TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Southern Bancorp Bank vs First National Bank

Bank

Southern Bancorp Bank

Arkadelphia, Arkansas · $1 billion – $10 billion

61of 100
Moderate

Bank

First National Bank

Paragould, Arkansas · $1 billion – $10 billion

71of 100
Strong

Metric by metric

MeasureSouthern Bancorp BankFirst National Bank
TellerScore6171 (stronger)
Capital cushion69 (stronger)61
Loan quality5394 (stronger)
Earnings5668 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity49 (stronger)37
Problem-loan coverage8498 (stronger)
Peer percentile24th63rd
Total assets$3.0B$2.6B
Deposits / shares$2.3B$2.1B
Capital ratio11.85% (stronger)11.12%
Problem loans1.42%0.19% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.12%-0.01% (stronger)
Return on assets0.89%1.20% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits83.8% (stronger)97.8%
Uninsured deposits39.2%37.9% (stronger)
Offices4723
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)12.4%3.9%

First National Bank has the higher TellerScore (71 vs 61). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Southern Bancorp Bank leads on 2 and First National Bank on 5. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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