Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data
Merchants and Farmers Bank vs First Naturalstate Bank
Metric by metric
| Measure | Merchants and Farmers Bank | First Naturalstate Bank |
|---|---|---|
| TellerScore | 50 | 81 (stronger) |
| Capital cushion | 57 | 100 (stronger) |
| Loan quality | 20 | 83 (stronger) |
| Earnings | 69 (stronger) | 61 |
| Funding & liquidity | 50 | 57 (stronger) |
| Problem-loan coverage | 65 | 95 (stronger) |
| Peer percentile | 7th | 80th |
| Total assets | $297.6M | $108.8M |
| Deposits / shares | $255.9M | $91.3M |
| Capital ratio | 10.74% | 15.55% (stronger) |
| Problem loans | 2.40% | 0.50% (stronger) |
| Net charge-offs | 0.11% | 0.02% (stronger) |
| Return on assets | 1.22% (stronger) | 1.03% |
| Loans ÷ deposits | 90.3% (stronger) | 95.8% |
| Uninsured deposits | 32.5% | 21.6% (stronger) |
| Offices | 3 | 3 |
| CFPB complaints (3 yrs) | — | — |
| Complaints per $1B deposits | — | — |
| Mortgage denial rate (HMDA) | 13.9% | — |
First Naturalstate Bank has the higher TellerScore (81 vs 50). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Merchants and Farmers Bank leads on 2 and First Naturalstate Bank on 5. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.
Where both have branches
- Dumas, AR