Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Alpha vs First State Bank
Bank
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Alpha
Alpha, Minnesota · Under $100 million in assets
Metric by metric
| Measure | Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Alpha | First State Bank |
|---|---|---|
| TellerScore | 46 | 81 (stronger) |
| Capital cushion | 61 | 74 (stronger) |
| Loan quality | 0 | 96 (stronger) |
| Earnings | 45 | 75 (stronger) |
| Funding & liquidity | 87 (stronger) | 65 |
| Problem-loan coverage | 55 | 99 (stronger) |
| Peer percentile | 7th | 80th |
| Total assets | $47.4M | $674.3M |
| Deposits / shares | $41.2M | $572.2M |
| Capital ratio | 11.15% | 12.40% (stronger) |
| Problem loans | 4.15% | 0.12% (stronger) |
| Net charge-offs | 0.01% | 0.00% (stronger) |
| Return on assets | 0.62% | 1.38% (stronger) |
| Loans ÷ deposits | 73.2% (stronger) | 86.5% |
| Uninsured deposits | 10.6% (stronger) | 22.4% |
| Offices | 1 | 10 |
| CFPB complaints (3 yrs) | — | — |
| Complaints per $1B deposits | — | — |
| Mortgage denial rate (HMDA) | — | — |
First State Bank has the higher TellerScore (81 vs 46). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Alpha leads on 2 and First State Bank on 5. 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.