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First National Bank of Waterloo

Community Specialty: Commercial IL FDIC cert 3842

Waterloo, IL

1484 banks in Community tier nationally 87 in IL
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First National Bank of Waterloo faces 2 concerns requiring attention

Key Strengths

Areas where this bank excels compared to peers

No key strengths identified

Key Concerns

Areas that may need attention

  • - Credit Risk Growth: Bottom 10% in Community
  • - Flatlined Growth: Bottom 12% in Community

Core Metrics

As of 2025-Q4

Metric Current vs Tier Tier Avg State Avg (IL) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $929.8M
-0.1% YoY +0.4% QoQ
-$461.7M $1.4B
+2.0% YoY
$2.3B
+4.6% YoY
$5.9B
+6.5% YoY
45%
Total Loans ? $534.8M
+3.8% YoY -0.1% QoQ
-$440.7M $975.5M
+2.4% YoY
$1.2B
+2.7% YoY
$3.1B
+8.5% YoY
35%
Total Deposits ? $764.5M
-1.4% YoY -0.1% QoQ
-$400.1M $1.2B
+1.7% YoY
$1.9B
+4.2% YoY
$4.7B
+6.3% YoY
44%
Return on Assets ? 0.59%
+37.7% YoY -4.9% QoQ
-0.57% 1.16%
+17.2% YoY
1.03%
+18.8% YoY
1.12%
+15.6% YoY
Bottom 15% in tier
Net Interest Margin ? 3.13%
+18.6% YoY +2.5% QoQ
-0.53% 3.66%
+9.1% YoY
3.52%
+8.1% YoY
3.75%
+7.1% YoY
22%
Efficiency Ratio ? 73.88%
-3.2% YoY +2.4% QoQ
+11.24% 62.63%
-5.3% YoY
66.24%
-5.4% YoY
65.09%
-5.1% YoY
19%
Delinquency Rate ? 1.42%
+4.5% YoY +3.2% QoQ
+0.79% 0.63%
+18.3% YoY
0.79%
+21.0% YoY
0.66%
+20.3% YoY
17%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 69.96%
+5.2% YoY -0.0% QoQ
-13.10% 83.06%
+0.3% YoY
73.97%
+1.0% YoY
78.04%
+0.7% YoY
81%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 18.91%
+10.9% YoY +1.0% QoQ
-2.14% 21.05%
-0.9% YoY
19.72%
-1.0% YoY
21.79%
-1.3% YoY
44%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 0.87%
-9.1% YoY +4.1% QoQ
+0.37% 0.50%
+20.3% YoY
0.53%
+18.6% YoY
0.48%
+20.8% YoY
23%
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 12.42%
-1.0% YoY -4.7% QoQ
+2.18% 10.24%
-0.6% YoY
10.12%
-4.0% YoY
9.75%
-1.9% YoY
51%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.56%
+2.8% YoY +32.9% QoQ
-0.18% 0.74%
-1.3% YoY
0.66%
+2.5% YoY
0.65%
+0.6% YoY
56%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (0)

No strengths identified

Concerns (2)

Credit Risk Growth

risk
#66 of 642 · Bottom 10% in Community

Loan portfolio growing while delinquencies are rising. Expansion with deteriorating credit quality needs attention.

642 of 642 Community banks match · 759 nationally
→ Stable +24 banks QoQ

Flatlined Growth

risk
#31 of 245 · Bottom 12% in Community

Asset growth stalled (-2% to +2% YoY) despite healthy profitability (>0.25% ROA). Suggests untapped opportunity or strategic drift worth investigating.

Why this signature
Return on Assets: 0.59%
(Tier: 1.16%, National: 1.12%)
worse than tier avg
245 of 245 Community banks match · 308 nationally
↓ Shrinking -35 banks QoQ | QoQ rank improving

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 1484 peers in Community tier

Top Strengths

81
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
Current: 69.96% · Tier avg: 83.06%
81th pctile
56
Non-Interest Income / Assets
Current: 0.56% · Tier avg: 0.74%
56th pctile
51
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
Current: 12.42% · Tier avg: 10.24%
51th pctile
45
Total Assets
Current: $929.8M · Tier avg: $1.4B
45th pctile
44
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
Current: 18.91% · Tier avg: 21.05%
44th pctile
44
Total Deposits
Current: $764.5M · Tier avg: $1.2B
44th pctile
35
Total Loans
Current: $534.8M · Tier avg: $975.5M
35th pctile
23
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
Current: 0.87% · Tier avg: 0.50%
23th pctile
22
Net Interest Margin
Current: 3.13% · Tier avg: 3.66%
22th pctile
19
Efficiency Ratio
Current: 73.88% · Tier avg: 62.63%
19th pctile
17
Delinquency Rate
Current: 1.42% · Tier avg: 0.63%
17th pctile
15
Return on Assets
Current: 0.59% · Tier avg: 1.16%
15th pctile

Top Weaknesses

15
Return on Assets
Current: 0.59% · Tier avg: 1.16%
15th pctile
17
Delinquency Rate
Current: 1.42% · Tier avg: 0.63%
17th pctile
19
Efficiency Ratio
Current: 73.88% · Tier avg: 62.63%
19th pctile
22
Net Interest Margin
Current: 3.13% · Tier avg: 3.66%
22th pctile
23
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
Current: 0.87% · Tier avg: 0.50%
23th pctile
35
Total Loans
Current: $534.8M · Tier avg: $975.5M
35th pctile
44
Total Deposits
Current: $764.5M · Tier avg: $1.2B
44th pctile
44
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
Current: 18.91% · Tier avg: 21.05%
44th pctile
45
Total Assets
Current: $929.8M · Tier avg: $1.4B
45th pctile
51
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
Current: 12.42% · Tier avg: 10.24%
51th pctile
56
Non-Interest Income / Assets
Current: 0.56% · Tier avg: 0.74%
56th pctile
81
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
Current: 69.96% · Tier avg: 83.06%
81th pctile
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