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Merchants and Farmers Bank

Micro Specialty: Commercial AR FDIC cert 8735

Designations: Community bank

Dumas, AR

2498 banks in Micro tier nationally 40 in AR
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Merchants and Farmers Bank shows strong momentum with 1 strength and 6.4% YoY asset growth

Key Strengths

Areas where this bank excels compared to peers

  • + Net Interest Margin 1.34% above tier

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 (AR) National Avg Tier Percentile
Total Assets ? $270.8M
+6.4% YoY -3.5% QoQ
+$53.3M $217.5M
+2.3% YoY
$2.3B
+2.4% YoY
$5.9B
+6.5% YoY
66%
Total Loans ? $218.2M
+6.0% YoY -2.7% QoQ
+$79.0M $139.2M
+2.8% YoY
$1.6B
+6.2% YoY
$3.1B
+8.5% YoY
78%
Total Deposits ? $231.2M
+6.7% YoY -3.1% QoQ
+$47.5M $183.7M
+1.8% YoY
$1.9B
+3.0% YoY
$4.7B
+6.3% YoY
67%
Return on Assets ? 1.48%
+8.9% YoY -2.8% QoQ
+0.40% 1.08%
+14.7% YoY
1.19%
+9.0% YoY
1.12%
+15.6% YoY
74%
Net Interest Margin ? 5.20%
+6.1% YoY +1.6% QoQ
+1.34% 3.85%
+6.6% YoY
4.00%
+8.5% YoY
3.75%
+7.1% YoY
Top 7% in tier
Efficiency Ratio ? 60.16%
-3.2% YoY +0.9% QoQ
-7.57% 67.73%
-4.8% YoY
63.04%
-5.8% YoY
65.09%
-5.1% YoY
67%
Delinquency Rate ? 1.52%
+216.8% YoY +113.0% QoQ
+0.88% 0.64%
+24.4% YoY
0.91%
+44.6% YoY
0.66%
+20.3% YoY
19%
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio ? 94.39%
-0.7% YoY +0.4% QoQ
+19.86% 74.53%
+0.5% YoY
80.90%
+1.0% YoY
78.04%
+0.7% YoY
16%
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share ? 18.08%
+2.5% YoY +16.1% QoQ
-4.32% 22.39%
-1.3% YoY
19.14%
-0.5% YoY
21.79%
-1.3% YoY
34%
Nonperforming Asset Ratio ? 1.23%
+214.6% YoY +114.8% QoQ
+0.77% 0.45%
+25.1% YoY
0.66%
+38.2% YoY
0.48%
+20.8% YoY
Bottom 15% in tier
Tier 1 Capital Ratio ? 12.64%
-0.8% YoY -2.3% QoQ
+3.79% 8.85%
-3.4% YoY
7.07%
-13.2% YoY
9.75%
-1.9% YoY
62%
Non-Interest Income / Assets ? 0.53%
-4.5% YoY +53.9% QoQ
-0.03% 0.56%
+0.3% YoY
0.76%
-21.3% YoY
0.65%
+0.6% YoY
72%

Signature Analysis

Strengths (1)

Net Interest Margin

metric
Top 7% in Micro
Why this stands out
Current: 5.20%
(Tier avg: 3.85%, National avg: 3.75%)

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

93
Net Interest Margin
Current: 5.20% · Tier avg: 3.85%
93th pctile
78
Total Loans
Current: $218.2M · Tier avg: $139.2M
78th pctile
74
Return on Assets
Current: 1.48% · Tier avg: 1.08%
74th pctile
72
Non-Interest Income / Assets
Current: 0.53% · Tier avg: 0.56%
72th pctile
67
Efficiency Ratio
Current: 60.16% · Tier avg: 67.73%
67th pctile
67
Total Deposits
Current: $231.2M · Tier avg: $183.7M
67th pctile
66
Total Assets
Current: $270.8M · Tier avg: $217.5M
66th pctile
62
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
Current: 12.64% · Tier avg: 8.85%
62th pctile
34
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
Current: 18.08% · Tier avg: 22.39%
34th pctile
19
Delinquency Rate
Current: 1.52% · Tier avg: 0.64%
19th pctile
16
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
Current: 94.39% · Tier avg: 74.53%
16th pctile
15
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
Current: 1.23% · Tier avg: 0.45%
15th pctile

Top Weaknesses

15
Nonperforming Asset Ratio
Current: 1.23% · Tier avg: 0.45%
15th pctile
16
Loan-to-Deposit Ratio
Current: 94.39% · Tier avg: 74.53%
16th pctile
19
Delinquency Rate
Current: 1.52% · Tier avg: 0.64%
19th pctile
34
Non-Interest-Bearing Deposit Share
Current: 18.08% · Tier avg: 22.39%
34th pctile
62
Tier 1 Capital Ratio
Current: 12.64% · Tier avg: 8.85%
62th pctile
66
Total Assets
Current: $270.8M · Tier avg: $217.5M
66th pctile
67
Total Deposits
Current: $231.2M · Tier avg: $183.7M
67th pctile
67
Efficiency Ratio
Current: 60.16% · Tier avg: 67.73%
67th pctile
72
Non-Interest Income / Assets
Current: 0.53% · Tier avg: 0.56%
72th pctile
74
Return on Assets
Current: 1.48% · Tier avg: 1.08%
74th pctile
78
Total Loans
Current: $218.2M · Tier avg: $139.2M
78th pctile
93
Net Interest Margin
Current: 5.20% · Tier avg: 3.85%
93th pctile
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