TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

First Citizens Bank vs First State Bank

Bank

First Citizens Bank

Mason City, Iowa · $1 billion – $10 billion

81of 100
Strong

Bank

First State Bank

Nashua, Iowa · Under $100 million in assets

79of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureFirst Citizens BankFirst State Bank
TellerScore81 (stronger)79
Capital cushion70 (stronger)57
Loan quality95100 (stronger)
Earnings100 (stronger)85
Funding & liquidity4367 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage97100 (stronger)
Peer percentile91st63rd
Total assets$1.8B$72.5M
Deposits / shares$1.6B$61.7M
Capital ratio11.96% (stronger)10.71%
Problem loans0.16%0.00% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.13%0.00% (stronger)
Return on assets2.09% (stronger)1.62%
Loans ÷ deposits83.2% (stronger)89.5%
Uninsured deposits45.6%18.3% (stronger)
Offices61
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)——

First Citizens Bank has the higher TellerScore (81 vs 79). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), First Citizens Bank leads on 4 and First State Bank on 3. 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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