TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Ameris Bank vs First National Bank of Decatur County

Bank

Ameris Bank

Atlanta, Georgia · $10 billion – $100 billion

67of 100
Moderate

Bank

First National Bank of Decatur County

Bainbridge, Georgia · $100 million – $1 billion

55of 100
Moderate

Metric by metric

MeasureAmeris BankFirst National Bank of Decatur County
TellerScore67 (stronger)55
Capital cushion64 (stronger)24
Loan quality8188 (stronger)
Earnings69 (stronger)31
Funding & liquidity2873 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage94 (stronger)90
Peer percentile63rd11th
Total assets$28.4B$359.6M
Deposits / shares$22.7B$330.8M
Capital ratio11.41% (stronger)7.42%
Problem loans0.57%0.36% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.20%0.04% (stronger)
Return on assets1.23% (stronger)0.26%
Loans ÷ deposits98.3%80.2% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits45.6%21.8% (stronger)
Offices1646
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)272—
Complaints per $1B deposits12.0—
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)10.5%4.0%

Ameris Bank has the higher TellerScore (67 vs 55). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Ameris Bank leads on 3 and First National Bank of Decatur County on 4. They differ a lot in size, so ratios such as capital and liquidity are naturally different — the peer percentile shows how each compares with institutions its own size. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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