3M
+13.3% YoY +3.2% QoQ
+$90.1M $139.2M
+2.8% YoY
$538.5M
+10.1% YoY
$3.1B
+8.5% YoY
81%
Total Deposits ? $288.5M
+1.0% YoY -1.3% QoQ
+$104.8M $183.7M
+1.8% YoY
$671.4M
+8.0% YoY
$4.7B
+6.3% YoY
79%
Return on Assets ? 0.90%
+21.3% YoY -9.6% QoQ
-0.18% 1.08%
+14.7% YoY
1.46%
+11.8% YoY
1.12%
+15.6% YoY
40%
Net Interest Margin ? 4.62%
+11.4% YoY +1.3% QoQ
+0.77% 3.85%
+6.6% YoY
4.40%
+3.8% YoY
3.75%
+7.1% YoY
83%
Efficiency Ratio ? 73.82%
-3.3% YoY +4.3% QoQ
+6.09% 67.73%
-4.8% YoY
59.78%
-5.5% YoY
65.09%
-5.1% YoY
31%
Delinquency Rate ? 0.01% -0.63% 0.64%
+24.4% YoY
0.67%
+32.9% YoY
0.66%
+20.3% YoY
81%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 79.50%
+12.1% YoY +4.5% QoQ
+4.97% 74.53%
+0.5% YoY
72.12%
+2.8% YoY
78.04%
+0.7% YoY
44%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 34.75%
-2.4% YoY +3.6% QoQ
+12.36% 22.39%
-1.3% YoY
27.08%
-1.1% YoY
21.79%
-1.3% YoY
Top 13% in tier
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.01% -0.44% 0.45%
+25.1% YoY
0.46%
+30.5% YoY
0.48%
+20.8% YoY
81%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 13.95%
-2.5% YoY -2.1% QoQ
+5.10% 8.85%
-3.4% YoY
12.12%
+2.1% YoY
9.75%
-1.9% YoY
68%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.47%
-9.2% YoY +25.7% QoQ
-0.09% 0.56%
+0.3% YoY
0.53%
-2.9% YoY
0.65%
+0.6% YoY
66%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (0)

No concerns identified

Metric Rankings

How this bank ranks across all 12 tracked metrics. Switch cohort to compare against different peer sets.

Strengths: Metrics in the top 25% (75th percentile or higher) Concerns: Metrics in the bottom 25%

Comparing against 2498 peers in Micro tier

Top Strengths

87
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
Current: 34.75% · Tier avg: 22.39%
87th pctile
83
Net Interest Margin
Current: 4.62% · Tier avg: 3.85%
83th pctile
81
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
Current: 0.01% · Tier avg: 0.45%
81th pctile
81
Total Loans
Current: $229.3M · Tier avg: $139.2M
81th pctile
81
Delinquency Rate
Current: 0.01% · Tier avg: 0.64%
81th pctile
79
Total Deposits
Current: $288.5M · Tier avg: $183.7M
79th pctile
77
Total Assets
Current: $327.7M · Tier avg: $217.5M
77th pctile
68
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
Current: 13.95% · Tier avg: 8.85%
68th pctile
66
Non-Interest Income / Assets
Current: 0.47% · Tier avg: 0.56%
66th pctile
44
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
Current: 79.50% · Tier avg: 74.53%
44th pctile
40
Return on Assets
Current: 0.90% · Tier avg: 1.08%
40th pctile
31
Efficiency Ratio
Current: 73.82% · Tier avg: 67.73%
31th pctile

Top Weaknesses

31
Efficiency Ratio
Current: 73.82% · Tier avg: 67.73%
31th pctile
40
Return on Assets
Current: 0.90% · Tier avg: 1.08%
40th pctile
44
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
Current: 79.50% · Tier avg: 74.53%
44th pctile
66
Non-Interest Income / Assets
Current: 0.47% · Tier avg: 0.56%
66th pctile
68
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
Current: 13.95% · Tier avg: 8.85%
68th pctile
77
Total Assets
Current: $327.7M · Tier avg: $217.5M
77th pctile
79
Total Deposits
Current: $288.5M · Tier avg: $183.7M
79th pctile
81
Delinquency Rate
Current: 0.01% · Tier avg: 0.64%
81th pctile
81
Total Loans
Current: $229.3M · Tier avg: $139.2M
81th pctile
81
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
Current: 0.01% · Tier avg: 0.45%
81th pctile
83
Net Interest Margin
Current: 4.62% · Tier avg: 3.85%
83th pctile
87
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
Current: 34.75% · Tier avg: 22.39%
87th pctile
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