TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

First State Bank of the South, Inc. vs Nova Bank

Bank

First State Bank of the South, Inc.

Sulligent, Alabama · $100 million – $1 billion

89of 100
Very strong

Bank

Nova Bank

Huntsville, Alabama · Under $100 million in assets

82of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureFirst State Bank of the South, Inc.Nova Bank
TellerScore89 (stronger)82
Capital cushion100100
Loan quality92100 (stronger)
Earnings62 (stronger)48
Funding & liquidity96 (stronger)52
Problem-loan coverage88100 (stronger)
Peer percentile94th70th
Total assets$130.7M$91.2M
Deposits / shares$109.2M$66.1M
Capital ratio16.38%28.11% (stronger)
Problem loans0.24%0.00% (stronger)
Net charge-offs-0.01%-0.01% (stronger)
Return on assets1.05% (stronger)0.69%
Loans ÷ deposits51.8% (stronger)106.4%
Uninsured deposits18.7%16.6% (stronger)
Offices51
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)——

First State Bank of the South, Inc. has the higher TellerScore (89 vs 82). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), First State Bank of the South, Inc. 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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