Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data
First Farmers and Merchants Bank vs TriStar Bank
Metric by metric
| Measure | First Farmers and Merchants Bank | TriStar Bank |
|---|---|---|
| TellerScore | 79 (stronger) | 64 |
| Capital cushion | 62 (stronger) | 48 |
| Loan quality | 96 (stronger) | 80 |
| Earnings | 71 (stronger) | 53 |
| Funding & liquidity | 80 (stronger) | 67 |
| Problem-loan coverage | 98 (stronger) | 87 |
| Peer percentile | 88th | 26th |
| Total assets | $1.8B | $562.7M |
| Deposits / shares | $1.6B | $466.3M |
| Capital ratio | 11.19% (stronger) | 9.85% |
| Problem loans | 0.12% (stronger) | 0.61% |
| Net charge-offs | 0.00% (stronger) | 0.20% |
| Return on assets | 1.27% (stronger) | 0.83% |
| Loans ÷ deposits | 65.8% (stronger) | 79.7% |
| Uninsured deposits | 27.7% | 27.6% (stronger) |
| Offices | 20 | 7 |
| CFPB complaints (3 yrs) | — | — |
| Complaints per $1B deposits | — | — |
| Mortgage denial rate (HMDA) | 17.9% | 7.0% |
First Farmers and Merchants Bank has the higher TellerScore (79 vs 64). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), First Farmers and Merchants Bank leads on 6 and TriStar Bank on 1. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.
Where both have branches
- Columbia, TN
- Mount Pleasant, TN