TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

First State Bank of DeKalb County vs Premier Bank of the South

Bank

First State Bank of DeKalb County

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

86of 100
Very strong

Bank

Premier Bank of the South

Cullman, Alabama · $100 million – $1 billion

72of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureFirst State Bank of DeKalb CountyPremier Bank of the South
TellerScore86 (stronger)72
Capital cushion91 (stronger)44
Loan quality72100 (stronger)
Earnings100 (stronger)63
Funding & liquidity79 (stronger)76
Problem-loan coverage92100 (stronger)
Peer percentile90th50th
Total assets$353.8M$370.6M
Deposits / shares$299.0M$337.1M
Capital ratio14.13% (stronger)9.37%
Problem loans0.84%0.00% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.02%-0.15% (stronger)
Return on assets2.26% (stronger)1.07%
Loans ÷ deposits68.6%68.0% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits26.9% (stronger)29.5%
Offices59
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)——

First State Bank of DeKalb County has the higher TellerScore (86 vs 72). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), First State Bank of DeKalb County leads on 4 and Premier Bank of the South on 3. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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