TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

First State Bank of DeKalb County vs Nova Bank

Bank

First State Bank of DeKalb County

Fort Payne, Alabama · $100 million – $1 billion

86of 100
Very strong

Bank

Nova Bank

Huntsville, Alabama · Under $100 million in assets

82of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureFirst State Bank of DeKalb CountyNova Bank
TellerScore86 (stronger)82
Capital cushion91100 (stronger)
Loan quality72100 (stronger)
Earnings100 (stronger)48
Funding & liquidity79 (stronger)52
Problem-loan coverage92100 (stronger)
Peer percentile90th70th
Total assets$353.8M$91.2M
Deposits / shares$299.0M$66.1M
Capital ratio14.13%28.11% (stronger)
Problem loans0.84%0.00% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.02%-0.01% (stronger)
Return on assets2.26% (stronger)0.69%
Loans ÷ deposits68.6% (stronger)106.4%
Uninsured deposits26.9%16.6% (stronger)
Offices51
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)——

First State Bank of DeKalb County has the higher TellerScore (86 vs 82). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), First State Bank of DeKalb County leads on 3 and Nova Bank on 4. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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