TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

First National Bank vs Southern Bank

Bank

First National Bank

Paragould, Arkansas · $1 billion – $10 billion

71of 100
Strong

Bank

Southern Bank

Poplar Bluff, Missouri · $1 billion – $10 billion

70of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureFirst National BankSouthern Bank
TellerScore71 (stronger)70
Capital cushion61 (stronger)54
Loan quality94 (stronger)79
Earnings6881 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity3758 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage98 (stronger)89
Peer percentile63rd58th
Total assets$2.6B$5.2B
Deposits / shares$2.1B$4.4B
Capital ratio11.12% (stronger)10.45%
Problem loans0.19% (stronger)0.63%
Net charge-offs-0.01% (stronger)0.22%
Return on assets1.20%1.53% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits97.8% (stronger)98.1%
Uninsured deposits37.9%18.9% (stronger)
Offices2364
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)3.9%5.8%

First National Bank has the higher TellerScore (71 vs 70). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), First National Bank leads on 5 and Southern Bank on 2. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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