TellerScore

Side-by-side · Q2 2026 data

Southern Bancorp Bank vs First Security Bank

Bank

Southern Bancorp Bank

Arkadelphia, Arkansas · $1 billion – $10 billion

61of 100
Moderate

Bank

First Security Bank

Searcy, Arkansas · $1 billion – $10 billion

92of 100
Very strong

Metric by metric

MeasureSouthern Bancorp BankFirst Security Bank
TellerScore6192 (stronger)
Capital cushion69100 (stronger)
Loan quality5395 (stronger)
Earnings5694 (stronger)
Funding & liquidity4962 (stronger)
Problem-loan coverage8499 (stronger)
Peer percentile24th99th
Total assets$3.0B$8.6B
Deposits / shares$2.3B$6.8B
Capital ratio11.85%15.60% (stronger)
Problem loans1.42%0.14% (stronger)
Net charge-offs0.12% (stronger)0.47%
Return on assets0.89%1.85% (stronger)
Loans ÷ deposits83.8%66.1% (stronger)
Uninsured deposits39.2% (stronger)44.3%
Offices4777
CFPB complaints (3 yrs)——
Complaints per $1B deposits——
Mortgage denial rate (HMDA)12.4%6.6%

First Security Bank has the higher TellerScore (92 vs 61). On the 7 directional measures above (where higher or lower is clearly better), Southern Bancorp Bank leads on 2 and First Security Bank on 5. Deposits are insured up to $250,000 per depositor, per ownership category, at both.

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