TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

First Metro Bank vs Nova Bank

Bank

First Metro Bank

Muscle Shoals, Alabama · $1 billion – $10 billion

84of 100
Strong

Bank

Nova Bank

Huntsville, Alabama · Under $100 million in assets

82of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureFirst Metro BankNova Bank
TellerScore84 (stronger)82
Capital cushion80100 (stronger)
Loan quality96100 (stronger)
Earnings85 (stronger)48
Funding & liquidity63 (stronger)52
Problem-loan coverage98100 (stronger)
Peer percentile95th70th
Total assets$1.0B$91.2M
Deposits / shares$893.7M$66.1M
Capital ratio12.98%28.11% (stronger)
Problem loans0.13%0.00% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.22%-0.01% (stronger)
Return on assets1.62% (stronger)0.69%
Loans ÷ deposits66.4% (stronger)106.4%
Uninsured deposits42.8%16.6% (stronger)
Offices111
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)7.7%—

First Metro Bank has the higher TellerScore (84 vs 82). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), First Metro Bank leads on 3 and Nova Bank 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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