TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

First State Bank of the South, Inc. vs The Southern Bank Company

Bank

First State Bank of the South, Inc.

Sulligent, Alabama · $100 million – $1 billion

89of 100
Very strong

Bank

The Southern Bank Company

Gadsden, Alabama · $100 million – $1 billion

76of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureFirst State Bank of the South, Inc.The Southern Bank Company
TellerScore89 (stronger)76
Capital cushion100100
Loan quality92 (stronger)37
Earnings6273 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity96 (stronger)88
Problem-loan coverage88 (stronger)87
Peer percentile94th64th
Total assets$130.7M$133.1M
Deposits / shares$109.2M$104.8M
Capital ratio16.38% (stronger)15.05%
Problem loans0.24% (stronger)1.89%
Net charge-offs-0.01%-0.70% (stronger)
Return on assets1.05%1.32% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits51.8% (stronger)63.4%
Uninsured deposits18.7% (stronger)22.7%
Offices54
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 76). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), First State Bank of the South, Inc. leads on 5 and The Southern Bank Company on 2. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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